URL Redirect Checker
Show a limited redirect chain for a public link and explain the statuses.
Your result
Type an address and press Look up to follow its redirects.
How to use it
- Type the first https address.
- Press Look up.
- Read each hop. The last line says whether the chain finished.
Examples
- Two hopshttps://smart.example/old 1 301 https://smart.example/old 2 200 https://smart.example/new stopped: completed
- Relative pathhttps://smart.example/start 1 301 https://smart.example/start 2 200 https://smart.example/next stopped: completed
- No redirecthttps://smart.example/only 1 200 https://smart.example/only stopped: completed
Tool details and privacy
Type one https address. This site follows at most five https hops. A private address or a location that leaves https stops the chain, and that next request is not sent.
A short chain shows where a public https address points. The page stops rather than follow an address it cannot trust.
Options
- A path that starts with / stays on the same https host.
- Hop six is not requested. The line says too many hops.
- Each hop must resolve to a public address.
Limits
- http locations stop the chain.
- The addresses are not cached.
- This does not change the remote site.
Privacy
What you type is sent to this site so it can ask a public service or DNS. It is not stored in the tool analytics. A failed lookup is an error, not a made-up result.
Questions
How many hops are followed?
At most five, and only https.
What if a hop leaves HTTPS?
The chain stops and no further request is sent.
What if a hop is a private address?
No request is sent for that hop.
Is a relative path followed?
Yes, when it starts with / on the same https host.