3xx Redirection
HTTP 302 Found
The resource is temporarily at another URL, given in the Location header; clients should keep using the original URL. Like 301, a client may change a POST into a GET when it follows a 302.
Defined in RFC 9110, section 15.4.3(opens in a new tab)
//_01 Uptime checks
Is 302 up or down for a monitor?
Uptimecheck HTTP monitor
Default settings
Up, as long as the page it leads to is. A monitor follows redirects by default, up to 10, and judges the final answer. With Follow redirects turned off, the 302 itself is judged, and it is within the default 200–399 range.
Is it down? checker
Free, at /is-it-down/
It follows up to 5 redirects and judges the final answer: anything below 500 counts as the site answering.
//_02 Causes and fixes
Why you see 302 and what to do
Typical causes
- Login redirects, language or country redirects, A/B tests, temporary maintenance pages.
If you run the site
- For a permanent move, use 301 or 308: search engines treat a 302 as temporary and keep the old URL.
- Use 307 when the method and body must be kept.
If you’re a visitor
- Nothing to do.
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Questions
What does HTTP 302 mean?
The resource is temporarily at another URL, given in the Location header; clients should keep using the original URL. Like 301, a client may change a POST into a GET when it follows a 302.
Does an uptime monitor count 302 as down?
Up, as long as the page it leads to is. A monitor follows redirects by default, up to 10, and judges the final answer. With Follow redirects turned off, the 302 itself is judged, and it is within the default 200–399 range.
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