From

The From request header contains an Internet email address for a human user who controls the requesting user agent.

If you are running a robotic user agent (e.g. a crawler), the From header should be sent, so you can be contacted if problems occur on servers, such as if the robot is sending excessive, unwanted, or invalid requests.

You shouldn't use the From header for access control or authentication.

Header type Request header
Forbidden header name no

Syntax

From: <email>

Directives

<email>
A machine-usable email address.

Examples

From: webmaster@example.org

Specifications

Specification Title
RFC 7231, section 5.5.1: From Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
FromChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 12Firefox Full support YesIE Full support YesOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support
Full support

See also