warc-payload-digest · shipping · also WARC-Payload-Digest

WARC payload digest

A WARC payload digest records a hash algorithm and digest for content that a record contains or refers to.

For application/http, the payload is the entity body. A revisit may name its digest without retaining that body locally; a segmented record may describe the logical payload spanning segments. [1]

In warcio 1.8.2, revisit records bypass both digest checks, and segmented records bypass payload checking. A stored digest and a verified comparison are different evidence. [2]

Relations

related
WARC block digest, WARC revisit record, Checksum

Citations

  1. IIPC WARC 1.1: WARC payload digest field (accessed 2026-11-03)
  2. warcio 1.8.2: digest verification scope (accessed 2026-11-03)

Further reading

  1. Hesela: WARC capture dependencies and verification controls (accessed 2026-11-03)
Sources & caveats
  • Standard field semantics and version-pinned source inspection; no new experiment. [1] [2]

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Hesela team. WARC payload digest. Hesela. 2026-11-03. https://hesela.dev/terms/warc-payload-digest/