Set Headers

The SetHeaders EIP is used for setting multiple message headers at the same time.

Options

The Set Headers eip supports 0 options, which are listed below.

Name Description Default Type

description

Sets the description of this node.

String

disabled

Whether to disable this EIP from the route during build time. Once an EIP has been disabled then it cannot be enabled later at runtime.

false

Boolean

headers

Required Contains the headers to be set.

List

Exchange properties

The Set Headers eip has no exchange properties.

Using Set Headers

The following example shows how to set multiple headers in a Camel route using Java, XML or YAML. Note that the syntax is slightly different in each case.

  • Java

  • XML

  • YAML

from("direct:a")
    .setHeaders("myHeader", constant("test"), "otherHeader", constant("other"))
    .to("direct:b");
<route>
    <from uri="direct:a"/>
    <setHeaders>
        <setHeader name="myHeader">
            <constant>test</constant>
        </setHeader>
        <setHeader name="otherHeader">
            <constant>other</constant>
        </setHeader>
    </setHeaders>
    <to uri="direct:b"/>
</route>
- from:
    uri: direct:a
    steps:
      - setHeaders:
          headers:
            - name: myHeader
              constant: test
            - name: otherHeader
              constant: other
      - to:
          uri:direct:b

For example, the header values are constants.

Any of the Camel languages can be used, such as Simple.

  • Java

  • XML

  • YAML

from("direct:a")
    .setHeaders("randomNumber", simple("${random(1,100)}"), "body", simple("${body}"))
    .to("direct:b");
<route>
    <from uri="direct:a"/>
    <setHeaders>
        <setHeader name="randomNumber">
            <simple>${random(1,100)}</simple>
        </setHeader>
        <setHeader name="body">
            <simple>${body}</simple>
        </setHeader>
    </setHeaders>
    <to uri="direct:b"/>
</route>
- from:
    uri: direct:a
    steps:
      - setHeaders:
          headers:
            - name: randomNumber
              simple: "${random(1,100)}"
            - name: body
              simple: "${body}"
      - to:
          uri:direct:b

Setting a header from another header

You can also set several headers where later ones depend on earlier ones.

In the example, we first set the header foo to the body and then set bar based on comparing foo with a value.

  • Java

  • XML

  • YAML

from("direct:a")
    .setHeaders("foo", simple("${body}"), "bar", simple("${header.foo} > 10", Boolean.class))
    .to("direct:b");
<route>
    <from uri="direct:a"/>
    <setHeaders>
	    <setHeader name="foo">
			<simple>${body}</simple>
		</setHeader>
		<setHeader name="bar">
			<simple resultType="java.lang.Boolean">${header.foo} > 10</simple>
		</setHeader>
	</setHeaders>
    <to uri="direct:b"/>
</route>
- from:
    uri: direct:a
    steps:
      - setHeaders:
          headers:
            - name: foo
              simple: "${body}"
            - name: bar
              simple:
                expression: "${header.foo} > 10"
                resultType: "boolean"
      - to:
          uri:direct:b

Using a Map with Java DSL

It’s also possible to build a Map and pass it as the single argument to setHeaders(). If the order in which the headers should be set is important, use a LinkedHashMap.

Java
private Map<String, Expression> headerMap = new java.util.LinkedHashMap<>();
headerMap.put("foo", ConstantLanguage.constant("ABC"));
headerMap.put("bar", ConstantLanguage.constant("XYZ"));

from("direct:startMap")
    .setHeaders(headerMap)
    .to("direct:b");

If the ordering is not critical, then Map.of(name1, expr1, name2, expr2…​) can be used.

Java
from("direct:startMap")
    .setHeaders(Map.of("foo", "ABC", "bar", "XYZ"))
    .to("direct:b");
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