Content-Location

The Content-Location header indicates an alternate location for the returned data. The principal use case is to indicate the URL of the resource transmitted as the result of content negotiation.

Location and Content-Location are different: Location indicates the target of a redirection (or the URL of a newly created document), while Content-Location indicates the direct URL to use to access the resource, without the need of further content negotiation. Location is a header associated with the response, while Content-Location is associated with the entity returned.

Header type Entity header
Forbidden header name no

Syntax

Content-Location: <url>

Directives

<url>
A relative (to the request URL) or absolute URL.

Examples

Content-Location: /index.html

Specifications

Specification Title
RFC 7231, section 3.1.4.2: Content-Location Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content

Browser compatibility

FeatureChromeFirefoxEdgeInternet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic Support(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)
FeatureAndroidChrome for AndroidEdge mobileFirefox for AndroidIE mobileOpera AndroidiOS Safari
Basic Support(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)(Yes)

See also

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