Content-Range

Jump to:
  1. Syntax
  2. Directives
  3. Examples
  4. Specifications
  5. Browser compatibility
  6. See also

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

Browser compatibility

FeatureChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FeatureAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidEdge mobileFirefox for AndroidOpera AndroidiOS SafariSamsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

See also

Document Tags and Contributors

Tags: 
Contributors to this page: corehacker, fscholz, teoli
Last updated by: corehacker,