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Answer: The redirect function sends the user to another URL from Server Components, Route Handlers, and Server Functions.

See also

• nextjs-not-found
• nextjs-linking-and-navigating

Claims

• id: C1 claim: redirect sends the user to another URL. source: S1 evidence: "function allows you to redirect the user to another URL."

• id: C2 claim: There are several redirect options in Next.js. source: S2 evidence: "There are a few ways you can handle redirects in Next.js."

• id: C3 claim: Call redirect in Server Components. source: S2 evidence: "You can call redirect in Server Components,"

• id: C4 claim: redirect is often used after a mutation. source: S2 evidence: "redirect is often used after a mutation or event."

Sources

• [S1] redirect. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/functions/redirect . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.

• [S2] Redirecting. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/redirecting . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.

License: this note is CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Copyright (c) 2025 Vercel, Inc. Sources: Next.js docs (vercel/next.js on GitHub / nextjs.org), MIT (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel/next.js/canary/license.md). Text was condensed and changed from the originals.

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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-09},
  url = {https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-redirecting/},
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