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## RestApplication.redirect() method

Register a route redirecting callers to a different URL.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
redirect(fromPath: string, toPathOrUrl: string, statusCode?: number): Binding;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  fromPath | string | URL path of the redirect endpoint |
|  toPathOrUrl | string | Location (URL path or full URL) where to redirect to. If your server is configured with a custom <code>basePath</code>, then the base path is prepended to the target location. |
|  statusCode | number | HTTP status code to respond with, defaults to 303 (See Other). |

<b>Returns:</b>

[Binding](./context.binding.md)

## Example


```ts
app.redirect('/explorer', '/explorer/');
```