Redirect Tracer

Follow a URL's redirect chain and report each hop with status code

GET


                    api/v1/trace-redirects

Follow a URL's redirect chain and report each hop with status code

Rate Limiting

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Required	The url parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Redirect trace completed",
    "data": {
        "original_url": "http://example.com",
        "final_url": "https://www.example.com",
        "total_hops": 2,
        "hops": [
            {
                "hop": 1,
                "url": "http://example.com",
                "status_code": 301,
                "status_text": "Moved Permanently",
                "redirects_to": "https://www.example.com"
            },
            {
                "hop": 2,
                "url": "https://www.example.com",
                "status_code": 200,
                "status_text": "OK"
            }
        ],
        "traced_at": "2025-05-19T12:00:00Z"
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/trace-redirects" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/trace-redirects", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/trace-redirects");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

SEO redirect auditing

Verify that redirect chains are clean and efficient. Detect redirect loops, excessive hops, and mixed HTTP/HTTPS redirects that hurt SEO rankings.

Link shortener analysis

Trace shortened URLs to their final destination before clicking. Useful for security screening and understanding where links actually lead.

Website migration validation

After a site migration, batch-verify that all old URLs correctly redirect to their new locations with the right status codes (301 vs 302).

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