Reveal the full redirect chain behind a shortened or suspicious URL — without opening it in your browser.
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Shortened URLs (bit.ly, t.co, lnkd.in) and tracking links can hide their final destination behind half a dozen redirects. This tracer follows every hop server-side and shows you the full chain — status codes, intermediate URLs, and the final landing page — so you know exactly where a link points before you click it. Especially useful for vetting links from email, SMS phishing, and ads.
Type or paste the URL you want to inspect into the input field at the top of the page.
Click the check button — the tool queries live data sources and returns results in seconds.
Review each finding: status, score, and the reason behind every warning are listed line by line.
Follow the linked remediation guides to fix issues, or copy the report to share with your team.
When something in your stack misbehaves, half the battle is figuring out whether the problem is you, the network, or the other side. URL Redirect Tracer gives you a fast, opinionated readout so you can rule things in and out in seconds. Because the check runs on live infrastructure and reports raw results — not marketing-safe summaries — you can trust what you see and act on it. Toolzer's design philosophy is simple: privacy-first (no tracking, no accounts), performance-first (the page is interactive in under a second on a 3G connection), and honesty-first (no fake ratings, no dark patterns, no upsells). URL Redirect Tracer follows the same rules as every other utility on the site. You can bookmark this page, share the URL with a colleague, or pin it to your browser's toolbar — the experience will be identical every visit, and it will keep working even if you're on airplane Wi-Fi. Real people use this tool for real work — freelancers cleaning up client deliverables, sysadmins triaging tickets, students finishing assignments — and it is tuned for those workflows, not for demo videos.
The final URL may serve different content based on your IP, cookies, or referrer. Tracing the chain server-side reveals the structure without exposing your browser.
No. Only HTTP 3xx redirects are followed. Pages that redirect via meta refresh or JavaScript will appear as the final stop.
Most legitimate chains finish in 1–3 hops. A 10-hop cap prevents redirect loops and abusive chains from hanging the tool.
No. The request is made from our server, not your browser. The destination sees our edge IP, not yours.
No. Every utility on Toolzer is free, anonymous, and works in any modern browser without registration.
Yes. Whenever the tool can produce an answer entirely in the browser, the data never leaves your device.
Yes. The interface is fully responsive and works on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and every modern mobile browser.
Yes. Every Toolzer page has a clean permanent URL you can bookmark or share.
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