Asked by Tushar on January 10, 2025
Is there a requirement to use lowercase header names? I used a header "userKey" with an uppercase K and the API client didn't recognize it — is this by design or a bug?
Answered by Twidget
There is no requirement to force header names to lowercase in the API client. You can enter headers with any casing; the client accepts the header names you provide.
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