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Access-Control-Request-Headers HTTP Header Meaning

Access-Control-Request-Headers lists headers a CORS preflight wants to send.

Meaning

The browser is asking whether a future cross-origin request may include these request headers.

Where it appears

Browsers send it on preflight OPTIONS requests when custom or non-simple headers are involved.

What to check

Check the matching Access-Control-Allow-Headers response and case-insensitive header names.

Example

Access-Control-Request-Headers: content-type, authorization

References

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