Server-side forwarding data and code reference

Last update: January 25, 2024

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A comprehensive list and descriptions of the configuration variables, HTTP headers, and data signals in server-side forwarding calls.

Configuration Variables

Parameters prefixed with d_* identify special, system-level key-value pairs used by our data collection servers (DCS). See also Supported Attributes for DCS API calls.

ParameterDescription
d_rs(Gets set with legacy/tracking-server-based server-side forwarding)
Set to the report suites passed in with the hit to Analytics.
d_dst_filter(Gets set with report-suite-based server-side forwarding)
Set to the report suite IDs passed in with the hit to Analytics.
d_dstSet d_dst=1
if the request to Analytics is expecting content about the destination to be sent back to the client.
d_midThe Experience Cloud ID passed in to Analytics.

HTTP Headers

These headers are fields contain information like requests for data and responses in an HTTP call.

HTTP HeaderDescriptionh_ key accepted by Audience Manager
HostThis is set to the client’s specific data collection host name specified in the Analytics host config file. It appears as host name .demdex.net. See Understanding Calls to the Demdex Domain.h_host
User-AgentSet to the User-Agent header passed in to Analytics.h_user-agent
Accept-LanguageSet to the Accept-Language header passed in to Analytics.h_accept-language
RefererSet to the page URL passed in to Analytics or gathered from the Referer header passed in to Analytics.h_referer
ReferrerSet to the page URL passed in to Analytics or gathered from the Referrer header passed in to Analytics.h_referrer
DateSet to the Date header passed in to Analytics.h_date

In addition, a h_ip signal is generated from the IP of the host sending the request to DCS.