Redirect checker

Where does this link really go, and how many hops does it take?

Live lookupPlain English + technicalFree, no sign-up

How to read the results

301 and 308 are permanent; 302 and 307 are temporary.
Each extra hop adds delay, so one is ideal.

Check everything at once

The health check runs this and 30 more checks on a domain, then ranks what to fix.

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About the Redirect tracer

Trace every redirect hop from a URL to the final page with status codes and timing, and catch loops, long chains and missing HTTPS.

Every result comes in two styles: plain English for everyone, and the exact technical detail for engineers, with the raw JSON one click away.

Questions

Yes. Use 301 or 308 for permanent moves so search engines pass rankings to the new URL.