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Redirect Chain Checker

Trace every hop from the URL you enter to the page that finally loads.

Free, no signup. We fetch the page once and read what your server sends back.

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What this checks

Redirects are normal. Chains of them are not. Each hop adds latency for the visitor and loses a little ranking value, and long chains are usually the accumulated residue of several site migrations nobody cleaned up.

  • Every URL in the chain
  • The status code at each hop
  • Total number of hops
  • Redirect loops

How to act on the result

  • Point the first URL straight at the final destination.
  • More than two hops is worth fixing.
  • Use 301 for permanent moves. A 302 tells Google to keep the old URL indexed.

Frequently asked

How many redirects are too many?

More than two is worth cleaning up. Google will follow up to about five before giving up, but every hop costs speed and a little value.

What is the difference between 301 and 302?

301 is permanent and passes ranking value to the destination. 302 is temporary and tells Google to keep the original URL indexed. Using 302 for a permanent move is a common and costly mistake.

Do redirects lose ranking value?

Google has said 301s pass full value. In practice long chains still underperform, so the fewer hops the better.

Why does my http URL redirect twice?

Usually http to https, then non-www to www or the reverse. That can be collapsed into a single rule and normally should be.

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