302 redirect
A temporary redirect indicating the resource lives elsewhere for now; the original URL is expected to remain the canonical one.
TechnicalTemporary Redirect
307 redirect
A temporary redirect that, unlike 302, guarantees the HTTP method and body are preserved; also the code browsers report for internal HSTS redirects.
In full
307 is the strict temporary counterpart to 308. In SEO work it is most often seen as '307 Internal Redirect' in browser devtools, which is not a server response at all but the browser upgrading http to https because of an HSTS policy or the preload list. Treat it as equivalent to 302 for indexing purposes.
Example
DevTools shows `307 Internal Redirect` on an http request because the domain is on the HSTS preload list.
Related terms
308 redirect
A permanent redirect equivalent to 301 for indexing purposes, but which forbids changing the HTTP method when following it.
HSTS
A response header instructing browsers to only contact a host over HTTPS for a set period, eliminating the initial insecure request.
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HTTP status codes
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