diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/Application.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/Application.java
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+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@ComponentScan(basePackages = "com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter")
+@Configuration
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class Application {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/FAQController.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/FAQController.java
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+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/FAQController.java
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+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.controller;
+
+import com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.service.FAQService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+public class FAQController {
+
+    private final FAQService faqService;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public FAQController(FAQService faqService) {
+        this.faqService = faqService;
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/faq/helpline", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> getHelpLineNumber() {
+        String helplineNumber = faqService.getHelpLineNumber();
+        if (helplineNumber != null) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<String>(helplineNumber, HttpStatus.OK);
+        } else {
+            return new ResponseEntity<String>("Unavailable", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/Ping.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/Ping.java
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+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/controller/Ping.java
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+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+public class Ping {
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/health", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> pingGet() {
+        return new ResponseEntity<String>("pong", HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/health", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> pingPost() {
+        return new ResponseEntity<String>("pong", HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/FilterRegistrationConfig.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/FilterRegistrationConfig.java
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+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/FilterRegistrationConfig.java
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+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.filter;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration
+public class FilterRegistrationConfig {
+
+    @Bean
+    public FilterRegistrationBean<LogFilter> logFilter() {
+        FilterRegistrationBean<LogFilter> registrationBean = new FilterRegistrationBean<>();
+        registrationBean.setFilter(new LogFilter());
+        registrationBean.addUrlPatterns("/health", "/faq/*");
+        return registrationBean;
+    }
+
+
+    @Bean
+    public FilterRegistrationBean<HeaderValidatorFilter> headerValidatorFilter() {
+        FilterRegistrationBean<HeaderValidatorFilter> registrationBean = new FilterRegistrationBean<>();
+        registrationBean.setFilter(new HeaderValidatorFilter());
+        registrationBean.addUrlPatterns("*");
+        return registrationBean;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/HeaderValidatorFilter.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/HeaderValidatorFilter.java
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+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/HeaderValidatorFilter.java
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+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.filter;
+
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+
+import javax.servlet.*;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Order(1)
+public class HeaderValidatorFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+	@Override
+	protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain filterChain)
+	        throws ServletException, IOException {
+	    String path = request.getRequestURI();
+	    if ("/health".equals(path)) {
+	    	filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+	    	return;
+	    }
+	    String countryCode = request.getHeader("X-Country-Code");
+	    if (!"US".equals(countryCode)) {
+	        response.sendError(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value(), "Invalid Locale");
+	        return;
+	    }
+	
+	    filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/LogFilter.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/LogFilter.java
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+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/filter/LogFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.filter;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+
+import javax.servlet.*;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Order(1)
+public class LogFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogFilter.class);
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
+      FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
+        String path = request.getRequestURI();
+        String contentType = request.getContentType();
+        logger.info("Request URL path : {}, Request content type: {}", path, contentType);
+        filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQService.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQService.java
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index 0000000000..a2949ea0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.service;
+
+public interface FAQService {
+    String getHelpLineNumber();
+}
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diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQServiceImpl.java b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQServiceImpl.java
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index 0000000000..6f841e4ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-mvc-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/exclude_urls_filter/service/FAQServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.baeldung.exclude_urls_filter.service;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class FAQServiceImpl implements FAQService {
+
+    private static final String HELPLINE_NUMBER = "+1 888-777-66";
+
+    @Override
+    public String getHelpLineNumber() {
+        return HELPLINE_NUMBER;
+    }
+
+}