# Redirect Checker API

Trace the complete path of any URL from start to finish. Audit redirect chains, verify affiliate links, and analyze HTTP headers for every hop.

## Response

```json
{
  "timestamp": 1768934698806,
  "apiStatus": "success",
  "apiCode": 200,
  "meta": {
    "url": "https://bit.ly/bbc",
    "test": {
      "id": "1e41050d-02d5-45c9-82b0-3c9e260ccf2c"
    }
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "url": "https://bit.ly/bbc",
      "status": 301,
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "name": "date",
          "value": "Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:44:57 GMT"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-type",
          "value": "text/html; charset=utf-8"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-length",
          "value": "127"
        },
        {
          "name": "cache-control",
          "value": "private, max-age=90"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-security-policy",
          "value": "referrer always;"
        },
        {
          "name": "location",
          "value": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135067274"
        },
        {
          "name": "referrer-policy",
          "value": "unsafe-url"
        },
        {
          "name": "set-cookie",
          "value": "_bit=q0kiIV-a4c388ae5504b86d48-000; Domain=bit.ly; Expires=Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:44:57 GMT"
        },
        {
          "name": "x-robots-tag",
          "value": "noindex"
        },
        {
          "name": "via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "name": "alt-svc",
          "value": "h3=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-29=\":443\"; ma=2592000"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135067274",
      "status": 302,
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "server",
          "value": "daiquiri/5"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-type",
          "value": "text/html"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-length",
          "value": "143"
        },
        {
          "name": "location",
          "value": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135067274"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135067274",
      "status": 301,
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "server",
          "value": "daiquiri/5"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-type",
          "value": "text/html; charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-length",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "name": "location",
          "value": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274",
      "status": 200,
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "server",
          "value": "daiquiri/5"
        },
        {
          "name": "content-type",
          "value": "text/html"
        },
        {
          "name": "cache-control",
          "value": "public, max-age=60"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Why Geekflare Redirection Checker API

### Path Tracing

We map out every single hop in the journey, letting you identify unnecessary redirects that slow down your site.

### Header Analysis

Debug routing issues by inspecting the HTTP response headers for each stage of the redirection chain.

### Geo-Specific Testing

Use the proxy to simulate requests from different countries and verify that your localization logic works.

## Redirect Checker API pricing

### Free

$0/mo

500 Credits/mo

Check ~500 URLs

1 Request per second

### Starter

$9/mo

5K Credits/mo

Check ~5000 URLs

5 Requests per second

### Growth

Most Popular

$49/mo

100K Credits/mo

Check ~100K URLs

25 Requests per second

### Business

$249/mo

1M Credits/mo

Check ~1M URLs

50 Requests per second

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Why is auditing redirects important for SEO?

Search engines prefer clean and short redirect chains. Long chains (3 or more hops) waste crawl budget and slow down the user experience.

### Can I check how a link behaves in a different country?

Yes. By setting the `proxyCountry` parameter, you can verify if a user in the UK is correctly redirected to the UK version of your site.

### Can I detect redirect chains and loops with this API?

Absolutely. Our API is ready to identify long redirect chains and loops. By acting as a Link Status Checker, it highlights structural routing issues that could cause poor user experiences or SEO penalties.

### Can I use this API for real-time URL validation?

Yes, you can use our Redirect Checker API for real-time validation of a site status and redirect behavior.