I have QR codes, that exist on many products. Now link from QR is not actually. I need redirect old link to new external one.

I use Nuxt 2 and Vue 2.

I try do that:

1) // nuxt.config.js

routeRules: {
  '/api/images/image.pdf': { redirect: 'https://example.com' },
},

2) //middleware/redirect.global.js

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  if (to.path === '/api/images/image.pdf') {
    return navigateTo('//example.com', { redirectCode: 301 })
  }
})

Both of them do not work. How can I implement redirect from QR link to external link using Nuxt 2?