HTTP Status & Redirect Chain Checker

When one URL redirects to another, which redirects to another. Every hop adds latency and dilutes link equity. Aim for zero or one redirect — anything beyond three is an SEO smell.

301 is permanent — search engines transfer ranking signals to the new URL. 302 is temporary — signals stay with the original. Use 301 for site moves, 302 only for true temporary redirects.

Common causes: HTTP-to-HTTPS (1 hop), www-to-non-www or vice versa (1 hop), trailing-slash normalisation (1 hop). Each is legitimate but they stack up fast.

We fetch the URL from our server to follow redirects, then discard the response. We don't store, log, or share the URL.