Redirect status chooser
Pick the right redirect status code — not just where the URL goes. Compare all five codes in the table below, or test chains with the redirects simulator and the HTTP status codes reference.
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All redirect status codes
| Code | Name | Permanent? | Method preserved? | When to use |
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About this tool
Redirect responses differ in two ways that matter in production: whether the move is permanent for caches and SEO, and whether the client must replay the same HTTP method and body on the next hop.
A 301 after POST often becomes a GET and drops the body. 302 left method behavior ambiguous for years. 303, 307, and 308 exist to make POST/PUT/API behavior explicit — pick the code that matches your intent, not whichever number your framework defaults to.
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