HTTP 302 Found — What It Means

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HTTP 302 Found — what does HTTP 302 mean?

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Updated 2026-07-26

HTTP 302 Found signals a temporary redirect — the resource is at a different URL right now, but the original address should stay exactly where it is in search results, bookmarks, and caches. It's the right code whenever the redirect isn't meant to be permanent.

Classic uses are a login-required redirect (send the visitor to sign in, then back to where they were) or a short-lived maintenance page. If the move is actually permanent — a URL restructure or domain change — use 301 instead, so search engines transfer ranking to the new address rather than continuing to index the old one. For every other status code at once, use the full HTTP Status Codes reference.

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1 The code is already looked up below — 302 is pre-filled.
2 Type any other status code to look that one up instead.
3 Copy the result, or use the full HTTP Status Codes reference for every code at once.

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The code itself

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302 Found — Redirection (3xx). The resource temporarily resides at a different URL.

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HTTP 301 Moved Permanently — a PERMANENT redirect that transfers SEO ranking to the new URL.

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Redirecting to a login page while preserving the original destination URL Running a temporary maintenance page or A/B test redirect Deciding between 301 and 302 for a redirect Checking what a status code in server logs actually means

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Is anything uploaded to a server?

No. The lookup runs entirely in your browser from a built-in table, so nothing you type leaves your machine.

Why shouldn't I use 302 for a permanent URL change?

Search engines keep the original URL indexed after a 302, expecting it to come back — so a permanent move done with 302 either splits ranking signal between two URLs or never fully transfers it, unlike 301.

What's a common legitimate use for 302?

Sending a logged-out visitor to a login page, then back to their original destination after authenticating — the login URL should never replace the original in search results or bookmarks, which is exactly what 302 preserves.

Is 302 the same as 303 See Other?

Close, but 303 explicitly means "look here instead," typically used to redirect after a POST to avoid a duplicate submission on refresh. 302's original meaning was ambiguous about the HTTP method to use on the redirect, which 303 (and 307) clarify.

Do browsers cache a 302 redirect like they do a 301?

No, not by default — 302 is meant to be temporary, so browsers re-check with the server on future requests rather than assuming the redirect still applies, unlike the more aggressive caching often seen with 301.

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