HTTP 308 Permanent Redirect

What does HTTP 308 mean?

Permanent redirect that keeps the request method and body. 308 is the method-preserving version of 301. It is safe for APIs and form endpoints that move, and it is what Vercel, Next.js and many modern platforms use for permanent redirects.

3xx Redirection: The client must take another step — usually follow the URL in the Location header — to complete the request.

Best practices

• Use it like 301; update links to point at the new URL.

308 and SEO

Search engines treat 308 like 301 and transfer signals to the new URL.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 308 Permanent Redirect
Location: https://example.com/new-endpoint

How to return a 308 response

Node.js (Express)

res.redirect(308, 'https://example.com/new-url');

PHP

header('Location: https://example.com/new-url', true, 308);
exit;

Python (Flask)

return redirect('https://example.com/new-url', code=308)

Go (net/http)

http.Redirect(w, r, "https://example.com/new-url", 308)

nginx

return 308 https://example.com/new-url;

Related status codes

• 301 Moved Permanently — The resource has a new permanent URL, given in the Location header.
• 307 Temporary Redirect — Temporary redirect that keeps the request method and body.
• 302 Found — The resource is temporarily at a different URL, given in the Location header.

Check which status code a URL returns with the HTTP header checker, or trace a redirect chain with the redirect checker.