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WWW Redirect Checker

Enter a URL to trace its full redirect chain. See every 301/302 hop, including whether www and non-www point to each other correctly.

Works with or without https://. We'll add it if you leave it out.

Why use a redirect checker tool?

Most redirect problems are invisible until something breaks. A browser follows redirects silently and just shows you the final page, so a broken hop, an extra step, or a www version that never points to your main domain can sit unnoticed for months while it quietly splits your SEO signals.

This tool traces every hop the same way a search engine crawler does, so you can see the exact chain, not just where you eventually land. Use it as a general-purpose domain redirect checker any time you migrate a domain, merge two sites, or set up a new redirect and want to confirm it's working before you move on.

How to use it

  1. Enter any URL, with or without https:// or www.
  2. Click Check Redirects.
  3. Read the chain top to bottom: each step shows the status code and where it points next, ending at the final live page.

What a healthy result looks like

For most sites, both the www and non-www versions should end up at the same final URL after no more than one or two hops. If you see more than that, a loop, or the www version loading its own separate copy of the page instead of redirecting, that's worth fixing. Split signals between two live versions of the same page is one of the more common technical SEO issues on new sites.

Frequently asked questions

Can this check HTTP to HTTPS redirects too?+

Yes. This works as a general HTTP to HTTPS redirect checker as well as a www/non-www checker. Every hop is shown as its own step, so protocol upgrades (SSL redirects), www changes, and path changes each show up separately in the same trace.

What's the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirect?+

A 301 means the page has moved permanently, and search engines transfer ranking signals to the new URL. A 302 means the move is temporary, so search engines keep the original URL indexed instead of switching to the new one.

Why does www vs non-www matter for SEO?+

Search engines treat www.example.com and example.com as two separate URLs by default. Without a redirect between them, both versions can get crawled and linked to separately, which splits ranking signals instead of consolidating them onto one canonical version.

What causes a redirect loop?+

A redirect loop happens when a URL eventually redirects back to a URL already seen earlier in the same chain, so it never reaches a final page. This often comes from conflicting rules, such as a www rule and an HTTPS rule that point back at each other.

Does this tool detect JavaScript-based redirects?+

No. This tool only follows server-side HTTP redirects (the Location header in a 3xx response). Redirects triggered by JavaScript after the page loads won't show up in the trace.

Can broken redirects hurt my search rankings?+

Yes. A missing or incorrect redirect between URL versions can split link signals across two addresses, and redirect loops or chains that never resolve can stop search engines and visitors from reaching the page at all.

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