Common Request Header Fields

The following table describes the common Oracle ILOM REST API request headers.

Table 2-2 Common Request Header Field Names

Request Header Field Names	Description	Required
Authorization - or - X-Rest-Token	Authentication header containing authentication data. Examples: Authorization: BASIC <credentials> X-Rest-Token": <value> For further details, see Specifying Required Authentication Credentials in HTTP Requests	Yes (All requests)
Accept	Use the Accept header to specify the acceptable response media type. Example: If the acceptable media type is JSON, the Accept header would look like this: Accept: application/json	Yes (GET requests)
Content-Type	Use the Content-Type header to specify the request body media type. Example: If the request body media type is JSON, the Content-Type header would look like this: Content-Type: application/json	Yes (POST and PATCH request body)
Host	Use the Host header to specify the IP address or hostname of the SP server. Example: The host header would look like this: Host: <host name/address>[:<port number>] If a port number is not specified, the default port (443) number is used.	Yes (All requests)