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Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-08-28

If-Match

Makes a request conditional on the selected representation matching an entity tag.

Use If-Match with a strong ETag to protect writes from lost updates. A failed condition normally produces 412 Precondition Failed.

httpheaderconditionalconcurrency

Reference (http)

If-Match: "document-v7"

Use If-Match with a strong ETag to protect writes from lost updates. A failed condition normally produces 412 Precondition Failed.

Common mistakes

  • Using a weak ETag for a byte-sensitive write precondition.

IANA registry: http-fields/field-names

Registry reference: RFC 9110, Section 13.1.1: HTTP Semantics

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