Do WCF REST services support HTTP 301 redirects?

Question

Is it possible to implement a HTTP 301 redirect for a WCF REST Service so that URLs of the form:

http://server/customers/?name=John

redirects to

http://server/customers/324

(For the client-side case of this question, see Does the WCF REST WebChannelFactory client support REST services that use redirects?)

Answer 1

Sure just set the location and the status code

WebOperationContext.Current.OutgoingResponse.Location = "http://server/customers/324";
WebOperationContext.Current.OutgoingResponse.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.MovedPermanently;

I don't know how the WCF client handles redirects, but it is relatively simple to do using HttpWebRequest.