Built-in GatewayFilters You Should Know
Explore the most useful out-of-the-box GatewayFilter factories so you can solve common tasks without writing custom code.
Filters You Get for Free
Before writing custom filters, know that Spring Cloud Gateway ships with dozens of ready-made GatewayFilter factories. You attach them per route in configuration.
This lesson tours the ones you will reach for most often.
AddRequestHeader
AddRequestHeader injects a header into every request before it reaches the backend, useful for tagging traffic from the gateway.
filters:
- AddRequestHeader=X-Source, gatewayAll lessons in this course
- Global Filters & GatewayFilterFactory
- Custom Request/Response Filters
- Pre/Post Processing with Filters
- Built-in GatewayFilters You Should Know