Add request headers#

The Headers tab holds the request headers as a table of key and value pairs. It works like the Params tab, with one addition: the Key field suggests common header names as you type. This page covers the table and that autocomplete.

The Headers table#

Each row has a tickbox, a Key, a Value, and a delete button. The tickbox controls whether the app sends the row. The empty row at the bottom adds the next header: type a name, then press Enter or select the plus button.

The header tickbox turns every row on or off at once. It shows a mixed state while some rows are on and some are off. A row that you turn off stays in the table but stays out of the request.

Autocomplete on header names#

As you type into the Key field, a list of common header names drops down for you to select from. The suggestions are a shortcut only. You can type any header name you need, whether it is in the list or not.

The Content-Type header#

You rarely set Content-Type by hand. The Body tab sets it to match the body type that you select. Add it here yourself when you need an exact value that the body type does not give, such as a binary upload that is not application/octet-stream.