# Next.js blank page after res.redirect()

> Fix the blank page you get after calling res.redirect() in a Next.js API route on Vercel by switching to res.writeHead() with a 302 Location header instead.

Author: Flavio Copes | Published: 2021-06-29 | Canonical: https://flaviocopes.com/nextjs-fix-blank-page-redirect/

I had an API route and after responding to a form submit, the API called 

```js
res.redirect('/')
```

It worked great locally in development, but when I shipped it to Vercel, the redirect ended up to a blank page. The URL was correct, but it took a refresh to show the content.

Not sure why, but I fixed this by using `res.writeHead()` instead:

```js
res.writeHead(302, { Location: '/' }).end()
```

> The `302 Found` HTTP code is a common way of performing URL redirection.