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Date

Indicates the date and time at which the response was generated by the server.

Syntax

Date: <day-name>, <day> <month> <year> <hour>:<minute>:<second> GMT

Example

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2026 10:30:00 GMT

Description

Date represents when the message was originated, in HTTP-date format (RFC 7231).

Automatically set by most servers. Important for caching — validators use it to calculate response age.

Clock synchronization via NTP is recommended for accurate timestamps.

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