HTTP Headers

Get the http headers sent by the webserver for a given url

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

HTTP headers are metadata sent along with HTTP requests and responses. They contain information about the server, content type, caching directives, security policies, cookies, and other important data that helps browsers and servers communicate properly.

Checking HTTP headers helps you debug issues, verify security settings, check caching behavior, identify server software, analyze redirects, and ensure your website is configured correctly. It's essential for web development and troubleshooting.

HTTP headers reveal server type, content encoding, caching policies, CORS settings, security headers (CSP, HSTS), cookies, compression methods, content type, character encoding, and various other technical details about how the server handles requests.

Yes, you can check HTTP headers for any publicly accessible website. Simply enter the URL and this tool will fetch and display all the headers returned by that server.

We do not store or log the URLs you check. The tool makes a one-time request to fetch the headers and displays them to you without saving any data.