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June 26, 2026

Technical Tip: Resolving HTTP 414 'URI Too Long' errors on FortiGate

  • June 26, 2026
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Description

This article is regarding the HTTP 414 'URI Too Long' error on FortiGate. This error occurs when a web browser or web application generates HTTP requests containing excessively long URLs, preventing the session from being properly processed by the FortiGate inspection engine.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

To resolve HTTP 414 'URI Too Long' errors on FortiGate, follow these steps:

  1. Policy validation and identification.

Navigate to: Policy & Objects -> Firewall Policy.

Identify the firewall policy processing the affected traffic and verify the configured inspection mode (proxy-based or flow-based), as well as the applied security profiles.

As another option to validate this information via CLI, you can use the following commands:

show firewall policy
show webfilter profile


  1. FQDN object creation.

Create an FQDN object that matches the domain affected by the HTTP 414 error.

CLI example:


config firewall address 
    edit "FQDN_example" 
        set type fqdn 
        set fqdn "*.example.com" 
    next 
end


  1. Firewall policy creation using FQDN.

Create a new firewall policy using the FQDN object as the destination, applying flow-based inspection and the required security profiles.

CLI example:


config firewall policy 
    edit <policy_id>
        set name "FLOW_HTTP414_FIX" 
        set srcintf "lan" 
        set dstintf "wan1" 
        set srcaddr "all" 
        set dstaddr "FQDN_example" 
        set action accept 
        set schedule "always" 
        set service "HTTP HTTPS" 
        set inspection-mode flow 
        set nat enable 
    next 
end


  1. Navigation testing.

Perform validation tests to confirm the behavior of the new policy:

  • Access affected URLs using a web browser.

  • Validate that the full application loads without HTTP 414 errors.

  • Verify navigation across application sections.

  • Confirm no failed redirects or truncated URLs.

  • Perform access validation from multiple affected endpoints if applicable.


  1. Possible debug commands.

If additional analysis is required, use the following commands to inspect traffic behavior:

diagnose wad filter src <client-ip> 
diagnose wad debug enable level verbose 
diagnose wad debug enable category all 
diagnose debug console timestamp enable 
diagnose debug enable


Disable debugging after capturing the required information:

Refer to the following articles for more information regarding firewall policy validation and troubleshooting in FortiGate: