303 See Other

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The HTTP 303 See Other redirection response status code indicates that the browser should redirect to the URL in the {{HTTPHeader("Location")}}  header instead of rendering the requested resource.

This response code is often sent back as a result of {{HTTPMethod("PUT")}}  or {{HTTPMethod("POST")}}  methods so the client may retrieve a confirmation, or view a representation of a real-world object (see HTTP range-14). The method to retrieve the redirected resource is always {{HTTPMethod("GET")}} .

Status

303 See Other

Examples

303 response on form submission

The client in this example sends a {{HTTPMethod("POST")}}  request to submit a form to a generic subscription.

POST /subscribe HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 50

name=Brian%20Smith&email=brian.smith%40example.com

The server may send back a response with a 303 status and a confirmation page in the {{HTTPHeader("Location")}}  header, so the user is redirected there after receiving the response.

HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
Location: https://www.example.com/confirmation/event/123
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 0

Specifications

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See also

• Redirections in HTTP
• HTTP response status codes
• {{HTTPStatus("302", "302 Found")}} , a temporary redirect
• {{HTTPStatus("307", "307 Temporary Redirect")}} , a temporary redirect where the request method is not modified