Tool version 1.0.0
Redirect Chain Analyzer
Shows every redirect between a submitted address and its final destination. Primary users are site owners, developers and SEO editors fixing slow or confusing URL paths.
Enter a public address. The report will keep evidence and explanation together.
Quick answer
- What is it?
- Shows every redirect between a submitted address and its final destination. Primary users are site owners, developers and SEO editors fixing slow or confusing URL paths.
- What does it accept?
- One public HTTP or HTTPS URL, optional mobile user agent and a maximum hop limit. Reject private IP ranges, local hosts, unsupported schemes, credentials in URLs and malformed international domains.
- What does it produce?
- A visual route, hop table, total time, final URL, loop warning and plain language notes for each status. Export as JSON or a compact report. Errors explain DNS failure, timeout, blocked host, certificate failure or excessive redirects.
Method
Inside the method
A protected server endpoint performs bounded HEAD requests, then safe GET fallbacks, records status, location, timing and protocol changes, and stops on loops or the configured hop limit. DNS rebinding checks run before every request.
Inputs
Before you begin
One public HTTP or HTTPS URL, optional mobile user agent and a maximum hop limit. Reject private IP ranges, local hosts, unsupported schemes, credentials in URLs and malformed international domains.
Results
Read the evidence
A visual route, hop table, total time, final URL, loop warning and plain language notes for each status. Export as JSON or a compact report. Errors explain DNS failure, timeout, blocked host, certificate failure or excessive redirects.
Advanced
Useful extras
Detects HTTP to HTTPS transitions, hostname changes, tracking parameter loss, loops, mixed canonical signals and avoidable intermediate hops.
Limits
Known boundaries
Input quality, browser memory, remote server behavior and public API availability can affect a result. The finding describes the supplied material at the time of the test; it does not prove intent or future behavior.
FAQ
Questions about Redirect Chain Analyzer
What does Redirect Chain Analyzer accept?
One public HTTP or HTTPS URL, optional mobile user agent and a maximum hop limit. Reject private IP ranges, local hosts, unsupported schemes, credentials in URLs and malformed international domains.
How is the result produced?
A protected server endpoint performs bounded HEAD requests, then safe GET fallbacks, records status, location, timing and protocol changes, and stops on loops or the configured hop limit. DNS rebinding checks run before every request.
What will I receive?
A visual route, hop table, total time, final URL, loop warning and plain language notes for each status. Export as JSON or a compact report. Errors explain DNS failure, timeout, blocked host, certificate failure or excessive redirects.
Is the input private?
Server processing is required because browsers block many cross origin requests. Store only rate limit counters and anonymous aggregate events, never submitted URLs in analytics.
What are the main limitations?
Results depend on the quality, completeness and public availability of the supplied input. Review the evidence before making a high-impact decision.