Google Search Console

“Blocked due to other 4xx issue”: meaning and how to fix it

What it means

The server answered with a 4xx code other than 401, 403 or 404: for example 410 Gone, 429 Too Many Requests or 400 Bad Request.

Is it a problem?

Depends on the code: 410 for removed pages is correct; 429 means you are throttling Google.

Common causes

• 410 for intentionally removed content
• 429 rate limiting by the server, CDN or bot protection
• Malformed URLs producing 400

How to fix it

1. Relax rate limits for verified Googlebot
2. Fix or stop linking malformed URLs
3. Leave intentional 410s as they are

How to check the fix

Use URL Inspection → Test live URL to see the exact status code.

All indexing statuses

• Discovered – currently not indexed
• Crawled – currently not indexed
• Duplicate without user-selected canonical
• Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user
• Alternate page with proper canonical tag
• Page with redirect