field Registered
Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated
2026-08-28Max-Forwards
Limits the number of proxy hops a TRACE or OPTIONS request may traverse.
Use Max-Forwards for controlled diagnostics through an intermediary chain. It is not a general request hop limit for other methods.
httpheaderproxydiagnostics
Reference (http)
Max-Forwards: 0
Use Max-Forwards for controlled diagnostics through an intermediary chain. It is not a general request hop limit for other methods.
Common mistakes
- Treating Max-Forwards as protection against all forwarding loops.
IANA registry: http-fields/field-names
Registry reference: RFC 9110, Section 7.6.2: HTTP Semantics