redirect
The redirect
function allows you to redirect the user to another URL. redirect
can be used in Server Components, Route Handlers, and Server Actions.
When used in a streaming context, this will insert a meta tag to emit the redirect on the client side. When used in a server action, it will serve a 303 HTTP redirect response to the caller. Otherwise, it will serve a 307 HTTP redirect response to the caller.
If a resource doesn't exist, you can use the notFound
function instead.
Good to know:
- In Server Actions and Route Handlers,
redirect
should be called after thetry/catch
block.- If you prefer to return a 308 (Permanent) HTTP redirect instead of 307 (Temporary), you can use the
permanentRedirect
function instead.
Parameters
The redirect
function accepts two arguments:
redirect(path, type)
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
path | string | The URL to redirect to. Can be a relative or absolute path. |
type | 'replace' (default) or 'push' (default in Server Actions) | The type of redirect to perform. |
By default, redirect
will use push
(adding a new entry to the browser history stack) in Server Actions and replace
(replacing the current URL in the browser history stack) everywhere else. You can override this behavior by specifying the type
parameter.
The type
parameter has no effect when used in Server Components.
Returns
redirect
does not return any value.
Example
Server Component
Invoking the redirect()
function throws a NEXT_REDIRECT
error and terminates rendering of the route segment in which it was thrown.
import { redirect } from 'next/navigation'
async function fetchTeam(id) {
const res = await fetch('https://...')
if (!res.ok) return undefined
return res.json()
}
export default async function Profile({ params }) {
const team = await fetchTeam(params.id)
if (!team) {
redirect('/login')
}
// ...
}
Good to know:
redirect
does not require you to usereturn redirect()
as it uses the TypeScriptnever
type.
Client Component
redirect
can be used in a Client Component through a Server Action. If you need to use an event handler to redirect the user, you can use the useRouter
hook.
'use client'
import { navigate } from './actions'
export function ClientRedirect() {
return (
<form action={navigate}>
<input type="text" name="id" />
<button>Submit</button>
</form>
)
}
'use server'
import { redirect } from 'next/navigation'
export async function navigate(data: FormData) {
redirect(`/posts/${data.get('id')}`)
}
FAQ
Why does redirect
use 307 and 308?
When using redirect()
you may notice that the status codes used are 307
for a temporary redirect, and 308
for a permanent redirect. While traditionally a 302
was used for a temporary redirect, and a 301
for a permanent redirect, many browsers changed the request method of the redirect, from a POST
to GET
request when using a 302
, regardless of the origins request method.
Taking the following example of a redirect from /users
to /people
, if you make a POST
request to /users
to create a new user, and are conforming to a 302
temporary redirect, the request method will be changed from a POST
to a GET
request. This doesn't make sense, as to create a new user, you should be making a POST
request to /people
, and not a GET
request.
The introduction of the 307
status code means that the request method is preserved as POST
.
302
- Temporary redirect, will change the request method fromPOST
toGET
307
- Temporary redirect, will preserve the request method asPOST
The redirect()
method uses a 307
by default, instead of a 302
temporary redirect, meaning your requests will always be preserved as POST
requests.
Learn more about HTTP Redirects.
Version History
Version | Changes |
---|---|
v13.0.0 | redirect introduced. |
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