Technical SEO · Beginner

302 redirect

A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect: visitors are sent to another URL, but search engines are told the original will come back, so they generally keep the original URL indexed.

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Level
Beginner
Also called
Temporary redirect
Status code
302 Found
Equivalent
307 Temporary Redirect
Use for
Short-term moves only
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What is a 302 redirect?

A 302 (and its stricter sibling, 307) sends visitors elsewhere while signaling the move is temporary. Search engines usually keep the original URL in the index. If a 302 stays in place for a long time, Google may eventually treat it as permanent, but you shouldn't rely on that.

When to use one

  • A product is temporarily out of stock and you send people to an alternative.
  • A page is down for maintenance.
  • Short promotions or tests.

Common mistakes

  • Using 302 for a site migration or http to https move, the classic error. Use 301 or 308.
  • Letting CMS plugins create 302s by default.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check which redirect a page uses?

A redirect checker shows the status code of every hop. Our free Redirect Checker does it for all your http/https and www versions at once.

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