Redirect-chain and open-redirect risk checker
Follow a bounded public redirect chain with address revalidation at every hop.
No cookies, authorization or browser headers are forwarded; response bodies are not stored.
An external redirect is not automatically an open redirect or a vulnerability.
Method
Follow a bounded public redirect chain with address revalidation at every hop.
Privacy
No cookies, authorization or browser headers are forwarded; response bodies are not stored.
Limitations
An external redirect is not automatically an open redirect or a vulnerability.
Primary sources
- Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content — Google Search Central; 2025-12-10; 2026-08-14.