Attribution-Reporting-Eligible
General Summary
Section titled “General Summary”Used to indicate that the response corresponding to the current request is eligible to take part in attribution reporting, by registering either an attribution source or trigger.
Detailed Description
Section titled “Detailed Description”The Attribution-Reporting-Eligible HTTP header is a specialized field used to used to indicate that the response corresponding to the current request is eligible to take part in attribution reporting, by registering either an attribution source or trigger. It acts as a signaling mechanism between the client and the server to enforce policies, negotiate capabilities, or provide telemetry data during the transmission of requests and responses.
Use Cases (When, Why, and How)
Section titled “Use Cases (When, Why, and How)”When to Use It
Section titled “When to Use It”This header is primarily utilized when the server needs to govern the response behavior. Modern web applications rely on this to maintain state and context.
Why to Use It
Section titled “Why to Use It”It facilitates seamless programmatic integration by ensuring both the client and server agree on the terms of the transaction, greatly improving performance, security, and rendering correctness without manual user intervention.
How to Use It
Section titled “How to Use It”Implement or parse this header within your application’s network layer (such as an Express middleware or a Next.js edge function) by reading or attaching the key-value pair:
Attribution-Reporting-Eligible: <appropriate-value>Example
Section titled “Example”Attribution-Reporting-Eligible: <value>