# /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

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

#### Sample response

```json
{
  "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

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

#### Sample request

```shell-session
$ 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

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