Redirect Chain Tracer
Trace the full redirect chain for any URL, hop by hop, with status codes and final destination. Free — flags long chains and temporary 302s.
Trace redirect chain
Enter a URL. We follow every redirect and show the full hop-by-hop chain.
What this redirect tracer does
Common use cases
- 1Debugging redirect loops and chains
- 2Confirming http→https and www redirects
- 3Checking a 301 was set, not a 302
- 4Auditing redirects after a migration
- 5Finding latency from redirect hops
- 6Verifying a short link's destination
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About redirects
A redirect sends a browser from one URL to another. A 301/308 is permanent and passes ranking signals; a 302/307 is temporary and generally does not. Chaining several redirects together adds latency and bleeds a little link equity at each hop.
This tracer follows the entire chain server-side and shows every hop with its status code, ending at the final destination. Use it to confirm a permanent move used a 301, to collapse needless multi-hop chains into one, and to catch redirect loops that break a page entirely.
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Got Questions? We Have Answers.
What does the redirect tracer show?
It follows every redirect from your URL to the final destination, showing each hop's status code and location, the final status, and the server response time.
Why do long redirect chains matter?
Each hop adds latency and loses a little link equity. Collapsing a chain to a single redirect is faster for users and better for SEO.
What is the difference between 301 and 302?
A 301/308 is permanent and passes ranking signals; a 302/307 is temporary and generally does not. The tracer flags temporary redirects in the chain.
Is the trace live?
Yes. It follows the redirects server-side in real time, so CORS never blocks it and you see the actual chain.