400 Bad Request: Understanding Carriage Return Characters in URLs

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What is a 400 Bad Request?

A 400 Bad Request error occurs when the server returns an incorrect or incomplete response to an HTTP request. This can happen when the URL contains characters that the browser cannot interpret, such as Carriage Return (CR) characters.

Carriage Return Characters in URLs

Carriage Return (CR) characters are used to indicate the beginning of a line in text. However, when they appear in URLs, it can cause issues with web applications.

Fixing the Issue

To fix this issue, you need to replace all CR characters in your URL with their corresponding Unicode escape sequences. Here's an example:

                https://www.blogbangboom.com/2-insight-cct-carrum-downs-vic-3201-australia/other/fix-it-right-plumbing-melbourne
            

https://www.blogbangboom.com/2-insight-cct-carrum-downs-vic-3201-australia/other/fix-it-right-plumbing-melbourne