Redirect Checker

Redirect Checker follows a URL's full redirect chain hop-by-hop and shows you every intermediate status code, so you can see exactly how a link travels from its starting point to its final destination. Whether you’re auditing your own site or a client’s, this page explains the redirect checker tool concept end-to-end and, gives you a free, working free redirect checker tool below.

How it works

Enter a URL. We issue a request with automatic redirect-following disabled, log the response headers and status code, follow the Location header manually, and repeat until we reach a final 200 (or an error/loop).

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What we check

• Number of hops in the chain
• Redirect type at each hop (301, 302, 307, 308)
• Redirect loops
• Whether the chain crosses HTTP to HTTPS or non-www to www unnecessarily

How to fix common Redirect Checker issues

1. Collapse multi-hop chains into a single 301 straight to the final URL.
2. Use 301 (permanent) rather than 302 (temporary) for redirects that are truly permanent.
3. Update internal links to point directly at the destination instead of relying on a redirect.
4. Fix redirect loops immediately — they can make a page completely uncrawlable.

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