files/en-us/web/http/reference/headers/sec-ch-ua-arch/index.md
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The HTTP Sec-CH-UA-Arch {{Glossary("request header")}} is a user agent client hint which contains the user-agent's underlying CPU architecture, such as ARM or x86.
This might be used by a server, for example, to select and offer the correct binary format of an executable for a user to download.
<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Header type</th> <td> {{Glossary("Request header")}}, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Client_hints">Client hint</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">{{Glossary("Forbidden request header")}}</th> <td>Yes (<code>Sec-</code> prefix)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Sec-CH-UA-Arch: <arch>
<arch>
"x86", "ARM", "[arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]".A server requests the Sec-CH-UA-Arch header by including the {{HTTPHeader("Accept-CH")}} in a response to some request from the client, using the name of the desired header as a token:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Accept-CH: Sec-CH-UA-Arch
The client may choose to provide the hint, and add the Sec-CH-UA-Arch header to subsequent requests.
For example, on a Windows X86 based computer, the client might add the header as shown:
GET /my/page HTTP/1.1
Host: example.site
Sec-CH-UA: " Not A;Brand";v="99", "Chromium";v="96", "Google Chrome";v="96"
Sec-CH-UA-Mobile: ?0
Sec-CH-UA-Platform: "Windows"
Sec-CH-UA-Arch: "x86"
Note above that the low entropy headers are added to the request even though not specified in the server response.
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