What it is
A free redirect tracer. Paste up to eight links and see every hop, status code and destination on one trail map.
Redirect chain explorer
Walk every redirect before Google does.
Redirect Trail follows a link hop by hop, the way browsers and search engines do. It draws the whole route, times each stop and flags loops, long detours, temporary redirects and secure pages that fall back to plain http.
Who it is for
Site owners, SEO folks and developers moving a site, changing a domain or cleaning up old marketing links.
What it fixes
Slow and fragile chains. Each extra hop costs time on mobile, can lose ranking signals and sometimes ends in a loop nobody noticed.
Trace a route
One link per line. Links without http are treated as https.
Up to 8 links, 12 hops each.
No routes yet
Load the examples to see a clean upgrade, a long detour, a downgrade to http and a dead end.
Links are traced from a Vercel server, one hop at a time. Nothing is stored.
Map legend
The status codes you will meet on the way and what they mean.
Moved permanently
The right choice for a page that moved for good. Search engines move the ranking to the new address.
Permanent, same method
Like 301, but a form post stays a post. Common for APIs.
Found, temporary
Fine for short campaigns or logins. For a real move it keeps the old address alive in search.
Temporary, same method
Like 302 but keeps the request method. Browsers also use it for HSTS upgrades.
Summit reached
The final page loaded. Every route should end here.
Dead end
The destination is missing or forbidden. Fix the redirect target.
How to use it
Paste your links
Old URLs from a sitemap, short links from a campaign or both versions of your domain with and without www.
Read the trail
Each route shows every stop with its status and time, plus a difficulty grade from Easy to Impassable.
Shorten the route
Point old links straight to the final address, use 301 for permanent moves and remove loops. Then trace again.
What it does not do
- It does not run JavaScript, so redirects done by scripts on the page are not followed.
- It does not read meta refresh tags inside the page.
- Some sites answer automated requests differently from real browsers.
Questions
How many redirects are too many?
One is normal. Two is acceptable. Three or more slows down mobile visitors and is worth shortening.
Why is 302 flagged?
It is not wrong, but it means temporary. For a permanent move, a 301 or 308 tells search engines to update their index.
Are my links stored?
No. They are traced on request and the result goes straight back to your browser.