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Redirect checker: chains, loops and 302s
Follow a live redirect chain hop by hop, find chains, loops and temporary redirects in a crawl, and generate redirect rules for Apache or Nginx from URL pairs.
Redirect checker: chains, loops and 302s
Chains and loops
Every hop with status and location; internal links that point to redirects are reported with their source.
Redirect checker: chains, loops and 302s
Generate rules
redirects-generate turns old/new URL pairs into Apache mod_rewrite, Redirect or Nginx rules.
- Offline, no network
- Custom templates
Three steps, one saved scan
Crawl or check one URL
A crawl records every hop; a single URL is followed live with status and location per hop.
Find chains and loops
Internal links that point to redirected pages are reported with the page and position that links to them.
Generate the rules
Turn old and new URL pairs into Apache or Nginx rules, offline, with custom templates.
Checks in this feature
| Check | What it means | Severity | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
REDIRECT_CHAIN | More than one hop before the final URL | Important | Every hop with status |
REDIRECT_LOOP | The chain returns to a URL it already visited | Critical | Loop path |
BAD_REDIRECT_TYPE | Temporary 302/307 where a permanent move is meant | Important | Status per hop |
INTERNAL_LINK_TO_REDIRECT | An internal link points to a redirecting URL | Tip | Source page, DOM position |
META_REFRESH_REDIRECT | The page redirects with a meta refresh | Important | Meta tag value |
One command
seohead redirects-check --url http://example.com/old-pageInstall first: installation guide. Every command also runs as an MCP tool for AI agents.
From the check registry
REDIRECT_CHAINREDIRECT_LOOPBAD_REDIRECT_TYPEINTERNAL_LINK_TO_REDIRECTMETA_REFRESH_REDIRECT