3xx RedirectionHTTP Status Code Reference

HTTP 303 See Other— What It Means, Causes & How to Fix It

The server is redirecting the client to a different resource using a GET request, typically after a POST operation. This is commonly used in the Post/Redirect/Get pattern to prevent form resubmission.

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Common Causes

  • Post/Redirect/Get pattern after form submission
  • Redirecting to a status or confirmation page after POST
  • API redirecting to a result resource after processing

How to Fix

  1. 1Follow the redirect with a GET request (not POST)
  2. 2No fix needed — this is standard form submission behavior
  3. 3Ensure the target URL returns the expected confirmation page

Example

HTTP 303 See Other
POST /order HTTP/1.1

→ 303 See Other
→ Location: /order/12345/confirmation

Related Redirection Codes

300

Multiple Choices

301

Moved Permanently

302

Found

304

Not Modified

305

Use Proxy

307

Temporary Redirect

308

Permanent Redirect

Commonly Referenced Status Codes

The most frequently searched HTTP status codes

200OK201Created204No Content301Moved Permanently302Found400Bad Request401Unauthorized403Forbidden404Not Found422Unprocessable Content429Too Many Requests500Internal Server Error502Bad Gateway503Service Unavailable504Gateway Timeout

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