103 Early Hints
type: TechArticle
description: An informational HTTP response that carries Link headers — preload, preconnect — to the browser before the final response is ready, putting server think-time to work.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
citation: RFC 8297 — An HTTP Status Code for Indicating Hints
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  publisher: IETF
citation: RFC 8288 — Web Linking (the Link header field)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: IETF
citation: MDN — 103 Early Hints
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: MDN
citation: Chrome for Developers — Faster page loads using server think-time with Early Hints
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google

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item list element: Home
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  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Performance
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/performance/
item list element: 103 Early Hints
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/performance/early-hints/