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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/headless/redirects/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Redirects API

Wix Headless provides you with the flexibility to create an app or site on any platform and take advantage of Wix's backend business solutions via APIs. However, for some processes, such as authentication and checkout, you can save time and effort by using standard frontend pages produced by Wix. The Redirects API enables you to temporarily redirect visitors from your external site to a Wix-managed page for these processes, and then return them to your site. These Wix-managed pages are seamlessly incorporated into the user experience of your external site.

With the Redirects API, you can:

+ Redirect a site visitor to a Wix authentication page, then have them redirected back to your external site with authorization credentials.
+ Take advantage of Wix frontend functionality by redirecting users to Wix-managed pages for bookings, eCommerce, events, and paid plans transaction checkouts.
+ Customize your flow, integrating Wix-managed pages alongside custom external pages. For example, use a Wix checkout with an external thank you page.

## Before you begin

It's important to note the following points before starting to code:

+ Add [allowed redirect domains](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/setup/manage-urls/add-allowed-redirect-domains.md) and [allowed authorization redirect URIs](https://dev.wix.com/docs/go-headless/get-started/setup/manage-urls/add-allowed-authorization-redirect-uris.md) in your [Headless Settings](https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?buttonText=Select%20Site&title=Select%20a%20Site&autoSelectOnSingleSite=true&actionUrl=https:%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fdashboard%2F%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D%2Foauth-apps-settings).
+ You must publish the Wix site connected to your Headless project. Wix uses the published site to display Wix-managed pages. To do this, open your Headless project dashboard, select **Design Site** from the left panel, and then click **Publish**.

## Use cases

+ [Redirect to a Wix-managed checkout page](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/headless/redirects/sample-flows.md)
+ [Redirect to a Wix-managed login page](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/headless/redirects/sample-flows.md)
+ [Redirect back to an external site, for example a thank you page after an Events checkout](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/headless/redirects/sample-flows.md)

## Terminology

+ **Redirect session:** A temporary redirection of a visitor from an external site to a Wix-managed page for a process such as authentication or checkout.

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