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Changelog Entry
Added
Support for custom HTTP headers
Description
Key changes include:
Centralized header building logic in build_connection_headers (Ollama) and get_headers_and_cookies (OpenAI) to ensure consistent application of headers across all API calls.
New extract_custom_headers utility functions in both backend routers to parse user-defined headers from connection configurations.
Frontend UI updates in AddConnectionModal.svelte to allow users to add, edit, and remove custom header key-value pairs.
Integration of custom headers into various API endpoints for Ollama and OpenAI, ensuring they are included in outgoing requests.
Internationalization updates for the new UI elements.
This enhancement provides greater flexibility for users to configure their connections, especially for scenarios requiring specific authentication or routing headers.
Added
Support for custom HTTP headers
Changed
NA
Deprecated
NA
Removed
NA
Fixed
NA
Security
NA
Breaking Changes
BREAKING CHANGE: NONE
Additional Information
NAS
Screenshots or Videos
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18021
**Author:** [@mcowger](https://github.com/mcowger)
**Created:** 10/2/2025
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `mcowger/custom-headers`
---
### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`a3c5e5d`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a3c5e5da2c4f362924e8530161097d918e34fdb3) feat(connections): add support for custom HTTP headers
### 📊 Changes
**62 files changed** (+489 additions, -149 deletions)
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<summary>View changed files</summary>
📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/ollama.py` (+256 -142)
📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py` (+46 -4)
📝 `src/lib/apis/openai/index.ts` (+19 -2)
📝 `src/lib/components/AddConnectionModal.svelte` (+103 -1)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/ar-BH/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/bg-BG/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/bn-BD/translation.json` (+2 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/bo-TB/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/bs-BA/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/ca-ES/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/ceb-PH/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/cs-CZ/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/da-DK/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/de-DE/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/dg-DG/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/el-GR/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/en-GB/translation.json` (+1 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/en-US/translation.json` (+7 -0)
📝 `src/lib/i18n/locales/es-ES/translation.json` (+1 -0)
_...and 42 more files_
</details>
### 📄 Description
This commit introduces the ability for users to define custom HTTP headers for their Ollama and OpenAI connections. Discussion: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions/9732
# Pull Request Checklist
### Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in [Discussions](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions) and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
**Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:**
- [X] **Target branch:** Please verify that the pull request targets the `dev` branch.
- [X] **Description:** Provide a concise description of the changes made in this pull request.
- [X] **Changelog:** Ensure a changelog entry following the format of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/) is added at the bottom of the PR description.
- [X] **Documentation:** Have you updated relevant documentation [Open WebUI Docs](https://github.com/open-webui/docs), or other documentation sources?
- [X] **Dependencies:** Are there any new dependencies? Have you updated the dependency versions in the documentation?
- [X] **Testing:** Have you written and run sufficient tests to validate the changes?
- [X] **Code review:** Have you performed a self-review of your code, addressing any coding standard issues and ensuring adherence to the project's coding standards?
- [X] **Prefix:** To clearly categorize this pull request, prefix the pull request title using one of the following:
- **BREAKING CHANGE**: Significant changes that may affect compatibility
- **build**: Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies
- **ci**: Changes to our continuous integration processes or workflows
- **chore**: Refactor, cleanup, or other non-functional code changes
- **docs**: Documentation update or addition
- **feat**: Introduces a new feature or enhancement to the codebase
- **fix**: Bug fix or error correction
- **i18n**: Internationalization or localization changes
- **perf**: Performance improvement
- **refactor**: Code restructuring for better maintainability, readability, or scalability
- **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.)
- **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
- **WIP**: Work in progress, a temporary label for incomplete or ongoing work
# Changelog Entry
### Added
- Support for custom HTTP headers
### Description
Key changes include:
- Centralized header building logic in `build_connection_headers` (Ollama) and `get_headers_and_cookies` (OpenAI) to ensure consistent application of headers across all API calls.
- New `extract_custom_headers` utility functions in both backend routers to parse user-defined headers from connection configurations.
- Frontend UI updates in `AddConnectionModal.svelte` to allow users to add, edit, and remove custom header key-value pairs.
- Integration of custom headers into various API endpoints for Ollama and OpenAI, ensuring they are included in outgoing requests.
- Internationalization updates for the new UI elements.
This enhancement provides greater flexibility for users to configure their connections, especially for scenarios requiring specific authentication or routing headers.
### Added
- Support for custom HTTP headers
### Changed
NA
### Deprecated
NA
### Removed
NA
### Fixed
NA
### Security
NA
### Breaking Changes
- **BREAKING CHANGE**: NONE
---
### Additional Information
NAS
### Screenshots or Videos
<img width="473" height="501" alt="Screenshot 2025-10-02 at 4 30 36 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5dd0162a-b06a-4c42-a4e3-bc5bf67b2e7f" />
### Contributor License Agreement
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18021
Author: @mcowger
Created: 10/2/2025
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:mcowger/custom-headers📝 Commits (1)
a3c5e5dfeat(connections): add support for custom HTTP headers📊 Changes
62 files changed (+489 additions, -149 deletions)
View changed files
📝
backend/open_webui/routers/ollama.py(+256 -142)📝
backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py(+46 -4)📝
src/lib/apis/openai/index.ts(+19 -2)📝
src/lib/components/AddConnectionModal.svelte(+103 -1)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/ar-BH/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/ar/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/bg-BG/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/bn-BD/translation.json(+2 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/bo-TB/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/bs-BA/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/ca-ES/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/ceb-PH/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/cs-CZ/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/da-DK/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/de-DE/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/dg-DG/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/el-GR/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/en-GB/translation.json(+1 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/en-US/translation.json(+7 -0)📝
src/lib/i18n/locales/es-ES/translation.json(+1 -0)...and 42 more files
📄 Description
This commit introduces the ability for users to define custom HTTP headers for their Ollama and OpenAI connections. Discussion: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/discussions/9732
Pull Request Checklist
Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in Discussions and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:
devbranch.Changelog Entry
Added
Description
Key changes include:
build_connection_headers(Ollama) andget_headers_and_cookies(OpenAI) to ensure consistent application of headers across all API calls.extract_custom_headersutility functions in both backend routers to parse user-defined headers from connection configurations.AddConnectionModal.svelteto allow users to add, edit, and remove custom header key-value pairs.This enhancement provides greater flexibility for users to configure their connections, especially for scenarios requiring specific authentication or routing headers.
Added
Changed
NA
Deprecated
NA
Removed
NA
Fixed
NA
Security
NA
Breaking Changes
Additional Information
NAS
Screenshots or Videos
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.