Redirect Checker: Follow Every Hop With Status Codes and Timing
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Free redirect checker

Where an address really goes, one hop at a time.

Paste an address. Every redirect with its status code, target and time, and a verdict on the chain.

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Run the check

Redirect Checker

Free, no account. Tell us where the result should go, type the code from the email, and the check runs.

What it checks

Hops

Each redirect in order with the status code, the target and the milliseconds it took.

And

Type

301 and 308 are permanent and pass ranking; 302 and 307 are temporary and may not.

Also

Verdict

Chains longer than two hops, loops, http to https gaps and meta refreshes.

How to read the result

What to do with it

  • One hop is ideal. Every extra hop costs time and a little link value.
  • A 302 on a moved page tells search the old address is coming back.
  • A chain that ends in a 404 is a link that used to work.
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Questions

About the redirect checker

What is a redirect chain?

A redirect whose target redirects again. Old site migrations pile them up: http to https to www to the new path. Each should point straight at the final address.

Which status should I use for a moved page?

301 for a permanent move. It passes almost all ranking value and search engines update their index.

Does it follow JavaScript redirects?

No. It follows HTTP redirects and reports a meta refresh in the final page. A JavaScript redirect is invisible to it and to most crawlers.