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Redirect Chain Analyzer
Trace the full redirect chain for any URL. Detects loops, unnecessary hops, and missing HTTPS upgrades.
Trace the full redirect chain for any URL. Detects loops, unnecessary hops, and missing HTTPS upgrades.
Revuin's redirect chain analyzer traces the full hop-by-hop redirect path for any URL, flags redirect loops, and checks for missing HTTPS upgrades — so you can spot slow, broken, or wasteful redirect setups before they cost you crawl budget or rankings.
Enter one or more URLs
The links you want to trace redirects for.
Review the chain
See every hop, status code, and final destination.
Fix flagged issues
Address any loops or missing HTTPS upgrades found.
Each extra hop adds load time and dilutes a small amount of ranking signal — a long chain (3+ redirects) is a common, often-overlooked technical SEO issue.
A chain that eventually redirects back to a URL already visited earlier in the chain, meaning the destination page is never actually reached — this tool flags loops automatically.
301 (permanent) passes ranking signal to the destination and is the right choice for permanent moves; 302 (temporary) is meant for genuinely short-term redirects and by convention shouldn't pass ranking signal the same way.
Yes — completely free, no login required.
Google has said it will generally follow a limited number of hops before giving up — as a practical rule, one direct redirect is ideal, and anything beyond 2-3 hops is worth fixing.
It's still a hop and adds latency, but it's a necessary and expected one — the real problem is stacking additional unnecessary redirects on top of it.
Update the original link or redirect rule to point directly at the final destination URL, removing the intermediate hops entirely.