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CORS Explained: Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Understand and configure CORS properly. Learn preflight requests, headers, and common issues.

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Bootspring Team
Engineering
February 27, 2026
3 min read

CORS controls how browsers allow cross-origin requests between different domains.

How CORS Works

Browser (https://app.com) Server (https://api.com) │ │ │──── Preflight (OPTIONS) ──────────▶│ │ Origin: https://app.com │ │ Access-Control-Request-Method │ │ │ │◀─── CORS Headers ─────────────────│ │ Access-Control-Allow-Origin │ │ Access-Control-Allow-Methods │ │ │ │──── Actual Request (POST) ────────▶│ │ Origin: https://app.com │ │ │ │◀─── Response + CORS Headers ──────│

Simple vs Preflight Requests

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Express CORS Configuration

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Manual CORS Headers

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Common CORS Headers

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Credentials and Cookies

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Common Issues

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Debugging CORS

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CORS protects users by restricting cross-origin requests. Configure it properly for security and functionality.

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