CORS
CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) is a system, consisting of transmitting HTTP headers, that determines whether browsers block frontend JavaScript code from accessing responses for cross-origin requests.
The same-origin security policy forbids cross-origin access to resources. But CORS gives web servers the ability to say they want to opt into allowing cross-origin access to their resources.
See also
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) on MDN
- Cross-origin resource sharing on Wikipedia
- Fetch specification
CORS headers
Access-Control-Allow-Origin-
Indicates whether the response can be shared.
Access-Control-Allow-Credentials-
Indicates whether or not the response to the request can be exposed when the credentials flag is true.
Access-Control-Allow-Headers-
Used in response to a preflight request to indicate which HTTP headers can be used when making the actual request.
Access-Control-Allow-Methods-
Specifies the method or methods allowed when accessing the resource in response to a preflight request.
Access-Control-Expose-Headers-
Indicates which headers can be exposed as part of the response by listing their names.
Access-Control-Max-Age-
Indicates how long the results of a preflight request can be cached.
Access-Control-Request-Headers-
Used when issuing a preflight request to let the server know which HTTP headers will be used when the actual request is made.
Access-Control-Request-Method-
Used when issuing a preflight request to let the server know which HTTP method will be used when the actual request is made.
Origin-
Indicates where a fetch originates from.