HTTP 307 Temporary Redirect — Method Preservation vs 302 and 303

When to Return 307

Prefer 307 over 302 when you need a temporary redirect and must preserve the HTTP method (especially for POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE). Use 303 when you specifically want to redirect a POST to a GET.

Common Causes

• Temporary service migration
• Load balancing redirect
• API versioning redirect that must preserve the method

HTTP Response Example

HTTP/1.1 307 Temporary Redirect
Location: /api/v2/users
Cache-Control: no-store

Code Examples

// Method-preserving temporary redirect
app.all('/api/v1/:path(*)', (req, res) => {
  res.redirect(307, `/api/v2/${req.params.path}`)
  // A POST to /api/v1/users redirects as POST to /api/v2/users
})

// Next.js uses 307 for non-permanent redirects by default:
export default {
  redirects: async () => [
    {
      source: '/old-api/:path*',
      destination: '/new-api/:path*',
      permanent: false, // 307
    },
  ],
}

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