Free Redirect Checker
Follow every hop in a URL's redirect chain — see the status code, response time, and Location header at each step.
How it works
Paste a URL
Any http(s) URL. We start fetching from the URL you give us.
We follow manually
Each redirect is captured: status, headers, response time, and the Location it pointed at.
See the trail
Up to 12 hops. We detect loops and stop on the first non-3xx response.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my URL redirect more times than I expected?+
Common chains: http → https (HSTS upgrade), bare apex → www, locale prefix, trailing slash normalization, and finally the canonical page. 3-4 hops is normal; 6+ is worth cleaning up.
Are 301 and 302 different?+
301 (Permanent) tells browsers and crawlers to cache the redirect and update their links. 302 (Found) is temporary — the client should re-check next time. Use 301 for permanent URL changes, 308 if you also want to preserve the HTTP method.
What about meta refresh redirects?+
We only follow HTTP-level redirects (3xx + Location). Meta refresh and JavaScript redirects happen in the browser after the page loads — we don't render the response body.
Why is the chain marked 'truncated'?+
You hit the 12-hop limit. That usually means either a configuration loop or a query-string permutation problem somewhere in your URL routing.
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