What a redirect check reveals
When a URL moves, it sends visitors and search engines to a new address, sometimes through several hops. This checker follows the entire chain and shows each step clearly.
Long chains waste time and can weaken ranking signals. Knowing the path lets you clean it up before it causes problems.
How to check a redirect
- Enter the URL you want to trace.
- Choose which user agent to simulate.
- Press check and watch the chain build.
- Read the summary for hops, final URL and time.
- Note any warnings about length or protocol.
What healthy redirects look like
- One direct hop to the final page, no detours.
- A clear destination that matches the original topic.
- Ending on https rather than an unsecured address.
- Fast response, with the chain resolving quickly.
Red flags to fix
Four or more redirects in a row slow things down. A chain that ends on http is a security worry. And a redirect pointing somewhere unrelated confuses both visitors and search engines.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is the sequence of jumps a URL takes before reaching a final page, such as one address sending you to a second, which sends you to a third.
More than three hops is generally too many. Each hop adds load time and a little more to lose.
A direct 301 from the old URL to the final URL, with no intermediate steps in between.
Some sites serve different responses to Googlebot, mobile phones and regular browsers. Testing each shows how your redirects behave for real traffic.
No. Pages behind a login are not accessible to the checker.
It means the final address is not encrypted. Moving the site to https is safer and helps with trust.
No. Each check runs on demand and nothing is saved on our server.