Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain
Trace the full redirect chain of any URL hop by hop — every status code and Location, the final destination, redirect count, and chain type (http-to-https, loop, direct). No auth.
Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain returns 6 documented output fields, including startUrl, finalUrl, finalStatus, redirects and totalHops. Every field carries a declared type, a written description and an example value. 27 runs are recorded on Apify.
- 6
- Output fields
- 4
- Inputs
- 27
- Runs
- 2026-10-15
- Last run
01 — output
What it returns
Every field the extractor writes to its dataset, with its type, a written description and an example value.
| Field | Type | What it holds | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| startUrl | stringnull | Start Url as recorded for this row. | <startUrl> |
| finalUrl | stringnull | URL of the final response after any redirects. | https://example.com/products/widget |
| finalStatus | integernull | HTTP status of the final response after any redirects. | 200 |
| redirects | integernull | Number of redirects followed to reach the final response. | 0 |
| totalHops | integernull | Number of requests made, including redirects and retries. | 0 |
| chainType | stringnull | Chain Type as recorded for this row. | <chainType> |
02 — sample
One record
Assembled from the example values declared on the schema above, not invented at render time.
{
"startUrl": "<startUrl>",
"finalUrl": "https://example.com/products/widget",
"finalStatus": 200,
"redirects": 0,
"totalHops": 0,
"chainType": "<chainType>"
}03 — input
What you give it
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| urls | arrayrequired | URLs to trace (short links, http://, etc.). |
| maxHops | integeroptional | Stop after this many redirects. |
| includeHops | booleanoptional | Attach the array of every hop (status + location). |
| maxItems | integeroptional | Hard cap. |
04 — run
Run Redirect Tracer on your own input
It runs in the cloud on Apify. Nothing to install, and you are billed per result returned rather than per attempt.
05 — questions
Asked before running it
6 of 6 fields described
- What does Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain return?
- It returns 6 documented output fields: startUrl, finalUrl, finalStatus, redirects, totalHops and chainType. Each field declares its type, a description of what it holds, and an example value.
- What input does Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain require?
- urls is required. A further 3 inputs are optional. The full input schema, with types and defaults, is below.
- Does Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain need an API key or login?
- No. None of its inputs is a credential, and it reads only public data. Nothing to sign up for before the first run.
- How do I run Redirect Tracer — Follow the Full Redirect Chain?
- It runs on Apify. Start it from its listing with the inputs above, or call the Apify API with the Actor's ID. Results land in a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read through the Apify API into your own pipeline.