Headers: Vary

Vary header

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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The HTTP Vary response header describes the parts of the request message (aside from the method and URL) that influenced the content of the response it occurs in. Including a Vary header ensures that responses are separately cached based on the headers listed in the Vary field. Most often, this is used to create a cache key when content negotiation is in use.

The same Vary header value should be used on all responses for a given URL, including 304 Not Modified responses and the "default" response.

Header type	Response header

Syntax

Vary: *
Vary: <header-name>, …, <header-nameN>

Directives

* (wildcard): Factors other than request headers influenced the generation of this response. Implies that the response is uncacheable.
<header-name>: A request header name that could have influenced the generation of this response.

Specifications

Specification
HTTP Semantics> # field.vary>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`Vary`	1	12	1	15	1	18	4	14	1	1.0	4.4	1