diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index 6bfd15eb..8267db29 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ErrorAPI struct {
 
 var decoder = schema.NewDecoder()
 
+type handlerBase func(context.Context, http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus
 type handlerFunctionDelete func(context.Context, *http.Request, platform.User) *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus
 type handlerFunctionGet[T any] func(context.Context, *http.Request, resource.QueryParams) (*T, *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus)
 type handlerFunctionGetAuthenticated[T any] func(context.Context, *http.Request, platform.User, resource.QueryParams) (*T, *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus)
@@ -190,6 +191,16 @@ func authenticatedHandlerPostMultipart[ResponseType any](f handlerFunctionPostAu
 		w.Write(body)
 	})
 }
+func handlerBasic(f handlerBase) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ctx := r.Context()
+		e := f(ctx, w, r)
+		if e != nil {
+			respondErrorStatus(w, e)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
 func handlerJSON[T any](f handlerFunctionGet[T]) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx := r.Context()
diff --git a/api/routes.go b/api/routes.go
index 79f13c16..c406af72 100644
--- a/api/routes.go
+++ b/api/routes.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func AddRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
 	r.Handle("/geocode/reverse", handlerJSONPost(geocode.Reverse)).Methods("POST")
 	r.Handle("/geocode/suggestion", handlerJSONSlice(geocode.SuggestionList)).Methods("GET")
 	publicreport := resource.Publicreport(router)
-	r.Handle("/publicreport/{id}", handlerJSON(publicreport.ByID)).Methods("GET").Name("publicreport.ByIDGet")
+	r.Handle("/publicreport/{id}", handlerBasic(publicreport.ByID)).Methods("GET").Name("publicreport.ByIDGet")
 	r.Handle("/publicreport/compliance/{id}/image", handlerFormPost(publicreport.ImageCreate)).Methods("POST")
 	r.Handle("/publicreport/compliance/{id}", handlerJSON(compliance.ByID)).Methods("GET").Name("publicreport.compliance.ByIDGet")
 	r.Handle("/publicreport/compliance/{id}", handlerJSONPut(compliance.Update)).Methods("PUT")
diff --git a/platform/publicreport.go b/platform/publicreport.go
index e4490acb..717b73f6 100644
--- a/platform/publicreport.go
+++ b/platform/publicreport.go
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ func PublicReportWaterCreate(ctx context.Context, setter_report models.Publicrep
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+func PublicReportTypeByID(ctx context.Context, public_id string) (string, error) {
+	report, err := models.PublicreportReports.Query(
+		models.SelectWhere.PublicreportReports.PublicID.EQ(public_id),
+	).One(ctx, db.PGInstance.BobDB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("query report '%s': %w", public_id, err)
+	}
+	return report.ReportType.String(), nil
+}
 
 type funcSetReportDetail = func(context.Context, bob.Executor, int32) error
 
diff --git a/resource/publicreport.go b/resource/publicreport.go
index 6acdec44..42c90fc5 100644
--- a/resource/publicreport.go
+++ b/resource/publicreport.go
@@ -23,19 +23,22 @@ func Publicreport(r *router) *publicreportR {
 	}
 }
 
-func (res *publicreportR) ByID(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, query QueryParams) (*types.PublicReport, *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus) {
+func (res *publicreportR) ByID(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *nhttp.ErrorWithStatus {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	public_id := vars["id"]
 	if public_id == "" {
-		return nil, nhttp.NewBadRequest("You must provid an ID")
+		return nhttp.NewBadRequest("You must provide an ID")
 	}
-	report, err := platform.PublicreportByID(ctx, public_id)
+	report_type, err := platform.PublicReportTypeByID(ctx, public_id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nhttp.NewError("get report: %w", err)
+		return nhttp.NewError("get report '%s': %w", public_id, err)
 	}
-	populateDistrictURI(report, res.router)
-	populateReportURI(report, res.router)
-	return report, nil
+	path, err := reportURI(res.router, report_type, public_id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nhttp.NewError("get uri '%s': %w", public_id, err)
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, path, http.StatusFound)
+	return nil
 }
 
 type image struct {
@@ -72,8 +75,16 @@ func populateDistrictURI(report *types.PublicReport, r *router) error {
 	return nil
 }
 func populateReportURI(report *types.PublicReport, r *router) error {
+	uri, err := reportURI(r, report.Type, report.PublicID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("report uri: %w", err)
+	}
+	report.URI = uri
+	return nil
+}
+func reportURI(r *router, report_type string, public_id string) (string, error) {
 	var route_name string
-	switch report.Type {
+	switch report_type {
 	case "compliance":
 		route_name = "publicreport.compliance.ByIDGet"
 	case "nuisance":
@@ -81,12 +92,11 @@ func populateReportURI(report *types.PublicReport, r *router) error {
 	case "water":
 		route_name = "publicreport.water.ByIDGet"
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unrecognized report type '%s'", report.Type)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unrecognized report type '%s'", report_type)
 	}
-	uri, err := r.IDStrToURI(route_name, report.PublicID)
+	uri, err := r.IDStrToURI(route_name, public_id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nhttp.NewError("uri: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("id str to uri '%s' '%s': %w", route_name, public_id, err)
 	}
-	report.URI = uri
-	return nil
+	return uri, nil
 }