Answers for "can the redirect component redirect to external url"

react redirect to url

import { Route, Redirect } from 'react-router'

<Route exact path="/" render={() => (
  loggedIn ? (
    <Redirect to="/dashboard"/>
  ) : (
    <PublicHomePage/>
  )
)}/>

redirect to another path react

<span className="input-group-btn">
  <Link to="/login" />Click to login</Link>
</span>