What's the Date HTTP Header ?

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Date is a response header that represents the creation time of the response message (ie now, just before it's send)

It is used by cache stores:

  • to calculate expiration date
  • and to detect clock drift.

Example

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:36:14 GMT

Syntax

Date: InternetDateFormat

where:





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