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title: req.esi_level
summary: null
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/esi/req-esi-level
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**Type:** INTEGER  
**Access:** read-only

**Available in:** recv, deliver

Level of ESI subrequest.
A value of 0 indicates this is the top-level request.
A value of 2 would signify an include within an include.