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Redirect Checker

The Redirect Checker starts at your URL and follows each HTTP redirect (301, 302, 303, 307, 308) step by step, listing every hop's URL, status code, target and response time until the final page. Use it to confirm http → https and www redirects happen in a single hop, catch temporary 302s that should be 301s, and detect redirect loops.

  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • Checked by our server
Try:
Enter a URL and press Check
Enter a URL and press Check to see the full redirect chain

How to use the Redirect Checker

  1. Enter a URL (https:// is optional) and press "Check".
  2. The top shows the number of redirects, final status code, total time and final URL.
  3. "Redirect chain" lists every hop: green is 200 or permanent, yellow is temporary, red is an error.

Examples

One hop for http and one for www (should be merged)

Merge them: http://example.com should 301 straight to https://www.example.com/.

Input
http://example.com
Output
#1 301 http://example.com → https://example.com/
#2 301 https://example.com/ → https://www.example.com/
#3 200 https://www.example.com/

301 or 302?

301 / 308Permanent. The URL has moved for good (new domain or URL structure); search engines pass ranking signals to the new URL. 308 also preserves POST requests.
302 / 307Temporary. The original URL will be used again (maintenance page, A/B test); search engines keep indexing the original.
303After a form submission, send the user to a result page with GET.

Long chains slow users down, and crawlers may stop following after a handful of hops — redirect every old URL straight to its final destination.

Specs & key facts

Status codes301, 302, 303, 307, 308 and the final 2xx / 4xx / 5xx
Max hops10, with loop detection
ShowsURL, status code, Location and response time for each hop
Not followedJavaScript and meta refresh redirects
LimitsPublic URLs only, 20 checks per minute
PriceFree, no sign-up

FAQ

My browser redirects but the tool shows none. Why?

It is probably a JavaScript or <meta http-equiv="refresh"> redirect. This tool only follows HTTP redirects, which search engines handle best — consider switching to a server-side 301.

Which redirect should I use when changing domains?

A 301 (or 308) permanent redirect, mapping every old URL to its matching new URL rather than sending everything to the home page.

Why does it say the URL points to a private network address?

For security the tool never connects to localhost, private IPs or reserved addresses, and stops if a redirect leads there.