X-Powered-By

The HTTP X-Powered-By response header is a non-standard header for identifying the application or framework that generated the response.

Header type Response header
Forbidden response header name No

Syntax

http
X-Powered-By: <application>

Directives

<application>

A string describing the server application or framework.

Examples

Express X-Powered-By header

Express applications will usually include the X-Powered-By header in responses with the string express as the field value:

http
X-Powered-By: express

Specifications

Not part of any current specification.

See also