Redirect Checker documentation

Inspect redirect chains hop by hop and confirm final destinations before launch.

Overview

Use it when the format needs to change, not the meaning

Use Redirect Checker when a URL needs its hop-by-hop path confirmed before it ships.

Launch review

Confirm the final destination before you publish a page.

Old URL cleanup

Check whether an old link still lands where it should.

Supported inputs

Bring clean source text and keep the direction straight

  • Accepts a URL to follow through its redirect chain.
  • Each hop is recorded until the final destination is reached.
  • Review the generated output before publishing it.

Walk through it

Follow the same sequence you see in the tool

Workflow

Follow a redirect chain

Use this flow when you need to know where a URL actually ends up.

  1. Paste the source URL.
  2. Run the checker to follow each hop.
  3. Review the final destination and copy the result if needed.

What you get

Check the result before you copy it into the next step

Hop list

Each redirect step is shown in order.

Final destination

The end URL appears once the chain finishes.

Avoid these mistakes

Small input problems create the biggest conversion errors

Checking the wrong protocol

Test the exact URL you want to ship, including http or https.

Ignoring chain length

Long chains can hide problems even when the final URL is correct.

Glossary

Decode the terms before you act on them

This section translates the most technical labels on the page into plain language so you can interpret the output without opening another tab.

Redirect hop

A redirect hop is one step in the chain from the starting URL to the final destination.

301 redirect

A 301 redirect is a permanent redirect status code. It tells clients the resource should usually be treated as moved for the long term.

302 redirect

A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect status code. It usually means the client should not assume the move is permanent.

Final destination

The final destination is the last URL reached after all redirects finish.

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Last updated March 23, 2026