How many redirects is too many?

Google recommends keeping chains to 3 or fewer hops. Each hop adds latency and can drop link-equity in SEO contexts.

What's the difference between 301 and 302?

301 is permanent (cached aggressively by browsers and search engines). 302 is temporary. 308/307 are method-preserving variants.

Usually a config error — your site redirects HTTP→HTTPS and your reverse proxy redirects HTTPS→HTTP. Check both layers.

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Follow URL redirects step by step and see every hop with status code and timing.

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How it works

STEP 01

Enter the starting URL.

STEP 02

See every hop in order: source URL, status, redirect target, and elapsed time.

STEP 03

Use the chain to debug SEO issues (too many hops hurt rankings) or unexpected redirects.

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