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# AWS::CloudFront::Distribution OriginCustomHeader
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A complex type that contains `HeaderName` and `HeaderValue` elements, if any, for this distribution.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[HeaderName](#cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headername)" : String,
  "[HeaderValue](#cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headervalue)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [HeaderName](#cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headername): String
  [HeaderValue](#cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headervalue): String
```

## Properties
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`HeaderName`  <a name="cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headername"></a>
The name of a header that you want CloudFront to send to your origin. For more information, see [Adding Custom Headers to Origin Requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/forward-custom-headers.html) in the * Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`HeaderValue`  <a name="cfn-cloudfront-distribution-origincustomheader-headervalue"></a>
The value for the header that you specified in the `HeaderName` field.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## See also
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+ [OriginCustomHeader](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/API_OriginCustomHeader.html) in the *Amazon CloudFront API Reference*