RFC 8288 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Web Linking
Overview
RFC 8288, “Web Linking”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2017 by M. Nottingham. It obsoletes RFC 5988. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification defines a model for the relationships between resources on the Web ("links") and the type of those relationships ("link relation types").
It also defines the serialisation of such links in HTTP headers with the Link header field.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2017
- RFC 8287 Label Switched Path Ping/Traceroute for Segment Routing IGP-Prefix and IGP-Adjacency Segment Identifiers with MPLS Data Planes
- RFC 8286 RTP/RTCP Extension for RTP Splicing Notification
- RFC 8285 A General Mechanism for RTP Header Extensions
- RFC 8291 Message Encryption for Web Push
- RFC 8284 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema for Supporting the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol in White Pages
- RFC 8292 Voluntary Application Server Identification for Web Push
- RFC 8283 An Architecture for Use of PCE and the PCE Communication Protocol in a Network with Central Control
- RFC 8282 Extensions to the Path Computation Element Communication Protocol for Inter-Layer MPLS and GMPLS Traffic Engineering