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Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-08-28

Content-Location

Identifies a URI for the representation in a response or request.

Use Content-Location to identify the representation's URI; it is not the same as Location, which directs a client to another target.

httpheadercontent

Reference (http)

Content-Location: /representations/user-42.json

Use Content-Location to identify the representation's URI; it is not the same as Location, which directs a client to another target.

Common mistakes

  • Using Content-Location as a redirect or assuming it changes the request target.

IANA registry: http-fields/field-names

Registry reference: RFC 9110, Section 8.7: HTTP Semantics

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