= nng_http_req_add_header(3)
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== NAME

nng_http_req_add_header - add HTTP request header

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
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#include <nng/nng.h>

int nng_http_req_add_header(nng_http_req *req, const char *key,
    const char *val);
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== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_http_req_add_header()` adds an HTTP header for the request
_req_ and the _key_ to the _val_.  The _key_ and _val_ are copied.

If a header with the value of _key_ already exists, then a comma
and whitespace separate are appended to it, followed by _val_.

If no such header already exists, then one is created with the value _val_.

TIP: The HTTP specification requires that duplicate headers be treated
identically to a single header with multiple comma-delimited values.

TIP: See <<nng_http_req_set_header#,nng_http_req_set_header(3)>> if
replacement of an existing header rather than appending to it is desired.

The value of _key_ is case insensitive, and should not include the final
colon in an HTTP header.  For example, specifying `Host` or `hOSt` are
equivalent, whereas the value `Host:` is not a legal header key.

== RETURN VALUES

This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

== ERRORS

`NNG_ENOMEM`:: Insufficient memory to perform the operation.
`NNG_ENOTSUP`:: No support for HTTP in the library.

== SEE ALSO

<<nng_http_req_alloc#,nng_http_req_alloc(3)>>,
<<nng_http_req_del_header#,nng_http_req_del_header(3)>>,
<<nng_http_req_get_header#,nng_http_req_get_header(3)>>,
<<nng_http_req_set_header#,nng_http_req_set_header(3)>>,
<<nng#,nng(7)>>

== COPYRIGHT

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