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Expand Up @@ -88,9 +88,13 @@ For incoming requests, the value of this header will be set to the protocol the

The `Cf-Ray` header (otherwise known as a [Ray ID](/fundamentals/reference/cloudflare-ray-id/)) is a hashed value that encodes information about the data center and the visitor's request. For example: `Cf-Ray: 230b030023ae2822-SJC`.

The Cf-Ray header identifies the data center processing the request when displayed as a response header. This is represented by a three-letter code corresponding to the data center's location.

The Cf-Ray header is also sent to upstream origins and may be modified to reflect the connecting data center. This occurs when a request is routed through [Argo Smart Routing](/argo-smart-routing/) or [Argo Tiered Caching](/cache/how-to/tiered-cache/). In such cases, the three-letter code in the Cf-Ray header will indicate the data center connecting to the origin, not the ingress data center.

Add the [`Cf-Ray` header to your origin web server logs](/support/troubleshooting/general-troubleshooting/gathering-information-for-troubleshooting-sites/#add-the-cf-ray-header-to-your-logs) to match requests proxied to Cloudflare to requests in your server logs.

Enterprise customers can also see all requests via [Cloudflare Logs](/logs/).
Enterprise customers can see all requests via [Cloudflare Logs](/logs/), including data related to the ingress data center.

### CF-IPCountry

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