Redirect chain tracer
HTTP /api/v1/http/redirectsStep-by-step view of every redirect with status, latency and location.
4 hops
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https://auth.services.adobe.com/en_US/deeplink.html?deeplink=ssofirst&callback=https%3A%2F%2Fims-na1.adobelogin.com%2Fims%2Fadobeid%2FCampaign1%2FAdobeID%2Fcode%3Fredirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fadobe.com%26code_challenge_method%3Dplain%26use_ms_for_expiry%3Dtrue&client_id=Campaign1&scope=AdobeID%2Cperson%2Csession%2Cadditional_info.projectedProductContext%2Cread_organizations%2Cadditional_info.user_image_url%2Cwrite_pc%2Caudiencemanager_api%2Copenid%2Ctriggers&relay=0119e088-5c09-40d3-a7c2-140ea2701fe2&locale=en_US&flow_type=code&idp_flow_type=login&s_p=google%2Cfacebook%2Capple%2Cmicrosoft%2Cline%2Ckakao&response_type=code&code_challenge_method=plain&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com&use_ms_for_expiry=true
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302 297 ms Apache
https://res.communication.github.com→ https://res.communication.github.com/xtk/logon.jssp -
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302 308 ms Apache
https://res.communication.github.com/xtk/logon.jssp→ https://adobeid-na1.services.adobe.com/ims/authorize/v1?client_id=Campaign1&scope=AdobeID%2Cperson%2Csession%2Cadditional_info.projectedProductContext%2Cread_organizations%2Cadditional_info.user_image_url%2Cwrite_pc%2Caudiencemanager_api%2Copenid%2Ctriggers&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fres.communication.github.com%2Fxtk%2Flogon.jssp -
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302 129 ms cloudflare
https://adobeid-na1.services.adobe.com/ims/authorize/v1?client_id=Campaign1&scope=AdobeID%2Cperson%2Csession%2Cadditional_info.projectedProductContext%2Cread_organizations%2Cadditional_info.user_image_url%2Cwrite_pc%2Caudiencemanager_api%2Copenid%2Ctriggers&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fres.communication.github.com%2Fxtk%2Flogon.jssp→ https://auth.services.adobe.com/en_US/deeplink.html?deeplink=ssofirst&callback=https%3A%2F%2Fims-na1.adobelogin.com%2Fims%2Fadobeid%2FCampaign1%2FAdobeID%2Fcode%3Fredirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fadobe.com%26code_challenge_method%3Dplain%26use_ms_for_expiry%3Dtrue&client_id=Campaign1&scope=AdobeID%2Cperson%2Csession%2Cadditional_info.projectedProductContext%2Cread_organizations%2Cadditional_info.user_image_url%2Cwrite_pc%2Caudiencemanager_api%2Copenid%2Ctriggers&relay=0119e088-5c09-40d3-a7c2-140ea2701fe2&locale=en_US&flow_type=code&idp_flow_type=login&s_p=google%2Cfacebook%2Capple%2Cmicrosoft%2Cline%2Ckakao&response_type=code&code_challenge_method=plain&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com&use_ms_for_expiry=true -
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200 137 ms cloudflare
https://auth.services.adobe.com/en_US/deeplink.html?deeplink=ssofirst&callback=https%3A%2F%2Fims-na1.adobelogin.com%2Fims%2Fadobeid%2FCampaign1%2FAdobeID%2Fcode%3Fredirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fadobe.com%26code_challenge_method%3Dplain%26use_ms_for_expiry%3Dtrue&client_id=Campaign1&scope=AdobeID%2Cperson%2Csession%2Cadditional_info.projectedProductContext%2Cread_organizations%2Cadditional_info.user_image_url%2Cwrite_pc%2Caudiencemanager_api%2Copenid%2Ctriggers&relay=0119e088-5c09-40d3-a7c2-140ea2701fe2&locale=en_US&flow_type=code&idp_flow_type=login&s_p=google%2Cfacebook%2Capple%2Cmicrosoft%2Cline%2Ckakao&response_type=code&code_challenge_method=plain&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com&use_ms_for_expiry=true
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%2Fres.communication.github.com
curl -s '/api/v1/http/redirects?q=https%3A%2F%2Fres.communication.github.com'
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
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- ✓Bulk CSV upload, 1,000 inputs per job
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