HTTP 410 Gone

In short: The resource was deliberately removed permanently.

In more detail: Unlike 404 it is clear that it will not come back. Search engines remove the page from the index faster.

In Depth

Possible causes

• Content deliberately deleted.

Solutions

1. As a visitor there is nothing to fix.
2. Operators: use only if the content will really never return, otherwise 404 or a redirect.

See also: HTTP 404 Not Found, HTTP