308 Permanent Redirect

What is HTTP 308 Permanent Redirect?

The 308 Permanent Redirect status code indicates that a resource has permanently moved to a new URL.

Unlike 301 Moved Permanently, the 308 response guarantees that the original HTTP method and request body are preserved.

Example

POST /api/users HTTP/1.1

HTTP/1.1 308 Permanent Redirect

Location: https://api.example.com/users

The client repeats the request against the new location using the same method.

308 vs 301

• 301 may change POST requests to GET
• 308 always preserves the original method

Common Uses

• API migrations
• Permanent URL changes
• Service moves
• Infrastructure changes

Why Does It Matter For DevOps?

308 redirects are useful when migrating services while avoiding changes to client behaviour.

• Reverse proxy configuration
• API gateways
• Application migrations
• Cloud migrations

Summary

The 308 Permanent Redirect response permanently moves a resource while preserving the original HTTP request method.