Redirect chain tracer
HTTP /api/v1/http/redirectsStep-by-step view of every redirect with status, latency and location.
6 hops
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https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFLT8MwEITv%2FRWW706ckD5iNamiVkiVCkItcODmOgu18KN4nVL49aiBSiAE%0A150Zze6309nRGnKAgNq7imYJp7N6MEVpzV40Xdy5Nbx0gJEcrXEoeqGiXXDC%0AS9QonLSAIiqxaa5WIk%2B42AcfvfKGfov8n5CIEKL2jpLloqKnQGCyBN4WkjOe%0AqYIVw8kF26qsZO24HPJyorgsxpQsETtYOozSxYrmPB8xXrJsdMu5yEdiOH6g%0A5P58XZ5wSppz2dw77CyEDYSDVnC3XlV0F%2BMeRZo%2B6bjrtsk7uBbwOVHeplIp%0AQExPy9G6ByT68lD%2FNk%2FT7%2FoXzWtpYbm48UarN9IY41%2FnAWSEisbQASWXPlgZ%0A%2FyaVJVk%2F0S177K0CrNSmadsAiDStP1t%2Fvq0efAA%3D%0A
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301 273 ms
https://support.enterprise.github.com→ https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/ -
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302 240 ms cloudflare
https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/→ https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc -
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302 236 ms cloudflare
https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc→ https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us/restricted?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc&locale=en-us -
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302 228 ms cloudflare
https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us/restricted?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc&locale=en-us→ https://github.zendesk.com/access?brand_id=400594&locale=en-us&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc -
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302 233 ms cloudflare
https://github.zendesk.com/access?brand_id=400594&locale=en-us&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc→ https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFLT8MwEITv%2FRWW706ckD5iNamiVkiVCkItcODmOgu18KN4nVL49aiBSiAE%0A150Zze6309nRGnKAgNq7imYJp7N6MEVpzV40Xdy5Nbx0gJEcrXEoeqGiXXDC%0AS9QonLSAIiqxaa5WIk%2B42AcfvfKGfov8n5CIEKL2jpLloqKnQGCyBN4WkjOe%0AqYIVw8kF26qsZO24HPJyorgsxpQsETtYOozSxYrmPB8xXrJsdMu5yEdiOH6g%0A5P58XZ5wSppz2dw77CyEDYSDVnC3XlV0F%2BMeRZo%2B6bjrtsk7uBbwOVHeplIp%0AQExPy9G6ByT68lD%2FNk%2FT7%2FoXzWtpYbm48UarN9IY41%2FnAWSEisbQASWXPlgZ%0A%2FyaVJVk%2F0S177K0CrNSmadsAiDStP1t%2Fvq0efAA%3D%0A -
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200 439 ms nginx
https://github.okta.com/app/zendesk/kxpia17hETAUWOCDZBZO/sso/saml?RelayState=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.githubsupport.com%2Fhc&brand_id=400594&SAMLRequest=fZFLT8MwEITv%2FRWW706ckD5iNamiVkiVCkItcODmOgu18KN4nVL49aiBSiAE%0A150Zze6309nRGnKAgNq7imYJp7N6MEVpzV40Xdy5Nbx0gJEcrXEoeqGiXXDC%0AS9QonLSAIiqxaa5WIk%2B42AcfvfKGfov8n5CIEKL2jpLloqKnQGCyBN4WkjOe%0AqYIVw8kF26qsZO24HPJyorgsxpQsETtYOozSxYrmPB8xXrJsdMu5yEdiOH6g%0A5P58XZ5wSppz2dw77CyEDYSDVnC3XlV0F%2BMeRZo%2B6bjrtsk7uBbwOVHeplIp%0AQExPy9G6ByT68lD%2FNk%2FT7%2FoXzWtpYbm48UarN9IY41%2FnAWSEisbQASWXPlgZ%0A%2FyaVJVk%2F0S177K0CrNSmadsAiDStP1t%2Fvq0efAA%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%2Fsupport.enterprise.github.com
curl -s '/api/v1/http/redirects?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.enterprise.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
- ✓Webhook + email + Slack + PagerDuty + OpsGenie
- ✓Bulk CSV upload, 1,000 inputs per job
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