URL Redirect Tester Tool

A URL redirect tester sends a request to the URL you provide and follows every redirect (301, 302, etc.) until it reaches the final destination. It shows you each step in the chain along with the HTTP status codes and response headers.

Broken or misconfigured redirects can hurt SEO, cause redirect loops, and create a poor user experience. Testing ensures visitors and search engine crawlers end up at the right destination.

301 — permanent redirect. 302 — temporary redirect. 307 — temporary redirect (preserves HTTP method). 308 — permanent redirect (preserves HTTP method). 200 — final destination reached successfully.

A redirect chain happens when one URL redirects to another, which in turn redirects to yet another URL. Long chains slow down page loads and dilute link equity. Ideally each URL should redirect directly to its final destination.

Most browsers follow up to 20 redirects before giving up. Google recommends keeping chains to a maximum of 3 hops for best SEO results.

Yes — the tool follows both HTTP and HTTPS URLs and shows you when a redirect switches between protocols.

Redirect loops, unnecessarily long redirect chains, HTTP-to-HTTPS upgrades that add extra hops, incorrect status codes (e.g. using 302 when 301 is intended), and broken endpoints that return errors.