Redirect Link Checker – Is Your Redirect Correct?
Trace every hop in a redirect chain. Detect 301, 302, loops & equity bleed that silently kill rankings.
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Redirect Chain
Diagnostic Checks
Visual summary of redirect health and key issues.
Actionable Recommendations
Technical Details
Bulk Analysis Results
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What is a Redirect Link Checker?
A technical SEO diagnostic tool that traces the entire path of a URL, identifying every hop between the original link and its final destination.
Redirect Chains
Detects multiple "hops" where one URL points to another, which then points to a third destination.
Status Codes
Identifies HTTP response codes including 301 (Permanent), 302 (Found), and 307 (Temporary).
Response Time
Measures the speed of each redirect hop to help you find bottlenecks in your site's server performance.
HSTS Detection
Verifies if the server is forcing secure connections via HTTP Strict Transport Security headers.
Bot Simulation
Allows you to check redirects as a specific user-agent, such as Googlebot or an iPhone user.
Loop Detection
Alerts you if a redirect points back to itself, creating an infinite loop that crashes browsers.
Header Scrutiny
Extracts the "Location" header and other metadata to see exactly how the server handles the request.
Final Destination
Clearly displays the ultimate landing page URL and its final indexability status.
Why Audit Your Redirects?
Unoptimized redirects can kill your SEO rankings and frustrate users. Regular audits ensure your site architecture is lean and fast.
Preserve Link Juice
Ensures 301 redirects pass the maximum amount of ranking authority to your new pages.
Optimize UX
Reducing redirect chains drastically decreases page load time, improving your Core Web Vitals.
Crawl Budget
Googlebots only follow a limited number of redirects. Stop wasting your crawl budget on long chains.
Validate UTMs
Confirm that tracking parameters are correctly passed through redirects without being stripped.
Track Affiliates
Verify that shortened affiliate links are successfully reaching the intended merchant store.
Verify SSL Path
Ensure that old HTTP links are correctly redirecting to the HTTPS versions to protect user data.
Clean Analytics
Prevent "Direct" traffic spikes in GA4 caused by improperly configured server-side redirects.
Site Launch Prep
Audit your redirect map before a site migration to ensure zero 404 errors during the transition.
How to Use the Redirect Checker?
Audit your URL paths in seconds with our streamlined 8-step process for professional SEO reporting.
Input URL
Paste the link you want to audit into the analyzer. We support both shortened and full URLs.
Select Agent
Choose a specific browser or bot simulation if you need to test device-specific redirects.
Initiate Scan
Click "Check Redirect" to begin the real-time crawl through the URL's header path.
Review Hops
Examine the numbered list showing every server response between the start and finish.
Check Status
Verify that every hop returns a 301 or 302 code until the final 200 OK destination.
Identify Loops
Look for any red warnings indicating infinite loops or dead-end 404 destinations.
Export Report
Download the full technical trace to share with your developers for server-side fixes.
Fix & Re-run
Update your .htaccess or redirect rules and run the check again to confirm the fix.
