508 Loop Detected (WebDAV)

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The server detected an infinite loop while processing the request (sent instead of 208 Already Reported).

Specification

Registered in the IANA HTTP Status Code Registry as Loop Detected. Defined in RFC 5842, Section 7.2.

5xx server error – the server failed to fulfill an apparently valid request