HTTP headers / request & response

X-Request-Id

X-Request-Id: 7f23a1b4-…

What it does

A correlation ID for one request across services and logs. Conventionally echoed back in the response.

The gotcha

Not standard — names vary (X-Correlation-Id, traceparent for W3C tracing). Log it on errors; support teams will love you.

Debugging headers on a phone

The fastest way to see what X-Request-Id is actually doing is to send the request and read both sides raw — ReqPad shows auto-generated and custom headers for every request, on all six protocols, with history. Related references: status codes · Content-Type · Content-Length · Cache-Control · Connection

Inspect X-Request-Id on a live request.

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