How do i check for a 302 response? WebRequest

Question

Using WebRequest i want to know if i get a "302 Moved Temporarily" response instead of automatically get the new url

Answer 1

Like so:

HttpWebResponse response;
int code = (int) response.StatusCode;

The code should be

HttpStatusCode.TemporaryRedirect

Answer 2

If you want to detect a redirect response, instead of following it automatically create the WebRequest and set the AllowAutoRedirect property to false:

HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(someUrl) as HttpWebRequest;
req.AllowAutoRedirect = false;
HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Found) // Found == 302
{
    // Do something...
    string newUrl = response.Headers["Location"];
}