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As mentioned in the comments, this is entirely dependent on the client, and not all clients handle redirects in the same way. You can find a decent explanation of the redirect codes and why a 301 should drop POST data on Stack Overflow.
When working with a 301
(and often a 302
) redirect, most browsers will discard POST
data and make a GET
request. This is mostly because browsers have always done this, and POST
requests most commonly come from web forms, so it makes sense that the redirect results in a GET
, allowing for the browser to display a different page without interfering. This is not the case for things like PUT
or PATCH
requests, as they cannot currently be sent by web forms and typically play by different rules.
If you are looking to maintain the POST
data on a 302
redirect, you should consider using a 307
redirect instead. A 307
request should maintain the request method, and the request body as a result.
If you are looking to maintain the POST
data in a 301
redirect, there is currently a draft for a 308
status code that would work like the 307
, but be permanent.
You can force the redirect to use a GET
request with a 303
redirect. It works very much like a 302
, but it enforces that the request method is always a GET
request. Itβs often used in APIs for asynchronous tasks.