Redirect Tracer API — HTTP Redirect Chain Analysis

Description

Follow and document the complete redirect chain for a URL — every 301, 302, 303, and 307 hop. See where a URL ultimately lands, detect redirect loops, and analyze redirect configurations.

Use Cases

Debug redirect chains causing slow page loads
Verify HTTP-to-HTTPS redirects work correctly
SEO — ensure proper 301 redirects for link equity
Detect redirect loops and misconfigured forwarding

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Yes	URL to trace redirects for
`format`	string	No	Response format: json or markdown

Example Request

bash

curl -H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY' \
  'https://api.example.com/dns/redirects?url=http://example.com'

python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://api.example.com/dns/redirects?url=http://example.com",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY"},
)
print(resp.json())

javascript

const resp = await fetch("https://api.example.com/dns/redirects?url=http://example.com", {
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_KEY" },
});
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);

Example Response

json

{
  "original_url": "http://example.com",
  "final_url": "https://www.example.com",
  "hops": [
    {"url": "http://example.com", "status": 301, "location": "https://example.com"},
    {"url": "https://example.com", "status": 301, "location": "https://www.example.com"},
    {"url": "https://www.example.com", "status": 200}
  ],
  "total_redirects": 2
}

Redirect Tracer

Description

Use Cases

Parameters

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