# HTTP headers — CORS

> For more information, refer to the CORS documentation. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials")}} : Indicates whether the response to the request can be exposed when the credentials flag is true. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers")}} : Used in response to a {{Glossary("Preflight_req

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{{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials")}} : Indicates whether the response to the request can be exposed when the credentials flag is true. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers")}} : Used in response to a {{Glossary("Preflight_request", "preflight request")}} to indicate which HTTP headers can be used when making the actual request. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods")}} : Specifies the methods allowed when accessing the resource in response to a preflight request. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin")}} : Indicates whether the response can be shared. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Expose-Headers")}} : Indicates which headers can be exposed as part of the response by listing their names. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Max-Age")}} : Indicates how long the results of a preflight request can be cached. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Request-Headers")}} : Used when issuing a preflight request to let the server know which HTTP headers will be used when the actual request is made. {{HTTPHeader("Access-Control-Request-Method")}} : Used when issuing a preflight request to let the server know which HTTP method will be used when the actual request is made. {{HTTPHeader("Origin")}} : Indicates where a fetch originates from. {{HTTPHeader("Timing-Allow-Origin")}} : Specifies origins that are allowed to see values of attributes retrieved via features of the Resource Timing API, which would otherwise be reported as zero due to cross-origin restrictions.

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