# "Do you also want to overwrite values of any headers in children?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Flow Classic\ **Tags:** studio-or-server, rest-connector\ **Created:** [October 15, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057 "2025-10-15T14:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PvanderHeyden](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/pvanderheyden/32/760_2.png) [@PvanderHeyden](https://forum.novacura.com/u/PvanderHeyden)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/1 "2025-10-15T14:02:17Z")
We are building a simple REST interface with a REST connector. While saving this question pops up. Which answer will prevent unexpected behaviour when modelling a POST and a GET? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/novacuratalk/original/1X/c88e302c7af4b18179d013e58fb949b65cd17ead.png) “Newly added entity headers will be set on children of this connector. Do you also want to overwrite values of any headers in children? (any values set in children will be overwritten)?” ---
**Author:** ![OlaCarlander](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/olacarlander/32/205_2.png) [@OlaCarlander](https://forum.novacura.com/u/OlaCarlander)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/2 "2025-10-15T17:38:50Z")
It was a while since I sat with the REST Connector in Classic, it works differently in Connect. I know I have seen that, it is what it says more or less. You set an entity header on a parent in the model, and it asks if you want to propagate it to its children. I remember way back in the pandemic era, I set a rest connector up for Zendesk and recorded the process, perhaps it helps somewhat: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGnmrHeiydg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGnmrHeiydg) ---
**Author:** ![Alluse](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/alluse/32/1013_2.png) [@Alluse](https://forum.novacura.com/u/Alluse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/3 "2025-10-16T06:53:25Z")
It depends on what header you have set on the higher level and the effects of that header on child operations. Have you configured a header on the top level? ---
**Author:** ![PvanderHeyden](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/pvanderheyden/32/760_2.png) [@PvanderHeyden](https://forum.novacura.com/u/PvanderHeyden)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/4 "2025-10-16T08:11:01Z")
On top level seems to be one header which doesn’t contain any value. We did not configure this ourselves. Is it a default? ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/novacuratalk/original/1X/b14d92ee29d805f21a63017fcf80fa972ee13a29.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/novacuratalk/original/1X/2c8897ddba7e6e2060470bb4d02b10c1d041e90c.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/novacuratalk/original/1X/f57a00a877ff864c5e6a1f5138066649e71d3676.png) ---
**Author:** ![PvanderHeyden](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/pvanderheyden/32/760_2.png) [@PvanderHeyden](https://forum.novacura.com/u/PvanderHeyden)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/5 "2025-10-16T08:13:15Z")
In case the connector has a lot of similar headers then choose Yes. In case the connector has a lot of different headers then choose No. Can you say this generally? ---
**Author:** ![Alluse](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/alluse/32/1013_2.png) [@Alluse](https://forum.novacura.com/u/Alluse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/do-you-also-want-to-overwrite-values-of-any-headers-in-children/1057/6 "2025-10-16T12:18:52Z")
Have never seen that as a default setup no. I would remove it and set headers on operation level. If the operations in a container (folder) all use that same header it makes sense to put it in the root and use inheritance in the operations. As an example of content type; if you send JSON payload in all your operation in a container, set it to “application/json” and use inheritance. If you mix operations in a container, GET,PUT,POST or even different services, I would instead set the headers on operation level since the different requests will (probably) require different headers.