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@@ -123,4 +123,17 @@ Kilometers | `km` or `kilometers`
 Meters | `m` or `meters`
 Centimeters | `cm` or `centimeters`
 Millimeters | `mm` or `millimeters`
-Nautical miles | `NM`, `nmi`, or `nauticalmiles` 
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+Nautical miles | `NM`, `nmi`, or `nauticalmiles` 
+
+## `X-Opaque-Id` Header
+
+You can specify an opaque identifier on any request using the `X-Opaque-Id` header. This identifier is used to track tasks and deduplicate deprecation warnings in server side logs. This identifier is intended to differentiate different callers into your OpenSearch cluster. Do not specify a unique value per request.
+
+#### Example request
+
+The following request adds an opaque ID to the request:
+
+```json
+
+curl -H "X-Opaque-Id: my-curl-client-1" -XGET localhost:9200/_tasks
+```
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