What does res redirect do?

The res. redirect() function redirects to the URL derived from the specified path, with specified status, a integer (positive) which corresponds to an HTTP status code.

Should I return res redirect?

In general, I do recommend to use: return res. redirect(“https://” + req.

What is RES redirect Express?

The res. redirect() function lets you redirect the user to a different URL by sending an HTTP response with status 302. The HTTP client (browser, Axios, etc.) will then “follow” the redirect and send an HTTP request to the new URL as shown below.

How do I redirect after Axios post?

To make redirects after an axios post request with Express and React, we set window. location to the new URL value after the response from the axios request to the Express back end is available. import React, { Component } from “react”; //… class MyClass extends Component { onSubmit = async (e) => { e.

What does res JSON () do?

json() Function. The res. json() function sends a JSON response. This method sends a response (with the correct content-type) that is the parameter converted to a JSON string using the JSON.

When should I use Res send?

Notes

  1. This method is terminal, meaning that it’s generally the last line of code your app should run for a given request (hence the advisory usage of return throughout these docs).
  2. If you want to send a dictionary or JSON, use res.
  3. If you want to send a stream, use actions2(preferably) or .

Does fetch follow redirects?

If it is “follow”, fetch() API follows the redirect response (HTTP status code = 301,302,303,307,308). If it is “error”, fetch() API treats the redirect response as an error. If it is “manual”, fetch() API doesn’t follow the redirect and returns an opaque-redirect filtered response which wraps the redirect response.

Should I use RES JSON or Res send?

There is no actual difference between res. send and res. json, both methods are almost identical. res.