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Server-Timing response headers will pass through to the client

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Vercel's CDN will begin passing through the Server-Timing response header to the client on August 10, 2026.

Use Server-Timing to report backend metrics like database query time and cache hits. These values appear in the browser's network panel and as PerformanceServerTiming entries through the Performance API.

Server-Timing: db;desc="Database";dur=53,cache;desc="Cache";dur=4.2

If you want to keep the current behavior, where the header is stripped from every response, you can add a transform in vercel.json:

"$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
"routes": [
"src": "/(.*)",
"transforms": [
"type": "response.headers",
"op": "delete",
"target": {
"key": "server-timing"

Learn more about the Performance API and Server Timing.

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