public/Get-RedirectedUrl.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Aquire the url that is being redirected to when using the passed url parameter .DESCRIPTION When a website only supplies a url to the latest version, but that url is redirected to a different url to aquire the actual binary file. Then this function can be used to simplify that aquiral. .PARAMETER url The url to check for redirection .PARAMETER referer An optional parameter to use when a website requires the referer header to be used .OUTPUTS The redirected url when one is found, otherwise returns the same url that was passed. #> function Get-RedirectedUrl { param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [uri]$url, [uri]$referer ) $req = [System.Net.WebRequest]::CreateDefault($url) if ($referer) { $req.Referer = $referer } $resp = $req.GetResponse() if ($resp -and $resp.ResponseUri.OriginalString -ne $url) { Write-Verbose "Found redirected url '$($resp.ResponseUri)" $result = $resp.ResponseUri.OriginalString } else { Write-Warning "No redirected url was found, returning given url." $result = $url } $resp.Dispose() return $result } |