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Headers
A complex type that specifies the request headers, if any, that you want CloudFront to base caching on for this cache behavior.
For the headers that you specify, CloudFront caches separate versions of a specified
object based on the header values in viewer requests.
For example, suppose viewer requests for logo.jpg contain a custom product header that has a value of
either acme or apex, and you configure CloudFront to cache your content based on values in the product header.
CloudFront forwards the product header to the origin and caches the response from the origin once for each header
value. For
more information about caching based on header values, see
How CloudFront Forwards and Caches Headers in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.
Contents
- Items
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A list that contains one
Nameelement for each header that you want CloudFront to use for caching in this cache behavior. IfQuantityis0, omitItems.Type: Array of strings
Required: No
- Quantity
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The number of different headers that you want CloudFront to base caching on for this cache behavior. You can configure each cache behavior in a web distribution to do one of the following:
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Forward all headers to your origin: Specify
1forQuantityand*forName.Important CloudFront doesn't cache the objects that are associated with this cache behavior. Instead, CloudFront sends every request to the origin.
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Forward a whitelist of headers you specify: Specify the number of headers that you want CloudFront to base caching on. Then specify the header names in
Nameelements. CloudFront caches your objects based on the values in the specified headers. -
Forward only the default headers: Specify
0forQuantityand omitItems. In this configuration, CloudFront doesn't cache based on the values in the request headers.
Regardless of which option you choose, CloudFront forwards headers to your origin based on whether the origin is an S3 bucket or a custom origin. See the following documentation:
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S3 bucket: See HTTP Request Headers That CloudFront Removes or Updates
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Custom origin: See HTTP Request Headers and CloudFront Behavior
Type: Integer
Required: Yes
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See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
