Following request redirects
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Updated at July 9, 2026
By default, when a source returns the 3xx redirect code, Cloud CDN caches this response and returns it to the client. Using the redirects feature, you can enable the CDN resource to follow redirects from the source. With this feature on, Cloud CDN send a request to the address specified in the response and then returns the content from the target address to the client.
This feature uses one redirection level only: if after the first redirect the 3xx code is returned again, it will be forwarded to the client and cached on the CDN.
Note
The option works only if the origin shielding function is on.
You may need to follow redirects in the following scenarios:
- Content migration: when moving files to a different domain or server.
- Load balancing: when distributing requests between multiple origins.
- A/B testing: when switching traffic between different content versions.