The Content-Range
response HTTP header indicates where in
a full body message a partial message belongs.
Header type | Response header |
---|---|
Forbidden header name | no |
CORS-safelisted response-header | no |
Syntax
Content-Range: <unit> <range-start>-<range-end>/<size>
Content-Range: <unit> <range-start>-<range-end>/*
Content-Range: <unit> */<size>
Directives
- <unit>
- The unit in which ranges are specified. This is usually
bytes
. - <range-start>
- An integer in the given unit indicating the beginning of the request range.
- <range-end>
- An integer in the given unit indicating the end of the requested range.
- <size>
- The total size of the document (or
'*'
if unknown).
Examples
Content-Range: bytes 200-1000/67589
Specifications
Specification | Title |
---|---|
RFC 7233, section 4.2: Content-Range | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Range Requests |
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See also
If-Range
Range
Content-Type
206
Partial Content
416
Range Not Satisfiable