How to get the final redirected url?

Asked May 06 '21 at 14:20

Active May 06 '21 at 14:39

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This URL:

https://www.novelupdates.com/extnu/5190240/

Redirects to final URL:

https://zenithnovels.com/monster-refining-system/monster-refining-system-chapter-1/

How do I get the final redirected URL?

What I've tried so far

Trying an $.ajax() attempt returns undefined:

var data = $.ajax({
    type: "GET",
    url: 'https://www.novelupdates.com/extnu/5190240/',
    async: false
  }).responseText;

alert(data);

What is a working way to do this?

edited May 06 '21 at 14:39

Nico Haase

asked May 06 '21 at 14:20

Henrik Petterson

To the best of my knowledge, you can't do that on the client side; you'd need a server component to do the request and follow the `Location` header path. – AKX May 06 '21 at 14:22
Or this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35532531/is-it-possible-to-get-page-redirect-information-via-ajax – Nico Haase May 06 '21 at 14:24
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@NicoHaase It doesn't explain why `data` returns `undefined`. – Henrik Petterson May 06 '21 at 14:24
What does that mean? What have you tried to resolve your problem? – Nico Haase May 06 '21 at 14:26
That's not how [jQuery.ajax](https://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax) works – phuzi May 06 '21 at 14:33
You would need a redirection service like: [WhereGoes.com](https://wheregoes.com) – Mr. Polywhirl May 06 '21 at 14:42