URL Redirect Validator avatar

URL Redirect Validator

Pricing

$10.00/month + usage

Go to Apify Store
URL Redirect Validator

URL Redirect Validator

Track complete HTTP redirect chains, detect cross-domain redirects, and validate URLs. Perfect for affiliate link monitoring and ad hijacking detection.

Pricing

$10.00/month + usage

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

BotFlowTech

BotFlowTech

Maintained by Community

Actor stats

0

Bookmarked

3

Total users

1

Monthly active users

14 days ago

Last modified

Share

Validates URLs and tracks all HTTP redirects (301, 302, 307, 308) returning final status codes and the complete redirect chain.

Features

  • Follows all redirects (301, 302, 303, 307, 308)
  • Returns final status code after all redirects
  • Captures complete redirect chain
  • Handles relative redirect URLs
  • Optional proxy support to avoid blocking
  • Configurable timeout and max redirects
  • Detailed error handling

Input

{
"urls": [
"https://example.com",
"https://bit.ly/example"
],
"maxRedirects": 10,
"timeout": 30000,
"useProxy": false
}
## Output
{
"originalUrl": "https://bit.ly/example123",
"originalDomain": "bit.ly",
"finalUrl": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW",
"finalDomain": "www.amazon.com",
"finalStatusCode": 200,
"finalStatusMessage": "OK",
"isSuccessful": true,
"redirectCount": 2,
"totalSteps": 3,
"hasRedirects": true,
"hasCrossDomainRedirect": true,
"domainChanges": [
{
"step": 1,
"from": "bit.ly",
"to": "www.amazon.com",
"redirectType": 301
}
],
"redirectChain": [
{
"step": 1,
"url": "https://bit.ly/example123",
"domain": "bit.ly",
"statusCode": 301,
"statusMessage": "Moved Permanently",
"isRedirect": true,
"redirectLocation": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW"
},
{
"step": 2,
"url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW",
"domain": "www.amazon.com",
"statusCode": 200,
"statusMessage": "OK",
"isRedirect": false,
"redirectLocation": null
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-02-14T04:48:00.000Z"
}