Free Redirect Checker

Trace the full redirect chain of any URL, hop by hop, with status codes at each step.

Redirect chains (a URL that redirects to another URL that redirects again, and so on) slow down page load and dilute SEO value with each hop. Two or more redirects in a chain is usually a sign of accumulated technical debt worth cleaning up — ideally every redirect should point straight to its final destination in one hop.

Worked Example

Example: Checking http://example.com/old-page might show: Hop 1 → 301 redirect to https://example.com/old-page, Hop 2 → 301 redirect to https://example.com/new-page, Hop 3 → 200 OK. That's 2 redirect hops before reaching the final page — worth fixing to redirect directly.

Method

Makes a HEAD request to the URL (following each Location header manually, capped at 10 hops and 8 seconds per hop) rather than letting the HTTP client auto-follow, so every intermediate hop and status code is visible.

Worked Example

Example: Checking http://example.com/old-page might show: Hop 1 → 301 redirect to https://example.com/old-page, Hop 2 → 301 redirect to https://example.com/new-page, Hop 3 → 200 OK. That's 2 redirect hops before reaching the final page — worth fixing to redirect directly.

Method

Makes a HEAD request to the URL (following each Location header manually, capped at 10 hops and 8 seconds per hop) rather than letting the HTTP client auto-follow, so every intermediate hop and status code is visible.