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title: "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on Netlify: cause and fix"
description: "A catch-all rule in _redirects that matches its own destination path re-enters itself on every pass."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/errors/err-too-many-redirects/in-netlify"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
---

# ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on Netlify

> A catch-all rule in _redirects that matches its own destination path re-enters itself on every pass.

## Why it happens on Netlify

 A catch-all rule in _redirects that matches its own destination path re-enters itself on every pass.

## The fix on Netlify

 Order rules from most to least specific and make sure no rule's destination can match its own source pattern. Use a 200 rewrite instead of a 301 where you want a proxy rather than a redirect.

## If that didn't fix it

 Netlify has its own failure mode, but ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS has a wider set of causes. The most common one overall is: The CDN forwards to the origin over HTTP while the origin redirects all HTTP to HTTPS — an infinite loop.

 Switch the CDN's SSL mode to Full so the origin leg is encrypted, or make the origin trust the forwarded-proto header instead of the raw scheme.

## Check your own domain

 The uptime probe returns the full redirect chain, so you can see the exact two URLs bouncing off each other instead of inferring it from behaviour.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS happen on Netlify?

 A catch-all rule in _redirects that matches its own destination path re-enters itself on every pass.

### How do I fix ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS on Netlify?

 Order rules from most to least specific and make sure no rule's destination can match its own source pattern. Use a 200 rewrite instead of a 301 where you want a proxy rather than a redirect.

### What does ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS mean?

 Two rules are bouncing the request back and forth — most often an HTTPS redirect at the application level fighting a proxy that is forwarding as plain HTTP, so each side thinks the other needs to upgrade.


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