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RobertO09
Nimbostratus
Sep 26, 2025Need F5 iRules Consultant - HTTP Header Manipulation Issues
Looking for help with F5 BIG-IP iRules development for custom HTTP header processing. We're trying to modify incoming request headers based on client IP geolocation, but the iRule is causing connecti...
Aswin_mk
MVP
Oct 09, 2025Need more details to execute it or you can work with with F5 PS. Or These are the most common traps when modifying headers dynamically:
Repeated header modification inside the same event.
If you HTTP::header replace inside an event that triggers again (e.g., because of HTTP::redirect or HTTP::retry), it can loop.
Nested or unintended HTTP::collect usage.
Collecting payload multiple times or in the wrong event (like calling HTTP::collect inside HTTP_REQUEST_DATA without checking HTTP::is_collected).
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