IIS redirect preserve QueryString?

Question

I have a url:

which I would like to redirect to:

and preserve the query string:

Does anyone have any ideas how to achieve this?

Found this link: http://oneidia.blogspot.com/2010/09/simple-http-redirect-with-querystring.html — Pedro, Aug 22 '11 at 13:16
https://msftplayground.com/2011/01/http-redirect-with-query-string-in-iis-7/ — Nikolay Kostov, Aug 25 '17 at 11:14

score 116 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '11 at 17:04

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Go into the IIS site properties for the domain you're moving from. In the "Home Directory" tab, click the option "A redirection to a URL"
In the Redirect to box, enter the domain you wish to move to (no trailing slash), plus $S$Q - for example, http://www.YourDomain.com$S$Q
Next, check the options that state the client will be sent to "The exact URL entered above", and "A permanent redirection for this resource"

answered Sep 05 '11 at 17:04

Sparkle

I found this which helped me: http://www.developerfusion.com/code/4678/permanent-301-redirect-with-querystring-in-iis/ so when I saw this SO question, I figured I'd upvote it here too in case I have to find it again in the future... – Allan Jan 11 '13 at 20:14
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NOTE! $V$Q seems to be the new addition in IIS7+ (instead of $S$Q). S changed to V. Not sure why but anyway $V$Q works for me. – Max Nov 29 '13 at 11:58
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reference on the wildcard values for HTTP Redirects in IIS: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737576.aspx – ashtonium Apr 01 '14 at 18:18
This site does a good job of explaining how it works in IIS 7 https://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/client-side-redirection-using-httpredirection-module – N1njaB0b Oct 19 '17 at 14:58

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '17 at 11:17

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You can see the complete solution here:

Tried it in IIS 10 and works as expected.

The status code can be anything you prefer. 301 for permanent redirect and 302/307 for temporary redirect.

answered Aug 25 '17 at 11:17

Nikolay Kostov

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Broken image links are the SO version of "And I've discovered the murderer isAAARGH". – SteveCav Dec 10 '19 at 03:15

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