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How can I detect if a URL is redirected to another one?

I use this code to make a 'GET' request to urls. 

var request = WebRequest.Create(uri) as HttpWebRequest;
request.Method = "GET";
var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
var status = response.StatusCode; // returns HttpStatusCode.OK

So, the probelem is when a url is redirected to another one, I can't detect it. For example;

url is: http://site.com

that redirects to http://www.site.com

but when I make a request to http://site.com it returns a HttpStatusCode.OK for it -instead of a redirect code. Have you any idea please?

Solution

  • You can use the AllowAutoRedirect property. Set it to false and handle the redirect yourself.