# Sec-Fetch-Dest header — Directives

> > [!NOTE] > These directives correspond to the values returned by {{domxref("Request.destination")}}.

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## Knowledge

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&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; These directives correspond to the values returned by {{domxref("Request.destination")}}.

audio : The destination is audio data. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("audio")}} tag. audioworklet : The destination is data being fetched for use by an audio worklet. This might originate from a call to {{domxref("Worklet.addModule()", "audioWorklet.addModule()")}}. document : The destination is a document (HTML or XML), and the request is the result of a user-initiated top-level navigation (e.g., resulting from a user clicking a link). embed : The destination is embedded content. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("embed")}} tag. empty : The destination is the empty string. This is used for destinations that do not have their own value. For example: {{domxref("Window/fetch", "fetch()")}}, {{domxref("navigator.sendBeacon()")}}, {{domxref("EventSource")}}, {{domxref("XMLHttpRequest")}}, {{domxref("WebSocket")}}, etc. fencedframe {{experimental_inline}} : The destination is a fenced frame. font : The destination is a font. This might originate from CSS {{cssxref("@font-face")}}. frame : The destination is a frame. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("frame")}} tag. iframe : The destination is an iframe. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("iframe")}} tag. image : The destination is an image. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("img")}}, SVG {{SVGElement("image")}}, CSS {{cssxref("background-image")}}, CSS {{cssxref("cursor")}}, CSS {{cssxref("list-style-image")}}, etc. json : The destination is JSON. This might originate from importing a module from JavaScript with the type: "json" attribute. manifest : The destination is a manifest. This might originate from an HTML \. object : The destination is an object. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("object")}} tag. paintworklet : The destination is a paint worklet. This might originate from a call to {{domxref('Worklet.addModule', 'CSS.PaintWorklet.addModule()')}}. report : The destination is a report (for example, a content security policy report). script : The destination is a script. This might originate from an HTML {{HTMLElement("script")}} tag or a call to {{domxref("WorkerGlobalScope.importScripts()")}}. serviceworker : The destination is a service worker. …

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