What is a redirect in http?

Redirects accomplish numerous goals: In HTTP, redirection is triggered by a server sending a special redirect response to a request. Redirect responses have status codes that start with 3, and a Location header holding the URL to redirect to. When browsers receive a redirect, they immediately load the new URL provided in the Location header.

What are redirection status codes?

These codes indicate that a requested resource has been moved to a new location, and the client should direct their request to the new location. There are several types of redirection status codes, including 301, 302, 307, and 308. Each of these serves a specific purpose and has its own set of rules.

What is URL redirection?

This page was last modified on Aug 1, 2024 by MDN contributors. URL redirection, also known as URL forwarding, is a technique to give more than one URL address to a page, a form, a whole website, or a web application. HTTP has a special kind of response, called a HTTP redirect, for this operation.