---
title: Return information about the incoming request
description: Respond with information about the incoming request provided by Cloudflare’s global network.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

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# Return information about the incoming request

Respond with information about the incoming request provided by Cloudflare’s global network.

JavaScript

```
export default {  async fetch(request) {    // For any request, respond with JSON object containing all incoming request properties provided by Cloudflare network    return Response.json(request.cf, {      // Add new header to identify request was served by Snippets      headers: {        "x-snippets-hello": "Hello from Cloudflare Snippets",      },    });  },};
```

```json
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```