Starting response
Request the submitted URL and preserve its first HTTP status before following a destination.
Free redirect checker / server-side URL path
Trace every server redirect before the final page.
Enter any public URL to follow server-side redirect hops, read each detected status code, and confirm the final destination without installing an extension or creating an account.
✓ No signup✓ Live public response✓ Read-only
5maximum redirect hops
5server redirect codes followed
0signups required
See the path a browser normally hides.
A redirected URL can arrive at the right page through an unnecessary chain—or at an unexpected destination. RankLatch pauses at each server response and reports the route it actually followed.
Every server hop
Record each supported 3xx status, source URL, and Location destination in order.
Final destination
Show the exact public URL reached after the detected server redirects finish.
Final health
Report the final HTTP status and the page-level SEO signals returned there.
What the result does—and does not—prove.
- ✓Server redirects returned with a supported 3xx status and Location header
- ✓Order and status of up to five detected redirect hops
- ✓Final destination URL and HTTP response
- ✓Canonical, indexability, and metadata on the returned final HTML
- —JavaScript, meta refresh, or client-router navigation
- —Redirect behavior for other user agents or geographic locations
- —Whether the redirect matches the site owner’s intended URL map
- —Redirects beyond the five-hop safety limit
Current check → continuous protection
A correct redirect today can drift after the next deployment.
RankLatch preserves the approved chain and final response, then checks monitored pages daily so an added hop, changed destination, or broken response becomes visible.
Monitor public SEO changes →Straight answers
Before you check.
One live request can verify important public signals. It cannot replace Search Console or prove how a search engine will ultimately treat the page.
01Which redirect status codes does this checker follow?+
It follows server responses using 301, 302, 303, 307, and 308 status codes, recording each detected hop before reporting the final destination and response.
02How many redirect hops can it trace?+
RankLatch follows up to five server-side redirects. A longer chain stops with a clear error instead of continuing an unbounded request.
03Does it detect JavaScript or meta refresh redirects?+
No. This check records redirects returned through HTTP status and Location headers. It does not render JavaScript or treat an HTML meta refresh as a server redirect.
04Are 301 and 308 redirects permanent?+
They are permanent server-side redirect status codes. Google documents permanent redirects as a signal that the destination should become canonical; the final indexing decision still uses multiple signals.
05Are 302 and 307 redirects temporary?+
They are generally temporary redirects. The correct choice depends on whether the move is intended to remain, so this checker reports the code without pretending to know the site owner’s intent.
06Can RankLatch monitor redirect changes?+
Yes. RankLatch records the approved response and redirect chain for monitored public pages, then reports meaningful changes with before-and-after evidence.