---
name: "TSHttpHdrHostGet"
section: "3ts"
platform: "linux"
package: "trafficserver-dev"
version: "9.2.5+ds-0+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TSHttpHdrHostGet"
---

# TSHttpHdrHostGet(3ts)

TSHttpHdrHostGet API function

## NAME

TSHttpHdrHostGet - TSHttpHdrHostGet API function

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ts/ts.h>
```

- **const char \*TSHttpHdrHostGet(*TSMBuffer* bufp, *TSMLoc* offset, int \*length)**

  ## DESCRIPTION

Get the host for the request. *bufp* and *offset* must reference an HTTP request header. A pointer to the host is returned and the length is stored in the **int** pointed at by *length*. Note the returned text may not be null terminated. The URL in the request is checked first then the **Host** header field.

**NOTE:**

This is much faster than calling *TSHttpTxnEffectiveUrlStringGet()* and extracting the host from the result.

## COPYRIGHT

2026, dev@trafficserver.apache.org