Adding Custom Headers in Axios: A Simple Guide

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Learn to add custom headers in Axios to send additional information with API requests

intermediate Published 24 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Import Axios in your project using npm or yarn
  2. Create an instance of Axios with a custom header using the headers property
  3. Use the axios.create() method to set default headers for all requests
  4. Add custom headers to a specific request using the headers option in the axios.get() or axios.post() method
  5. Test your custom headers by logging the request headers in the console or using a tool like Postman
Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and frontend developers working with APIs can benefit from this guide to customize their requests

Key Insight

💡 Custom headers in Axios can be added using the headers property or the axios.create() method

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Learn to add custom headers in Axios to send additional information with API requests

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