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# Redirects in InstantSearch Android

> Learn how to add redirects on specific searches with InstantSearch Android.

export const SearchQuery = () => <Tooltip tip="The text users enter into a search box. In the Search API, this corresponds to the query parameter. A search query is often used with filters, facets, and other parameters, but these aren't part of the query text itself.">
    search query
  </Tooltip>;

Redirects can enhance the search experience. For example:

* Searching for "help" redirects users to a support page
* Searching for a category, such as, "TV" redirects users to a category page
* Searching for a specific product or brand redirects users to a seasonal promotional page for it
* Searching for specific keywords related to an ongoing event, such as, "masks", redirects users to a more specific landing page

This guide explains how to add redirects to InstantSearch through [Rules](/doc/guides/managing-results/rules/detecting-intent) and using custom data.

Redirects are handled by Autocomplete's [redirect plugin](/doc/ui-libraries/autocomplete/api-reference/autocomplete-plugin-redirect-url).
However, if you don't use [Autocomplete](/doc/ui-libraries/autocomplete/introduction/what-is-autocomplete), you must handle redirects in InstantSearch:

* If a redirect was created in the Manual Editor, [handle it with InstantSearch's `queryRuleCustomData` widget](#handle-a-manual-editor-rule-redirect).

## Handle a Manual Editor rule redirect

If a redirect was created in the Manual Editor, handle it with InstantSearch's [`QueryRuleCustomData`](/doc/api-reference/widgets/query-rule-custom-data/android) widget.

### Configure a rule

To set up a rule that returns custom data whenever the <SearchQuery /> matches specific keywords,
see [Create a rule for returning custom data](/doc/guides/managing-results/rules/merchandising-and-promoting/how-to/redirects#create-a-rule-for-returning-custom-data).

### Configure the `queryRuleCustomData` widget

After setting up a rule that returns the custom redirect data, you can use the [`QueryRuleCustomData`](/doc/api-reference/widgets/query-rule-custom-data/android) widget to update the page location when `userData` contains a redirect.

```kotlin Kotlin theme={"system"}
@Serializable
data class Redirect(val url: String)

val searcher = HitsSearcher(
    applicationID = "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
    apiKey = "ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY",
    indexName = "YourIndexName"
)
QueryRuleCustomDataConnector<Redirect>(searcher) { redirect ->
    redirect?.url?.let {
        // perform redirect with URL
    }
}
```