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title: 302 Found
slug: Web/HTTP/Status/302
browser-compat: http.status.302

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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 {{HTTPHeader("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 {{HTTPMethod("GET")}} or {{HTTPMethod("HEAD")}} methods and to use {{HTTPStatus("307", "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 {{HTTPMethod("GET")}}, use {{HTTPStatus("303", "303 See Other")}} instead. This is useful when you want to give a response to a {{HTTPMethod("PUT")}} method that is not the uploaded resource but a confirmation message such as: 'you successfully uploaded XYZ'.

Status

302 Found

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{HTTPStatus("307", "307 Temporary Redirect")}}, the equivalent of this status code where the method used never changes.

• {{HTTPStatus("303", "303 See Other")}}, a temporary redirect that changes the method used to {{HTTPMethod("GET")}}.

• {{HTTPStatus("301", "301 Moved Permanently")}}, a permanent redirect.