Redirect Chain Checker
Trace the full redirect path for any URL. See each hop, status code, and final destination to find redirect chains, loops, and broken links.
Enter a URL above to trace its redirect chain.
About the Redirect Checker
Redirects are a normal part of site maintenance, but chains of redirects — A to B to C to D — slow down page loads and waste crawl budget. Redirect loops, where a page redirects back to itself, make a page unreachable entirely. This checker traces the full redirect path for any URL, showing each hop, its status code, and the final destination so you can fix chains and loops.
How to use the Redirect Chain Checker
- 1Enter a full URL including https:// and click Check.
- 2The tool follows the redirect chain and displays each hop with its HTTP status code (301, 302, 307, etc.).
- 3Review the final destination URL and the total number of redirects in the chain.
- 4Warnings are shown for chains longer than 2 hops and for redirect loops.
Best practices
- Use 301 redirects for permanent moves. They pass link equity to the new URL.
- Avoid redirect chains. If A redirects to B which redirects to C, update A to redirect directly to C.
- Use 302 redirects only for temporary moves. Permanent 302s can cause indexing issues.
- Check your most linked-to pages periodically. A broken redirect on a high-traffic URL loses visitors and link equity.
- Never redirect to a URL that redirects back. Redirect loops make pages unreachable and waste crawl budget.
Managing redirects at scale?
A redirect manager can map thousands of old-to-new URLs, collapse chains automatically, and monitor for loops — so migrations never cost you rankings.