Redirect Checker That Shows Every Hop

Enter a public website address and see its complete redirect path, status codes, final destination and any signal that deserves another look. Free, with no sign-up.

Website address

We fetch the public address you enter to run this check. We do not save it or ask who you are.

Read The Chain Without Guessing

The first response tells you what the entered URL does. The last response tells you where visitors and crawlers actually arrive. Everything between them is another request to maintain and another place a migration can go wrong.

StartCheck whether the original URL redirects at all.

FollowRead every destination in order, including temporary hops.

FinishConfirm the final page responds successfully and declares the expected canonical.

What The Status Codes Mean

Common redirect and destination status codes
Status	What it tells you
200	The page responds successfully. A redirect chain should normally finish here.
301 or 308	A permanent redirect. Usually the right signal when a URL has moved for good.
302 or 307	A temporary redirect. Useful when the original address is expected to return.
404 or 410	The destination is unavailable or deliberately removed. The chain does not finish on a usable page.
5xx	The destination server failed while answering the request.

Redirect Checker Questions

What is a redirect chain?

A redirect chain occurs when one URL redirects to another URL that redirects again before the browser reaches a final response. The checker lists each hop in order.

How many redirects are too many?

There is no universal number that makes every chain fail. A direct redirect is easier to maintain and diagnose, so chains should be shortened where the first URL can point straight to the final destination.

Should I use a 301 or 302 redirect?

Use a permanent status such as 301 or 308 when the move is intended to last. Use a temporary status such as 302 or 307 when the original URL is expected to return. The correct choice depends on what the move means, not on a blanket SEO rule.

Does this tool crawl my whole website?

No. It checks the single public address you enter and follows only that redirect chain, up to the stated safety limit.

Do you store the URL I check?

No. Uppercut’s server fetches the public address long enough to return the chain, but the tool does not save it or ask for your contact details.

Does the redirect checker follow JavaScript redirects?

No. It follows HTTP redirects sent by the server through a redirect status and a destination header. It does not run page JavaScript or follow an HTML meta refresh. A browser can therefore move to another address after this checker has finished. If the browser and report differ, check whether the page itself is triggering that later move.