(Optional) Custom Error Document Support

The following table lists the subset of HTTP response codes that Amazon S3 returns when an error occurs.

HTTP Error Code	Description
301 Moved Permanently	When a user sends a request directly to the Amazon S3 website endpoint (http://s3-website.Region.amazonaws.com/), Amazon S3 returns a 301 Moved Permanently response and redirects those requests to https://aws.amazon.com/s3/.
302 Found	When Amazon S3 receives a request for a key x, http://bucket-name.s3-website.Region.amazonaws.com/x, without a trailing slash, it first looks for the object with the key name x. If the object is not found, Amazon S3 determines that the request is for subfolder x and redirects the request by adding a slash at the end, and returns 302 Found.
304 Not Modified	Amazon S3 users request headers If-Modified-Since, If-Unmodified-Since, If-Match and/or If-None-Match to determine whether the requested object is same as the cached copy held by the client. If the object is the same, the website endpoint returns a 304 Not Modified response.
400 Malformed Request	The website endpoint responds with a 400 Malformed Request when a user attempts to access a bucket through the incorrect regional endpoint.
403 Forbidden	The website endpoint responds with a 403 Forbidden when a user request translates to an object that is not publicly readable. The object owner must make the object publicly readable using a bucket policy or an ACL.
404 Not Found	The website endpoint responds with 404 Not Found for the following reasons: [See the AWS documentation website for more details] You can create a custom document that is returned for 404 Not Found. Make sure that the document is uploaded to the bucket configured as a website, and that the website hosting configuration is set to use the document. For information on how Amazon S3 interprets the URL as a request for an object or an index document, see Configuring Index Document Support.
500 Service Error	The website endpoint responds with a 500 Service Error when an internal server error occurs.
503 Service Unavailable	The website endpoint responds with a 503 Service Unavailable when Amazon S3 determines that you need to reduce your request rate.

For each of these errors, Amazon S3 returns a predefined HTML message. The following is an example HTML message that is returned for a 403 Forbidden response.

Custom Error Document
You can optionally provide a custom error document that contains a user-friendly error message and additional help. You provide this custom error document as part of adding website configuration to your bucket. Amazon S3 returns your custom error document for only the HTTP 4XX class of error codes.

Error Documents and Browser Behavior
When an error occurs, Amazon S3 returns an HTML error document. If you configured your website with a custom error document, Amazon S3 returns that error document. However, some browsers display their own error message when an error occurs, ignoring the error document that Amazon S3 returns. For example, when an HTTP 404 Not Found error occurs, Google Chrome might ignore the error document that Amazon S3 returns and display its own error.