Question

Is there any http header or something to prevent the page to be saved on the browser history?

Facts:
I’m not going to use:

window.location.replace(URL);

POST instead of GET;

Thanks.

Answer 1

No. Browser history is 100% controlled by the browser’s settings, and roughly guided by caching “rules” in HTTP.

In a nutshell, most browsers will do the following:

1. All GET requests will be stored in the browser history
2. All POST request URLs will be stored in the browser history (POST data will not)
3. AJAX requests for URLs probably won’t be stored in the browser history, but some may