X-Powered-By header

The HTTP X-Powered-By response header is a non-standard header for identifying the application or framework that generated the response.

Header type	Response header
Forbidden response header name	No

Syntax

http

X-Powered-By: <application>

Directives

<application>: A string describing the server application or framework.

Examples

undefined

Express X-Powered-By header

Express applications will usually include the X-Powered-By header in responses with the string express as the field value:

http

X-Powered-By: express

Specifications

Not part of any current specification.

See also

X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-For, X-Forwarded-Proto headers
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