301 and 302 redirects in Rest API - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to send a 301 redirect response in a REST API.

Rest API

response.status_code = [1]

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A301

B200

C404

D500

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 302 instead of 301 for permanent redirect

Using 200 which means OK, not redirect

HTTP status code 301 means the resource has been permanently moved to a new URL.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to send a 302 redirect response in a REST API.

Rest API

response.status_code = [1]

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A400

B301

C503

D302

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 301 instead of 302 for temporary redirect

Using 400 which means bad request

HTTP status code 302 means the resource has been temporarily moved to a different URL.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in setting the redirect status code to 301 in this REST API code.

Rest API

response.status_code = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A301

B302

C200

D404

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing 301 and 302 status codes

Using 200 which means success, not redirect

The correct status code for permanent redirect is 301, not 302 or others.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to set a 302 redirect with the correct Location header.

Rest API

response.status_code = [1]
response.headers['Location'] = [2]

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A302

B'https://newsite.com'

C'https://example.com'

D301

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 301 status code with 302 redirect

Setting Location header to wrong URL

302 status code is for temporary redirect and Location header tells where to redirect.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to set a 301 redirect with a Location header and a message body.

Rest API

response.status_code = [1]
response.headers['Location'] = [2]
response.body = [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A301

B'https://permanent.com'

C'Resource moved permanently'

D302

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing 301 and 302 codes

Forgetting to set Location header

Leaving body empty or incorrect

301 is permanent redirect, Location header points to new URL, and body can explain the redirect.