Redirect Inspector — Redirect Console

Real-time redirect console: trace server & client redirects, detect loops and ping-pong, copy clean reports.

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Capture the full navigation story in real time: server and client redirects grouped into a clean chain. Optional local analysis detects loops, ping-pong patterns and long chains — all processed locally, never leaving your browser.

What it does

  • Real-time capture — every redirect is recorded the moment it happens, no manual trigger needed
  • Server redirects — 301 Moved Permanently, 302 Found, 303 See Other, 307 Temporary, 308 Permanent
  • Client-side redirects — JavaScript navigations and meta-refresh detected alongside server hops
  • HSTS upgrades — http-to-https internal upgrades shown as a distinct hop type
  • Session grouping — chains from the same browsing session are grouped together by tab, time, and domain
  • Noise filtering — tracking pixels, analytics beacons, and media requests hidden by default with one-click toggle
  • Persistent side panel — open as a side panel for continuous monitoring without losing the popup

Built-in local analysis

Nine automatic checks run on every chain you inspect:

  • Redirect loops — same URL appearing more than once in the chain
  • Ping-pong patterns — host alternation like A to B back to A (www/non-www, http/https, trailing-slash issues)
  • Long chains — more than 3 hops flagged as info, more than 5 as warning, more than 8 as error
  • Mixed redirect types — permanent and temporary redirects combined in one chain
  • Final outcome — 4xx/5xx status codes or network errors at the end of a chain
  • Auth bounces — OAuth, login, and callback URL patterns identified
  • Locale and consent — language, country, and cookie-consent redirects annotated
  • Tracking noise — known tracking hosts and pixel patterns flagged
  • CDN hops — CloudFront, Akamai, Fastly, and Cloudflare intermediaries detected

Every check produces a severity level (info, warning, error), tag chips, and per-hop annotations. Copy the full report with one click.

Designed for

QA engineers Verify landing flows, login redirects, and broken user journeys. Session grouping shows the full picture of a single test run.

SEO specialists Audit redirect chains for canonicalization issues, mixed permanent/temporary types, and unnecessary hops that dilute link equity.

Developers Debug navigation logic, unexpected intermediaries, and client-side redirect behavior. The side panel stays open while you code.

Privacy

  • Local-first — all capture and analysis happens in your browser, nothing is sent to any server
  • Zero network requests — no analytics, no CDN, no remote code of any kind
  • No cookie values exposed — redirect URLs are recorded, cookie contents are not
  • No auth tokens logged — OAuth and login patterns are detected by URL shape, tokens are never stored
  • Clean report output — copied reports contain only URLs, status codes, and analysis results

Open source

Source code available at https://github.com/investblog/redirect-inspector — inspect every line, contribute, or fork.