The HTTP Location header is a response header that is used under 2 circumstances to ask a browser to redirect a URL (status code 3xx) or provide information about the location of a newly created resource (status code of 201). Its usage is often confused with another HTTP Header which is HTTP Content-Location header. The main difference between them is that Location gives the URL of the resource where the redirection of the page happens while HTTP Content-Location is used to indicate the URL of a transmitted resource.
Syntax:
Location: <url>
Directives: This header accepts a single directive mentioned above and described below:
- <url>: This directive holds the relative or absolute URL that gives access to a resource.
Examples:
- These URLs include a scheme/host and conform to scheme-specific syntax and semantics, this is an Absolute URL:
Location: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/index.php
- These URLs don’t include a scheme or a host. It must be combined with the URLs of the original request, Relative URL:
Location: /blogs/
To check this Location in action go to Inspect Element -> Network check the response header for Location like below, Location is highlighted you can see.
Supported Browsers: The browsers are compatible with the HTTP Location header are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari