You can use three new variables in custom request and response headers for
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You can use three new variables in custom request and response headers for Application Load Balancers:
* `asn`: The Autonomous System Number (ASN) associated with the client's IP address.
* `cloud_trace_id`: The trace ID extracted (or generated) from the HTTP request header.
* `hostname`: The original hostname specified by the client in the `Host` HTTP request header. This allows preservation of the original host header (equivalent to `X-Forwarded-Host`).
These variables are available for both global external Application Load Balancers and classic Application Load Balancers.
For more information, see [Create custom headers in backend services](https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/https/custom-headers-global).
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