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headers

The headers function allows you to read the HTTP incoming request headers from a Server Component.

headers()

This API extends the Web Headers API. It is read-only, meaning you cannot set / delete the outgoing request headers.

app/page.tsx
import { headers } from 'next/headers'
 
export default function Page() {
  const headersList = headers()
  const referer = headersList.get('referer')
 
  return <div>Referer: {referer}</div>
}

Good to know:

  • headers() is a Dynamic Function whose returned values cannot be known ahead of time. Using it in a layout or page will opt a route into dynamic rendering at request time.

API Reference

const headersList = headers()

Parameters

headers does not take any parameters.

Returns

headers returns a read-only Web Headers object.

  • Headers.entries(): Returns an iterator allowing to go through all key/value pairs contained in this object.
  • Headers.forEach(): Executes a provided function once for each key/value pair in this Headers object.
  • Headers.get(): Returns a String sequence of all the values of a header within a Headers object with a given name.
  • Headers.has(): Returns a boolean stating whether a Headers object contains a certain header.
  • Headers.keys(): Returns an iterator allowing you to go through all keys of the key/value pairs contained in this object.
  • Headers.values(): Returns an iterator allowing you to go through all values of the key/value pairs contained in this object.

Examples

Usage with Data Fetching

headers() can be used in combination with Suspense for Data Fetching.

app/page.js
import { headers } from 'next/headers'
 
async function getUser() {
  const headersInstance = headers()
  const authorization = headersInstance.get('authorization')
  // Forward the authorization header
  const res = await fetch('...', {
    headers: { authorization },
  })
  return res.json()
}
 
export default async function UserPage() {
  const user = await getUser()
  return <h1>{user.name}</h1>
}

Version History

VersionChanges
v13.0.0headers introduced.