Free Redirect Chain Checker

It requests the URL without following redirects automatically, reads the Location header, and repeats for up to ten hops. Each hop shows the status code, where it points, whether the protocol or host changed and how long it took. The chain ends at the first response that isn't a redirect.

Switch the user-agent to GPTBot to see whether AI crawlers are sent somewhere different — some sites redirect bots to a consent page, a country selector or a block page.

• 301 Moved Permanently — the default for permanent moves. Search engines move signals to the new URL.
• 308 Permanent Redirect — also permanent, and keeps the request method (useful for POST endpoints).
• 302 Found / 307 Temporary Redirect — for moves you plan to undo. Used for a permanent move, they can keep the old URL in the index longer.
• 303 See Other — for redirecting after a form submission; not for page moves.

Each hop adds a round trip for visitors and a request for crawlers. Google follows up to ten hops, but recommends pointing redirects straight at the final URL. Typical chains come from stacking rules: http→https, then non-www→www, then an old slug→new slug. Combine them into one rule per source URL. After a migration, also make sure your sitemap lists final URLs only — the sitemap analyzer flags mixed hosts and protocols.