For information about the properties toolbar, and about the sections Parent Details, Analysis Models, Description and Audit Summary, see Common Properties. We recommend you always add a Description that explains the purpose of the item you are creating.
Enter the name of the HTTP header Item. You must not include a colon after the name. For example:
Content-Type
Value
Enter the value of the HTTP header Item. For example:
text/xml; charset=UTF-8
You can also refer to a specific attribute on a lookup pipe that connects to a HTTP collector or HTTP exporter. Include the string {pipe_name.attribute_name}, where:
pipe_name is the name of the pipe
attribute_nameis the name of the attribute.
This is useful if the value you need changes. For example, a character set is defined in the attribute "lang". The actual character set varies depending on the language used on in the source HTTP. To read the character set from the pipe "in", specify:
text/xml; charset={in.lang}
HTTP Header Exceptions
Depending on your system's API, some headers may either be ignored or added.
The following headers may be ignored if you create a HTTP Header for them.
Access-Control-Request-Headers
Access-Control-Request-Method
Content-Length
Content-Transfer-Encoding
Host
Keep-Alive
Origin
Trailer
Transfer-Encoding
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any header starting with sec-.
Some headers will be automatically added if you do not create a HTTP Header for them:
