HTTP cheatsheet
HTTP: Request and response headers
7 common HTTP tasks.
Content-Type: describe the body
Tells the receiver the media type of the body. Send it with JSON requests.
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: send credentials
Carries a bearer token or other credentials. Send it only over HTTPS.
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN
Location: where to go next
Gives the URL of a created resource, or the target of a redirect.
Location: /users/43
User-Agent: identify the client
Identifies the software making the request.
User-Agent: my-app/1.0 (+https://example.com/contact)
Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding
The body size in bytes. Chunked transfer is used when the size is not known in advance.
Content-Length: 348
Retry-After: when to try again
Tells clients how long to wait, in seconds or as a date, after a 429 or 503.
Retry-After: 120