The response object represents the HTTP response and includes key:value pairs for the status and headers. Response headers can only be modified during the onClientResponse and onOriginResponseevents.

Properties

status

The status code of the HTTP response sent to the client.

// HTTP/1.1 200
response.status;
// => 200

📘 You can set the return value of the response.status field to a 2xx Success, 3xx Redirection, 4xx Client Error, or 5xx Server Error status code.

Methods

The following methods are available for the EdgeWorkers response objects.

Methods	onOrigin Response	onClient Response
addHeader()	✓	✓
getHeader()	✓	✓
getHeaders()	✓	✓
removeHeader()	✓	✓
setHeader()	✓	✓

addHeader()

Adds names and values to a header. If the header already exists, the name and value are appended.

Parameters

addHeader(name, value)

Review the table for information about the available parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Name of the header Should conform to RFC 9110 character constraints for header names
value	String or Array	Header value(s) to add Supports UTF-8 encoded characters with the exception of C0 controls

//
response.addHeader('Powered-By','Akamai EdgeWorkers');
// Powered-By: Akamai EdgeWorkers

// Powered-By: Akamai EdgeWorkers
response.addHeader('Powered-By','Akamai ION');
// Powered-By: Akamai ION 
// Powered-By: Akamai EdgeWorkers

getHeader()

Returns an array of header values by header name. The header names are case insensitive. If the header doesn’t exist, a value of undefined is returned.

Parameters

getHeader(name)

Review the table for information about the available parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	Array	Names of the headers in the array

// Content-Length: 100
response.getHeader('Content-Length')[0];
// => "100"

getHeaders()

Returns a JavaScript object that contains all HTTP response headers as properties.

The key for each property is the name of the HTTP header, normalized to lower-case. The value is an array of strings, containing one string for each HTTP header with the same name.

export function onClientResponse(request, response) {
    const keys = Object.keys(response.getHeaders()).join();
    request.respondWith(222, {}, `response headers: ${keys}`)
}
// => Output depends on the response from origin, but it could look like:
// "response headers: vary,content-encoding,content-type,connection"

removeHeader()

Removes the named header. The header name is case insensitive.

Parameters

removeHeader(name)

Review the table for information about the available parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Name of the header to remove

// Debug: Debug Info
response.removeHeader('Debug');
//

setHeader()

Sets header values and replaces previous ones. Defines the new header name. The value can be a single string or an array.

Parameters

setHeader(name, value)

Review the table for information about the available parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Name of the header Should conform to RFC 9110 character constraints for header names
value	String or Array	Value of the new header(s) Supports UTF-8 encoded characters with the exception of C0 controls

// Powered-By: bar
response.setHeader('Powered-By','Akamai EdgeWorkers');
// Powered-By: Akamai EdgeWorkers