Redirect Checker
Follow every redirect a URL takes and see the complete chain to the final destination.
How it works
Enter a URL and the checker follows each redirect (HTTP 301/302, meta refresh, JavaScript) up to 10 hops, showing every intermediate status code, the redirect location and the final URL.
Worked example
A short link bounces through 3 redirects before landing. The checker reveals the full path — useful for tracking agencies, broken short links and SEO redirect chains.
Recommendations
- Keep redirect chains short — every hop adds latency and can leak ranking signals
- Aim for a single 301 redirect from the old URL to the final one
- Investigate chains longer than 3 hops, they are usually an accumulation of changes
Tips & advice
- Replace chains with direct 301s when you find 3+ hops
- Avoid meta refresh and JavaScript redirects on important pages
- Use redirect chains analysis before removing a page to preserve equity
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Check my site — FreeRedirect Checker — step by step
Paste the full URL to trace, including the protocol (https://).
Click Check and the tool follows every redirect in order.
Inspect each hop: status code, redirect location and any errors.
If the chain is long, replace it with a direct 301 to the final URL.
SEO Tools FAQs
A redirect chain is a series of redirects that a URL passes through before reaching its final destination, e.g. A → B → C.
Long chains dilute PageRank, slow down pages and risk hitting crawl limits. Keep them short — ideally a single 301.
Aim for 0–1 redirects for important pages. Chains of 3 or more should be consolidated into a direct 301.
A single 301 passes almost all ranking signals. Each additional hop in a chain passes slightly less.
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