302 Found
The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 302 Found
redirect
status response code indicates that the resource requested has been temporarily moved to
the URL given by the Location
header. A browser redirects to this page
but search engines don't update their links to the resource (in 'SEO-speak', it is said
that the 'link-juice' is not sent to the new URL).
Even if the specification requires the method (and the body) not to be altered when the
redirection is performed, not all user-agents conform here - you can still find this
type of bugged software out there. It is therefore recommended to set the
302
code only as a response for GET
or
HEAD
methods and to use 307 Temporary
Redirect
instead, as the method change is explicitly prohibited in that case.
In the cases where you want the method used to be changed to GET
, use
303 See Other
instead. This is useful when you want to give a
response to a PUT
method that is not the uploaded resource but a
confirmation message such as: 'you successfully uploaded XYZ'.
Status
http
302 Found
Specifications
Specification |
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HTTP Semantics # status.302 |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
-
307 Temporary Redirect
, the equivalent of this status code where the method used never changes. -
303 See Other
, a temporary redirect that changes the method used toGET
. 301 Moved Permanently
, a permanent redirect.