diff --git a/gatsby-node.ts b/gatsby-node.ts
index 0833710e4c..8418c6b004 100644
--- a/gatsby-node.ts
+++ b/gatsby-node.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { glob } from "glob"
 import { updateCodeData } from "./scripts/update-code-data/update-code-data"
 import { organizeCodeData } from "./scripts/update-code-data/organize-code-data"
 import { sortCodeData } from "./scripts/update-code-data/sort-code-data"
+import redirects from "./redirects.json"
 
 export const createSchemaCustomization: GatsbyNode["createSchemaCustomization"] =
   async ({ actions }) => {
@@ -128,6 +129,15 @@ export const createPages: GatsbyNode["createPages"] = async ({
     statusCode: 200,
   })
 
+  // legacy 301 redirects from previous iterations of the site
+  redirects.forEach(({ from, to }) => {
+    createRedirect({
+      fromPath: from,
+      toPath: to,
+      statusCode: 301,
+    })
+  })
+
   const result = await graphql(`
     query allMarkdownRemark {
       allMarkdownRemark {
diff --git a/redirects.json b/redirects.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64c293d581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redirects.json
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+[
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-errors",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/error/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-execution",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/execution/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-express-graphql",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/express-graphql/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-graphql",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/graphql/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-language",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/language/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-type-system",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/type/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-type-utilities",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/utilities/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/api-reference-type-validation",
+    "to": "/graphql-js/validation/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/getting-started",
+    "to": "/learn/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/intro",
+    "to": "/learn/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/introspection",
+    "to": "/learn/introspection/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/queries",
+    "to": "/learn/queries/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/typesystem",
+    "to": "/learn/schema/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/validation",
+    "to": "/learn/validation/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/docs/videos",
+    "to": "/community/#videos/"
+  },
+  {
+    "from": "/help",
+    "to": "/community/"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/static/_redirects b/static/_redirects
deleted file mode 100644
index ca92c9f573..0000000000
--- a/static/_redirects
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# 200 = reverse proxy rules 
-# https://www.netlify.com/docs/redirects/#rewrites-and-proxying
-
-/swapi-graphql        https://graphql.github.io/swapi-graphql/          200
-/swapi-graphql/*      https://graphql.github.io/swapi-graphql/:splat    200
-
-# 301 = permanent redirects
-# https://www.netlify.com/docs/redirects/#http-status-codes
-
-/docs/api-reference-errors            /graphql-js/error/                301
-/docs/api-reference-execution         /graphql-js/execution/             301
-/docs/api-reference-express-graphql   /graphql-js/express-graphql/      301
-/docs/api-reference-graphql           /graphql-js/graphql/              301
-/docs/api-reference-language          /graphql-js/language/             301
-/docs/api-reference-type-system       /graphql-js/type/                 301
-/docs/api-reference-type-utilities    /graphql-js/utilities/            301
-/docs/api-reference-type-validation   /graphql-js/validation/           301
-/docs/getting-started                 /learn/                           301
-/docs/intro                           /learn/                           301
-/docs/introspection                   /learn/introspection/             301
-/docs/queries                         /learn/queries/                   301
-/docs/typesystem                      /learn/schema/                    301
-/docs/validation                      /learn/validation/                301
-/docs/videos                          /community/#videos                301
-/help                                 /community/                       301