Redirect Checker
Trace the full redirect path of any URL to detect redirect chains, loops, and verify that redirects point to the correct destination.
How to Use the Redirect Checker
The Redirect Checker traces the full path of any URL, showing every hop from the address you entered to the final destination, and flags chains, loops, and wrong endpoints. After a site migration, freight companies often discover their old service URLs pass through three redirects or circle back on themselves entirely.
Chains, loops, and soft failures
A chain is a sequence like old-url to www to new-url, where each hop adds latency and burns crawl budget. A loop sends the crawler back to the start, which stops the crawl of that path altogether. A soft failure happens when the redirect lands on a page that returns 200 but is not the intended content, often a homepage catch-all. The checker shows each hop with its status code so you can see exactly where the path breaks.
Collapsing chains after a migration
Every redirect should be a single hop: point the original URL directly at the final destination and delete the intermediate steps. Update internal links to reference the destination URL outright, since a site that links through redirects is fixing a problem it created. Keep the original redirects in place indefinitely for external links from directories and partner sites, then re-run the checker across your most linked URLs to confirm one-hop paths.
How the Redirect Checker Works
Enter a URL
Provide the URL you want to trace.
Follow Redirects
We follow every hop until we reach the final destination.
Get Full Chain
See each redirect step with status codes and final destination.
Why Use This Tool
Chain Detection
Find long redirect chains that slow down page load.
Loop Detection
Identify redirect loops that prevent pages from loading.
Status Code Info
See whether each hop uses 301, 302, 307, or meta refresh.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's a redirect chain?▼
A series of redirects (A→B→C→D). Google recommends keeping redirect chains as short as possible.
What status codes are checked?▼
301 (permanent), 302 (temporary), 307 (temporary), 308 (permanent), and meta refresh redirects.
How accurate are the results?▼
Our tools use multiple AI engines and real-time data sources to provide accurate, up-to-date analysis.
Can I use the results commercially?▼
Yes, all results are yours to use for any purpose.
How many redirect hops are acceptable?▼
One. Two or more hops add avoidable delay and dilute link signals. The report lists every hop in order, so collapsing a chain is usually a matter of repointing the first URL at the final destination.
Why does my redirect land on the homepage?▼
The server or CMS is using a catch-all rule for unknown URLs. That looks like a successful response to crawlers but hides broken paths, so the checker flags it as a soft failure worth fixing with a real destination.
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