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301 and 302 Redirects

301 (Permanent) and 302 (Found/Temporary) are HTTP codes used to send users from one URL to another.

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In plain English

301 means “this page moved for good—use the new address from now on.” 302 means “this page is temporarily somewhere else.” Both send your browser to a different URL.

A 301 redirect tells search engines and browsers that a page has moved permanently to a new location, transferring 'SEO juice' to the new URL. A 302 redirect is used for temporary moves, such as during site maintenance.

Malicious sites often chain many redirects together to bypass security filters. Our tools reveal these chains so you can audit the behavior of any URL.

Examples & Usage

301 Permanent Redirect

HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://newsite.com/welcome

302 Found (Temporary)

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: https://example.com/maintenance