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Free HTTP Header Analyzer

Parse raw HTTP headers and identify common headers like Content-Type, Server, and Cache-Control.

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Raw HTTP response headers copied from browser dev tools or a curl command are just a block of text — parsing out the specific headers you care about by eye gets tedious for anything beyond a handful of lines.

This analyzer parses a block of raw HTTP headers into individual name/value pairs and highlights common headers like Content-Type, Server, and Cache-Control.

How it works

Paste raw HTTP headers, one per line, in the standard "Name: Value" format. The analyzer splits each line on its first colon into a name and value, then reports the total count and highlights a few commonly relevant headers.

  1. Enter raw HTTP headers.
  2. Click Calculate to see your results.

Examples

A typical response header block

Pasting "Content-Type: text/html", "Server: nginx", and "Cache-Control: no-cache" parses into 3 headers, with each common header identified individually.

Who should use it

  • Quickly reviewing a server's response headers copied from browser dev tools.
  • Checking caching or content-type configuration during web development debugging.

Industry applications

  • Web development and debugging
  • Server configuration and DevOps

Advantages

  • Parses any number of headers in one step and counts them automatically.
  • Highlights commonly relevant headers (Content-Type, Server, Cache-Control) automatically.

Limitations

  • Does not fetch headers from a live URL — you must paste in already-captured header text.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Pasting headers without the "Name: Value" format (missing the colon), which prevents that line from being parsed as a header.
  • Including the HTTP status line (like "HTTP/1.1 200 OK") as if it were a header — it will be skipped since it has no colon-separated name/value structure.

Best practices

  • Copy the complete raw header block from your browser's dev tools or curl output for the most accurate analysis.

Tips

  • If you're debugging a caching issue, pay close attention to the Cache-Control header specifically, since it controls how browsers and CDNs cache the response.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, with no signup and no limit on how many header blocks you analyze.
Your browser's developer tools (Network tab, click a request, view Headers) or a command like `curl -I https://example.com` both show raw response headers you can copy and paste here.
Only the first colon on each line is used to split the name from the value, so header values containing colons (like a Date header's time format) are still parsed correctly.
No — paste in headers you've already captured; this tool doesn't make outbound network requests to fetch headers itself.

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