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Redirect Path Analyzer: Trace URL Redirect Chains and Audit HTTP Hops

Redirect Path Analyzer follows every hop in a URL's redirect chain and reports the full route to the final destination. Give it one URL or a list, and you get back each intermediate step with its HTTP status code, redirect type (301, 302, 303, 307, 308), and the final landing page. Good for SEO teams checking site migrations or anyone who needs to know the exact path a URL takes before it resolves.

Use cases

• Site migration audits: check that every old URL redirects to its new location after a domain move or rebuild
• SEO health checks: find redirect chains longer than three hops, which slow load times and dilute link equity
• Redirect loop detection: catch circular chains before they cause errors in browsers
• Pre-launch QA: confirm all planned redirects work before going live
• Bulk URL checking: audit hundreds of URLs at once and export results to a spreadsheet

Input

Example input

{
"urls":[
"https://apify.com/pricing",
"https://apify.com/blog"
],
"maxUrls":100,
"maxRedirects":20,
"requestTimeoutSecs":30,
"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true}
}

What data does this actor extract?

One result per input URL. Each result contains:

{
"inputUrl":"https://apify.com/pricing",
"finalUrl":"https://apify.com/pricing",
"redirectCount":0,
"finalStatusCode":200,
"isRedirectLoop":false,
"hops":[
{
"url":"https://apify.com/pricing",
"statusCode":200,
"redirectLocation":null
}
],
"scrapedAt":"2025-03-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How it works

1. Reads the input URL or URL list.
2. For each URL, sends an HTTP GET request without following redirects automatically.
3. If the response is a 301, 302, 303, 307, or 308, it follows the Location header to the next URL.
4. Repeats until a non-redirect response arrives, a loop is detected, or the max redirect limit is hit.
5. Saves the full chain, final URL, redirect count, and status codes to the dataset.

Integrations

Connect Redirect Path Analyzer with other apps using Apify integrations. Export directly to Google Sheets, push results to Slack, trigger Zapier workflows, or sync with Airbyte. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions whenever results are ready.

FAQ

How many URLs can I check per run? Up to 1,000 per run (set via maxUrls). For larger audits, split your list across multiple runs.

Can it detect redirect loops? Yes. It tracks every URL visited and sets isRedirectLoop: true if a URL appears twice in the same chain.

What redirect types does it handle? HTTP 301, 302, 303, 307, and 308. Meta refresh and JavaScript redirects are not followed since those require a browser.

Does it follow redirects across domains? Yes. It resolves relative redirect locations and follows cross-domain chains the same way a browser would.

Do I need proxies? Most sites do not block this kind of traffic, so proxies are optional. If a site throttles repeated requests, enable Datacenter proxies in the proxy configuration.

Run Redirect Path Analyzer before a migration or after a domain change to get a clear picture of how your URLs actually route to their destinations.