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Verified 2026-09-19 · registry updated 2025-10-02

HTTP registry: wait

Indicates an upper bound to the length of time the client expects it will take the server to process the request once it has been received.

HTTP parameter values extend negotiation, framing, preferences, range handling, or other protocol components. wait is registered in HTTP Preferences. Defining reference: rfc7240.

httpregistryhttp-parameterspreferences

Identifier (http)

wait

Indicates an upper bound to the length of time the client expects it will take the server to process the request once it has been received.

Interpret parameters only in the context that defines them; unknown parameters must not silently change security or framing behavior.

This registry value is currently marked active by IANA. Follow the defining specification before sending, accepting, or proxying it.

IANA registry: http-parameters/preferences

Registry reference: rfc7240

Permalink: https://merginit.com/reference/http/registry/http-parameters/preferences/wait-134