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description: Create a request header transform rule (part of Transform Rules) to remove the `cf-connecting-ip` HTTP header from the request.
title: Remove a request header
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# Remove a request header

Create a request header transform rule (part of Transform Rules) to remove the `cf-connecting-ip` HTTP header from the request.

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The following request header transform rule removes the `cf-connecting-ip` header from the HTTP request:

Text in **Expression Editor**:

```txt
starts_with(http.request.uri.path, "/private/")
```

Selected operation under **Modify request header**: _Remove_

**Header name**: `cf-connecting-ip`

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