Redirect Chain Analyzer: Visualize Every Hop
Enter a URL to see every redirect step, including status codes and latency per hop, across the URL you enter and other pages found on the same site. Identify unnecessary hops that hurt page speed and SEO, and detect redirect loops. Need to check more than one site? Switch to bulk mode below to check up to 50 unrelated URLs at once, choose Googlebot or Chrome as the user-agent to see whether a redirect treats them differently, and export every result to CSV.
Tips for a healthy redirect chain
- ✓Keep chains to 1 hop when possible. Each extra hop adds latency and dilutes link equity.
- ✓Use 301 (permanent) redirects for anything that has been moved permanently.
- ✗Avoid redirect loops. They break browsing and cause search engines to drop the URL.
- ✗Avoid chains longer than 3 hops. Google may not follow beyond 5 and will not pass full equity.
Frequently asked questions
Can I check more than one URL at a time?+
Yes. Switch to "Bulk check a list" above and paste up to 50 URLs, one per line. Each gets its own independent redirect-chain check, not a same-site crawl, so the URLs can be on completely different domains.
Does it support checking as Googlebot?+
Yes, in bulk mode. Pick Googlebot or a Chrome desktop browser as the user-agent to see whether a redirect responds differently to search engines than it does to a real visitor, a common cause of indexing problems that a default check won't surface.
Can I export the results?+
Yes. Both the single-site analysis and the bulk-list results have a "Download CSV" button, with one row per URL checked, its final destination, status code, hop count, and latency.
Is this free?+
Yes, with no signup required for either single-site or bulk checks.
What counts as a redirect chain?+
Any time a URL redirects to another URL that itself redirects again before reaching a final page. Each hop adds latency and dilutes the SEO value passed to the destination. A single 301 straight to the final URL is always better than a chain.