From
The From request header contains an Internet email
address for a human user who controls the requesting user agent.
If you are running a robotic user agent (e.g. a crawler), the From header
must be sent, so you can be contacted if problems occur on servers, such as if the
robot is sending excessive, unwanted, or invalid requests.
Warning: You must not use the From header for access control or authentication.
| Header type | Request header |
|---|---|
| Forbidden header name | no |
Syntax
From: <email>
Directives
- <email>
-
A machine-usable email address.
Examples
From: webmaster@example.org
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content # header.from |
Browser compatibility
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