HTTP Status Code 530 – Site Frozen
The HTTP status code 530 is a non-standard status code sometimes used by certain web services or hosting providers to indicate that a website has been temporarily frozen or suspended. This status is typically used for administrative or policy-related issues, such as a billing problem, violation of terms of service, or account suspension.
Examples
Example 1: Site Frozen Due to Billing Issue
In this example, a hosting provider might return a 530 Site Frozen status code when a user’s website has been suspended due to non-payment of fees.
HTTP/1.1 530 Site Frozen
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 234
<html>
<head><title>Site Frozen</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Site Frozen</h1>
<p>Your site has been temporarily frozen due to a billing issue. Please contact support to resolve this matter.</p>
</body>
</html>
Example 2: Site Frozen for Violation of Terms
In this situation, a web service might use the 530 status code to indicate that a site is frozen because the user has violated the terms of service.
HTTP/1.1 530 Site Frozen
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:30:00 GMT
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 248
<html>
<head><title>Site Frozen</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Site Frozen</h1>
<p>Your site has been frozen due to a violation of our terms of service. Please review our policies and contact support for further assistance.</p>
</body>
</html>
Example 3 Scenario
# Client sends a request example.
GET /example HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
# Server Response
HTTP/1.1 530 530 Site Frozen
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:14:43 GMT
Server: ExampleServer/1.0
Content-Type: application/json
{
"error": "Description of the error for 530"
}
Example 4 Scenario
# Client sends another example request. POST /another-example HTTP/1.1 Host: www.example.com
# Server Response
HTTP/1.1 530 530 Site Frozen
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:14:43 GMT
Server: ExampleServer/1.0
Content-Type: application/json
{
“error”: “Detailed message for 530”
}
summary
Summary: The 530 Site Frozen status code is a non-standard HTTP response used by certain web services to indicate that a website is temporarily unavailable due to administrative or policy issues. It often involves billing problems or violations of terms of service.
