HTTP 301 Moved Permanently — Meaning

301 Moved Permanently is a redirect telling clients the resource has permanently moved to the URL in the Location header. It propagates SEO signals; use 308 when POST must be preserved.

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What does 301 mean?

The resource permanently moved to the URL in the Location header.

301 vs 308?

Use 308 when the POST method must be preserved on redirect.

Related pages

• HTTP 200 OK
• HTTP 401 Unauthorized
• HTTP 403 Forbidden
• HTTP 404 Not Found
• HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
• HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
• HTTP 502 Bad Gateway
• HTTP 503 Service Unavailable

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