headers.md
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Authorization
Optional request header that guards per-request tracing and debugging features.
Traceparent
Optional. Clients may use this header to return a additional vendor-specific trace identification information across different distributed tracing systems.
Will error unless Authorization matches RAINBOW_TRACING_AUTH.
Tip
Traceparent value format can be found in W3C Trace Context Specification.
Sample code for generating it can be found in boxo/docs/tracing.md
Tracestate
Optional. Clients may use this header to return a additional vendor-specific trace identification information in addition to Traceparent.
Will error unless Authorization matches RAINBOW_TRACING_AUTH.
Tip
Tracestate value format can be found in W3C Trace Context Specification.
Rainbow-No-Blockcache
If the value is true the associated request will skip the local block cache and leverage a separate in-memory block cache for the request.
Will error unless the request has a valid Authorization header