The http post location header is mainly for 201 Created responses, but some APIs use it with 202 Accepted or even 3xx redirects. It’s not automatic—clients decide whether to follow it.
For example, browsers usually follow it, but curl won’t unless you pass `-L`. If you’re building an API, make it clear in docs whether clients should handle the location header or not.
Check out Postman for testing—it shows headers clearly so you can see if the location header is there but not being used.
For example, browsers usually follow it, but curl won’t unless you pass `-L`. If you’re building an API, make it clear in docs whether clients should handle the location header or not.
Check out Postman for testing—it shows headers clearly so you can see if the location header is there but not being used.