Redirect chain tracer
HTTP /api/v1/http/redirectsStep-by-step view of every redirect with status, latency and location.
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https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFbTwIxEIXf%2BRWbvncvdbNAwy7ZQExI0BhQH3wr7SCNvWCni%2BivN6ySYIy%2B%0AzjknZ%2BabyfRoTXKAgNq7mhRpTqbNYILCmj1vu7hzK3jtAGNytMYh74WadMFx%0AL1Ajd8IC8ij5ur1ZcpbmfB989NIbchH5PyEQIUTtHUkW85qcAoFWIIbD0XZI%0AGWwFLQUoOiqrDR0zpaSolKquGEkWiB0sHEbhYk1Yziqaj2lR3eeMlyNeFk8k%0AeTxfx9KcJO25bOYddhbCGsJBS3hYLWuyi3GPPMueddx1m%2FQDnAJ8SaW3mZAS%0AELPTcqTpAfG%2BPDS%2FzZPsUv%2BmeSssLOZ33mj5nrTG%2BLdZABGhJjF0QJJrH6yI%0Af5Mq0qKfaEW3vZWDFdq0SgVAJFnz1frzbc3gEw%3D%3D%0A
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302 680 ms cloudflare
https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/sitemap.xml→ https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/restricted?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml&locale=en-us -
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302 238 ms cloudflare
https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/restricted?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml&locale=en-us→ https://github.zendesk.com/access?brand_id=400594&locale=en-us&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml -
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302 248 ms cloudflare
https://github.zendesk.com/access?brand_id=400594&locale=en-us&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml→ https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFbTwIxEIXf%2BRWbvncvdbNAwy7ZQExI0BhQH3wr7SCNvWCni%2BivN6ySYIy%2B%0AzjknZ%2BabyfRoTXKAgNq7mhRpTqbNYILCmj1vu7hzK3jtAGNytMYh74WadMFx%0AL1Ajd8IC8ij5ur1ZcpbmfB989NIbchH5PyEQIUTtHUkW85qcAoFWIIbD0XZI%0AGWwFLQUoOiqrDR0zpaSolKquGEkWiB0sHEbhYk1Yziqaj2lR3eeMlyNeFk8k%0AeTxfx9KcJO25bOYddhbCGsJBS3hYLWuyi3GPPMueddx1m%2FQDnAJ8SaW3mZAS%0AELPTcqTpAfG%2BPDS%2FzZPsUv%2BmeSssLOZ33mj5nrTG%2BLdZABGhJjF0QJJrH6yI%0Af5Mq0qKfaEW3vZWDFdq0SgVAJFnz1frzbc3gEw%3D%3D%0A -
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200 463 ms nginx
https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFbTwIxEIXf%2BRWbvncvdbNAwy7ZQExI0BhQH3wr7SCNvWCni%2BivN6ySYIy%2B%0AzjknZ%2BabyfRoTXKAgNq7mhRpTqbNYILCmj1vu7hzK3jtAGNytMYh74WadMFx%0AL1Ajd8IC8ij5ur1ZcpbmfB989NIbchH5PyEQIUTtHUkW85qcAoFWIIbD0XZI%0AGWwFLQUoOiqrDR0zpaSolKquGEkWiB0sHEbhYk1Yziqaj2lR3eeMlyNeFk8k%0AeTxfx9KcJO25bOYddhbCGsJBS3hYLWuyi3GPPMueddx1m%2FQDnAJ8SaW3mZAS%0AELPTcqTpAfG%2BPDS%2FzZPsUv%2BmeSssLOZ33mj5nrTG%2BLdZABGhJjF0QJJrH6yI%0Af5Mq0qKfaEW3vZWDFdq0SgVAJFnz1frzbc3gEw%3D%3D%0A
How to use Redirect chain tracer
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Paste your input
Enter the value at the top — domain, IP, URL, email, ASN, hash, whatever fits this tool. The smart input auto-detects type.
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Click "Inspect"
host.tools issues real probes (DNS, HTTP, TCP, TLS, WHOIS where applicable) and renders the result in milliseconds.
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Open the API tab
Every web tool has a sibling /api/v1/http/redirects JSON endpoint with the same payload. One copy-as-curl click and you're scripting it.
Why this matters
Headers are how the modern web declares its security posture. Auditing them is the highest-ROI thing you can do this week.
API equivalent
/api/v1/http/redirects?q=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml
curl -s '/api/v1/http/redirects?q=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc%2Fsitemap.xml'
Embed this tool
<iframe src="/http/redirects?q={INPUT}&embed=1"
width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Drop into any HTML page. The embed=1 flag hides nav and footer.
FAQ · Redirect chain tracer
Common questions
Is Redirect chain tracer free?
Yes — every tool is free on the web with a 200/hour rate limit per IP. The matching API endpoint /api/v1/http/redirects is free up to 100 requests/hour, no key required.
Where does the data come from?
Real-time probes against authoritative sources (DNS root, RIRs, registries, the target server itself), plus partner data feeds from hostinfo.com (GeoIP/ASN) and hostcheck.com (reputation).
How fresh are the results?
Live by default. Cached for 5 minutes to make repeat queries instant; pass
?nocache=1 for a forced refresh.Can I run this from the command line?
Yes — every tool ships with a copy-as-curl. There's also an official CLI:
host.tools http redirects YOUR_INPUT.Can I monitor results over time?
Pro tier lets you schedule any tool to run every 1/5/15/60 min and alert on diff. See monitors.
host.tools Pro
Run Redirect chain tracer on a schedule. Get pinged when it changes.
Pro gets you bulk lookups, monitors, webhook alerts, history, exports and 10,000 API calls/day. $19/mo.
- ✓Schedule any tool — every 1, 5, 15, 60 min
- ✓Diff against last run, alert on change
- ✓Webhook + email + Slack + PagerDuty + OpsGenie
- ✓Bulk CSV upload, 1,000 inputs per job
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