# Redirection not working?

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirection-not-working/77669>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirection-not-working/77669 "2023-06-15T19:28:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/redirection-not-working/77669/11 "2023-06-16T10:01:38Z")

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I think the 200 status code is caused by this security system:

> [@Ensuring only web browsers can access your website](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ensuring-only-web-browsers-can-access-your-website/49353):
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> InfinityFree is a website hosting service. That means that the hosting accounts we provided are intended for hosting websites. Websites contain pages that are accessed through web browsers. InfinityFree is not intended to be used for file sharing, API hosting, database hosting or background tasks/tools. To help enforce this, free hosting enforces a security system that makes sure that anyone trying to access your website is using a normal web browser. This is done by checking whether the web br…

The redirect will work fine for browsers, as they first get the security check and are then redirected to the other site. But any automated tools may not be redirected because they are blocked by our servers before reaching the code in your account.

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