HTTP 410 Gone
The resource used to exist but is permanently gone. More specific than 404.
What it means
410 Gone is the stronger version of 404. It says "this resource was here, but it's intentionally deleted and won't come back." Search engines treat 410 as a stronger signal to deindex than 404, and clients shouldn't keep retrying.
Useful for things like discontinued products, retired API endpoints (after a deprecation window), or removed blog posts. If you don't care about the SEO signal, 404 is fine — but for content you specifically want out of search results, 410 is faster.
Common causes
- Retired API endpoint after deprecation
- Deleted product or category page on an e-commerce site
- Removed blog post that you want deindexed
- Account or content deletion in response to a user request
How to fix it
- 1If the resource shouldn't be gone, restore it and serve 200 — investigate why it was deleted
- 2If intentional, add a redirect (301) to a relevant replacement if one exists
How Uptimera reports 410
Uptimera flags 410 as down. If you intentionally retired the endpoint, delete the monitor — don't suppress the alert.
Catch 410s before your customers do
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