Redirect checker

Where does this URL actually end up, and how many hops does it take to get there?

Up to 8 hops, GET only. Each hop shows its own status, target and timing.

What to look for

301 vs 302. Permanent moves pass ranking and get cached by browsers — sometimes forever. Temporary ones do not. Shipping a 302 for a permanent move is the commonest SEO mistake here; shipping a 301 by accident is the hardest to undo.
Chains. http:// → https:// → www → final is three round trips before anything is served, on every cold visit and every API call.
Loops. Two rules that each redirect to the other produce a page nobody can open; we stop and say so rather than hanging.
Losing the path or the query. A rule that drops ?utm_source=… or lands everything on the home page is invisible until someone complains about a broken link.

Monitor the final URL for free — a check every 5 minutes, with an email when it breaks.