# Response time in header

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/response-time-in-header/212838>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 14, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/response-time-in-header/212838 "2011-10-14T22:02:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/response-time-in-header/212838/1 "2011-10-14T22:02:44Z")

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I would like to set/configure nginx such that I either a) set a single  
header equal to the time it takes nginx to receive and reply to a  
request, or b) set a hader for the time the request is received and  
another when the reponse is sent out from the webserver.

Can this be done?