Add a Forwarded header

This article shows an Azure API management policy sample that demonstrates how to add a Forwarded header in the inbound request to allow the backend API to construct proper URLs. To set or edit a policy code, follow the steps described in Set or edit a policy. To see other examples, see policy samples.

Code

Paste the code into the inbound block.

<!-- The policy defined in this file demonstrates how to add a Forwarded header in the inbound request to allow the backend API to construct proper URLs.-->

<!-- Forwarded header is defined in the IETF RFC 7239 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239  -->

<!-- Copy this snippet into the inbound section. -->

<policies>
  <inbound>
    <base />
    <set-header exists-action="override" name="Forwarded">
      <value>@("proto=" + context.Request.OriginalUrl.Scheme + ";host=" + context.Request.OriginalUrl.Host + ";")</value>
    </set-header>
  </inbound>
  <backend>
    <base />
  </backend>
  <outbound>
    <base />
  </outbound>
  <on-error>
    <base />
  </on-error>
</policies>

Next steps

Learn more about APIM policies:

• Transformation policies
• Policy samples