/sys/config/cors

The /sys/config/cors endpoint is used to configure CORS settings.

• sudo required – All CORS endpoints require sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Read CORS settings

This endpoint returns the current CORS configuration.

Method	Path
GET	/sys/config/cors

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/cors

Sample response

{
  "enabled": true,
  "allowed_origins": ["http://www.example.com"],
  "allowed_headers": [
    "Content-Type",
    "X-Requested-With",
    "X-Vault-AWS-IAM-Server-ID",
    "X-Vault-No-Request-Forwarding",
    "X-Vault-Token",
    "Authorization",
    "X-Vault-Wrap-Format",
    "X-Vault-Wrap-TTL"
  ]
}

Configure CORS settings

This endpoint allows configuring the origins that are permitted to make cross-origin requests, as well as headers that are allowed on cross-origin requests.

Method	Path
POST	/sys/config/cors

Parameters

• allowed_origins (string or string array: <required>) – A wildcard (*), comma-delimited string, or array of strings specifying the origins that are permitted to make cross-origin requests.

• allowed_headers (string or string array: "" or []) – A comma-delimited string or array of strings specifying headers that are permitted to be on cross-origin requests. Headers set via this parameter will be appended to the list of headers that Vault allows by default.

Sample payload

{
  "allowed_origins": "*",
  "allowed_headers": "X-Custom-Header"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/cors

Delete CORS settings

This endpoint removes any CORS configuration.

Method	Path
DELETE	/sys/config/cors

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/cors