A redirect checker follows a URL from the address you type to the page it finally lands on. Enter a URL and this tool lists every hop in the chain with its HTTP status code, such as 301, 302, 308 or 200, and the address each hop sends you to. It follows up to 10 redirects and flags a loop. It is free and needs no signup.
How to use the redirect checker
- 1Type the URL you want to test. To check that http:// goes to https://, type the http:// version yourself; without a scheme the tool starts at https://.
- 2Press Check, or hit Enter.
- 3Read the summary line first. "1 hop (no redirect)" means the URL answered straight away.
- 4Read each hop top to bottom: the status code on the left, the URL, and under it the address it sends you on to.
- 5Check the last hop. It should be a 200 on the page you meant, not a 404 or your homepage.
When to use it
- You moved to a new domain or changed your URLs and want to confirm the old addresses land on the right new pages.
- A page dropped out of Google after a site change and you suspect a redirect.
- Your developer set up redirects and you want to see if they used a permanent 301 or a temporary 302.
- A link in an email or an ad goes through a tracking link or short URL and you want to see where it ends up.
Worked example
The http to https redirect
We checked the plain http address of our own site.
- URL to check
- http://searchblueprint.io
- Result
- 2 hops in the chain.
- 308
- http://searchblueprint.io/ -> https://searchblueprint.io/
- 200
- https://searchblueprint.io/
The tool counts the page you land on as a hop, so two hops here means one redirect. The http address answers 308, a permanent redirect, and sends visitors to the https version, which answers 200. That is the setup you want: one step, permanent, and ending on a live page.
The status codes you will see
| Code | What it means |
|---|---|
| 200 | The page answered. This should be the last hop. |
| 301 | Moved permanently. The usual choice when a page has a new address for good. |
| 302 | Found, a temporary redirect. Fine for a short test, the wrong choice for a permanent move. |
| 307 | A temporary redirect that keeps the request method |
| 308 | A permanent redirect that keeps the request method. Google treats it like a 301. |
| 404 | Not found. A redirect that ends here sends visitors to a dead page. |
Google's own redirect documentation, in Search Central, groups 301 and 308 as permanent redirects and 302 and 307 as temporary ones.
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