Free tool
Where does your redirect actually end up?
Enter an address and we follow each hop, showing the status code at every step and where it finally lands.
Redirects are how a moved page keeps its visitors and its rankings. They cost something too: every hop is another round trip before anyone sees the page, and a chain of them wastes the crawl budget a search engine gives your site. This shows the chain as it really is, so you can point the first address straight at the last.
Free, no account. We request the address once and follow each hop, up to five.
Questions people ask
- How do I check a redirect?
- Put the address into the box above. We request it once, follow each redirect in turn up to five hops, and list every address along the way with the status code it returned. Nothing is guessed: this is the chain your visitors and Google actually travel.
- What is the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirect?
- A 301 says the move is permanent, and search engines pass the old page's standing to the new one. A 302 says it is temporary, so they keep the old address in their index and wait. Using a 302 for a permanent move is one of the most common and most expensive redirect mistakes.
- What is a redirect chain?
- One address redirecting to another, which redirects to a third, and so on. Each hop adds delay for the visitor and work for the crawler, and some search engines stop following after a handful. Fixing a chain means pointing the first address at the final destination directly.
- What is a redirect loop?
- Two or more addresses redirecting to each other in a circle, so the page never loads. Browsers stop with an error after several attempts. If this tool reports many hops and no final page, a loop is the usual cause.
- Do redirects hurt SEO?
- A single, correct, permanent redirect is a normal part of running a website and costs very little. Long chains, temporary redirects used permanently, and redirects to irrelevant pages all cost more, because they either delay the visitor or muddle the signal about which page counts.
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