What is a redirect chain in SEO?

A redirect chain occurs when a URL undergoes multiple redirects before arriving at the final destination page (for example: http://site.com -> https://site.com -> https://www.site.com -> https://www.site.com/final). Chains waste crawl budget and slow down page load times.

What is a redirect loop?

A redirect loop happens when URL A redirects to URL B, which in turn redirects back to URL A (or through a cycle), causing browsers to crash with an "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS" error.

How many redirect hops does Google follow?

Googlebot follows up to 5 redirect hops before giving up on indexing the page. SEO best practice is to keep all redirects to a single direct 1-hop 301 redirect.

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What is Redirect Chain & Loop Visualizer?

Trace every step in a redirect path, detect redirect loops, compare 301 vs 302 statuses, and measure latency per hop.

The Redirect Chain Analyzer follows remote HTTP redirection sequences hop-by-hop via proxy agents. It isolates temporary redirects (302/307), flags dangerous redirect loops, and verifies single-hop canonical redirection.

Quick Guide

How to Use

Enter the URL or shortened link you want to trace.

Click "Trace Redirects".

Inspect the visual hop-by-hop flow from initial URL to final destination.

Review status codes (301, 302, 307, 308, 200) and cumulative latency.

Advantages

Why Use This Tool?

Detect and fix PageRank-diluting redirect chains

Instantly pinpoint infinite redirect loops

Differentiate permanent (301) vs temporary (302) redirects

Audit URL shorteners and affiliate link paths safely