Web/API/Request/redirect

The redirect read-only property of the Request interface contains the mode for how redirects are handled.

Syntax

var myRedirect = request.redirect;

Value

A RequestRedirect enum value, which can be one the following strings:

follow
error
manual

If not specified when the request is created, it takes the default value of follow.

Example

In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request redirect value in a variable:

var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
var myCred = myRequest.redirect;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
FetchThe definition of 'redirect' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`redirect` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 46	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 46	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.