response_header

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Version: `v2025-07-07`	Includes use: Yes

Criterion name: Response Header

Matches the basic type of request. To use this match, you need to be thoroughly familiar with how Akamai edge servers process requests. Contact your Akamai Technical representative if you need help, and test thoroughly on staging before activating on production.

Default criterion

These samples reflect the criterion's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the criterion's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "response_header" {
  rules_v2025_07_07 {
    name     = "Request Header"
    comments = "Matches the cookie name or value passed with the request."
    criterion {
      response_header {
        match_wildcard_name = false
        match_operator = "IS_ONE_OF"
        header_name = ""
        values = []
        match_wildcard_value = false
        match_case_sensitive_value = true
      }
    }
  }
}

"criterion": [
  {
    "name": "responseHeader",
    "options": {
      "matchWildcardName": false,
      "matchOperator": "IS_ONE_OF",
      "headerName": "",
      "values": [],
      "matchWildcardValue": false,
      "matchCaseSensitiveValue": true
    }
  }
]

Options

Option	Description
`header_name`	String The name of the response header, for example `Content-Type`.
`match_operator`	Enum The name of the request header, for example `Accept-Language`. Value is one of: `IS_ONE_OF`. The field's string matches. `IS_NOT_ONE_OF`. The field's string doesn't match. `EXISTS`. The field the exists. `DOES_NOT_EXIST`. The field doesn't exist. `IS_LESS_THAN`. Matches a range `IS_MORE_THAN`. Matches a range. `IS_BETWEEN`. Matches if the value is between the minimum and maximum bounds.
`values`	String \| Requires Requires `match_operator` is one of: `IS_ONE_OF` `IS_NOT_ONE_OF` The response header's value
`lower_bound`	Number \| Requires Requires `match_operator` is one of: `IS_MORE_THAN` `IS_BETWEEN` Specifies the match's minimum value.
`upper_bound`	Number \| Requires Requires `match_operator` is one of: `IS_LESS_THAN` `IS_BETWEEN` Specifies the match's maximum value.
`match_wildcard_name`	Boolean Allows wildcards in the `header_name` field, where `?` matches a single character and `*` matches zero or more characters.
`match_wildcard_value`	Boolean \| Requires Requires `match_operator` is one of: `IS_ONE_OF` `IS_NOT_ONE_OF` Allows wildcards in the `value` field, where `?` matches a single character and `*` matches zero or more characters.
`match_case_sensitive_value`	Boolean \| Requires Requires `match_operator` is one of: `IS_ONE_OF` `IS_NOT_ONE_OF` Sets a case-sensitive match for the `value` field.

Updated 3 months ago