# URL301

{% hint style="info" %}
This is provider specific type of record and not a DNS standard. It may behave differently for each provider that handles it.
{% endhint %}

#### Namecheap

This is a URL Redirect record with a type of "Permanent", it creates a 301 redirect to the target.

You can read more at the [Namecheap documentation](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/385/2237/how-to-set-up-a-url-redirect-for-a-domain/).

#### Porkbun

This creates a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect to the target URL. By default, it includes wildcard subdomains but does not include the URI path in redirection.

Example:

{% code title="dnsconfig.js" %}

```javascript
D("example.com", REG_PORKBUN, DnsProvider(DSP_PORKBUN),
    URL301("redirect", "https://example.org"),
);
```

{% endcode %}


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