By default, when you make an HTTP connection using URLConnection, the system automatically follows redirects until it reaches the final destination. This example demonstrates how to prevent automatic redirection. 
    // Disable automatic redirects for all HTTP requests
    HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(false);
    
    // Disable automatic redirects for a particular connection
    try {
        // Create a URLConnection object for a URL
        URL url = new URL("http://hostname:80");
        URLConnection conn = url.openConnection();
    
        // Disable automatic redirects just for this connection
        HttpURLConnection httpConn = (HttpURLConnection)conn;
        httpConn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false);
    
        // Send the request to the server
        conn.connect();
    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
    } catch (IOException e) {
    }