[Answers](https://scrapfly.io/blog) / [python](https://scrapfly.io/blog/tag/python) / [How to fix Python requests TooManyRedirects error?](https://scrapfly.io/blog/answers/python-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) # How to fix Python requests TooManyRedirects error? by [Bernardas Alisauskas](https://scrapfly.io/blog/author/bernardas) Dec 19, 2022 1 min read [\#python](https://scrapfly.io/blog/tag/python) [\#requests](https://scrapfly.io/blog/tag/requests) [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects "Share on LinkedIn") `TooManyRedirects` error can be seen when using Python [requests](https://pypi.org/project/requests/) module to scrape websites with incorrectly configured redirects: python```python import requests requests.get("https://httpbin.dev/redirect/31") # default redirect limit is 30 # will raise: # TooManyRedirects(requests.exceptions.TooManyRedirects: Exceeded 30 redirects. # we can set max redirects using requests.Session: session = requests.Session() session.max_redirects = 2 session.get("https://httpbin.dev/redirect/3") ``` When web scraping, this usually means one of 3 things: - The website is incorrectly configured. - Our requests are missing important details like headers or cookies. - The scraper is purposefully redirected in a loop to prevent scraping (i.e. blocking). To handle `ToomanyRedirects` exception we should disable automatic redirects and handle them manually: python```python import requests session = requests.Session() response = session.get("https://httpbin.dev/redirect/3", allow_redirects=False) redirect_url = response.headers['Location'] # now we can manually inspect and fix the redirect url if necessary and then follow it: response2 = session.get(redirect_url, allow_redirects=False) ``` Scale Your Web Scraping Anti-bot bypass, browser rendering, and rotating proxies, all in one API. Start with 1,000 free credits. No credit card required 1,000 free API credits Anti-bot bypass included [Start Free](https://scrapfly.io/register) [View Docs](https://scrapfly.io/docs/onboarding) Not ready? Get our newsletter instead. ## Explore this Article with AI [ ChatGPT ](https://chat.openai.com/?q=Summarize%20this%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) [ Gemini ](https://www.google.com/search?udm=50&aep=11&q=Summarize%20this%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) [ Grok ](https://x.com/i/grok?text=Summarize%20this%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) [ Perplexity ](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/new?q=Summarize%20this%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) [ Claude ](https://claude.ai/new?q=Summarize%20this%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fscrapfly.io%2Fblog%2Fanswers%2Fpython-requests-exception-toomanyredirects) ## Related Articles [ http ### What is HTTP 401 Error and How to Fix it Discover the HTTP 401 error meaning, its causes, and solutions in this comprehensive guide. Learn how 401 unauthorized e... ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/what-is-http-401-error-and-how-to-fix-it) [ http ### Guide to Cloudflare's Error Code 520 and How to Fix it Quick look at error code 520, what does it mean, its common causes, and how it can be prevented. ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/guide-to-error-code-520-cloudflare-and-fixes) [ http ### What is HTTP 422 Error? (Unprocessable Entity) 422 Unprocessable Entity error is usually caused by a semantically invalid request. Learn http error 422 causes and how ... ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/posts/what-is-http-422-error-unprocessable-entity) ## Related Questions - [ Q How to fix python requests ConnectTimeout error? ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/answers/python-requests-exception-connecttimeout) - [ Q How to fix Python requests MissingSchema error? ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/answers/python-requests-exception-missingschema) - [ Q How to fix Python requests ReadTimeout error? ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/answers/python-requests-exception-readtimeout) - [ Q How to fix Python requests SSLError? ](https://scrapfly.io/blog/answers/python-requests-exception-sllerror) Scale your web scraping effortlessly, **1,000 free credits** [Start Free](https://scrapfly.io/register)