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title: Add a request header with the current bot score
description: Create a request header transform rule to add a `X-Bot-Score` HTTP header to the request with the current bot score.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Add a request header with the current bot score

Create a request header transform rule to add a `X-Bot-Score` HTTP header to the request with the current bot score.

The following request header transform rule adds a header named `X-Bot-Score` with the current bot score to the HTTP request:

Text in **Expression Editor**:

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

Selected operation under **Modify request header**: _Set dynamic_

**Header name**: `X-Bot-Score`

**Value**: `to_string(cf.bot_management.score)`

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