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title: Error 501
description: Troubleshoot HTTP 501 error responses.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Error 501

## Error 501: not implemented

Cloudflare Workers returns a `501` error when a request uses an HTTP method that is not supported by the Workers Runtime.

### Common causes

* A client sent a request to a Workers script using a custom or non-standard HTTP method (methods outside of `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, etc.).
* A typo in the HTTP method (for example, `POT` instead of `POST`).

### Resolution

* Update the client to use a valid, standard [HTTP request method ↗](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods).

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