---
title: "Free HTTP Redirect Checker — Trace 301 & 302 Chains | LinkPilot"
url: https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/redirect-checker
description: "Free HTTP redirect checker. Trace every hop in a URL's redirect chain — 301, 302, 307, and meta-refresh — with response codes and timings."
lang: en
---

Diagnostics

# Redirect Checker

Trace the full redirect chain for any URL.

Track clicks on this link — create a free LinkPilot account (https://uselinkpilot.com/signup)

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## What is a redirect chain?

A redirect chain occurs when a URL forwards to another URL, which forwards again — sometimes through several hops before the final destination is reached.

Long chains hurt SEO, slow page loads, and can leak referrer or campaign data along the way.

## Common use cases

How teams put the Redirect Checker to work.

### SEO audits

Find chained or looping redirects that waste crawl budget and dilute link equity.

### Affiliate link debugging

Confirm that tracking parameters survive every hop to the merchant.

### Link rot detection

Catch links that ultimately resolve to 404s or unexpected destinations.

## Frequently asked questions

### What's the difference between 301 and 302?

### Are JavaScript redirects detected?

### How many redirects is too many?

## Redirect Checker for every channel

Pre-configured variants tuned to specific platforms and use cases.

For affiliate networks

### Affiliate Link Redirect Checker

Trace every hop in an affiliate link to verify your tracking ID survives.

Open variant
https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/redirect-checker/affiliate-links

For SEO audits

### SEO Redirect Audit

Find redirect chains, loops, and chains that hurt rankings.

Open variant
https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/redirect-checker/seo-audit

## Related tools

More free utilities from LinkPilot.

Diagnostics

### Link Trust Score

Score any URL for readability and suspicious patterns.
https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/link-trust-score

Campaigns

### UTM Builder

Build campaign-tagged URLs in seconds.
https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/utm-builder

Sharing

### QR Code Generator

Turn any URL into a scannable QR code.
https://uselinkpilot.com/tools/qr-code-generator

## Get more from your links

The Redirect Checker is just the start. Create a free LinkPilot workspace to track every click, organize your links, and share secrets securely with your team.

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