You can access the HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "urls": [
12        "https://example.com"
13    ]
14};
15
16// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
17const run = await client.actor("mahogany_songbird/http-redirect-chain-tracer").call(input);
18
19// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
20console.log('Results from dataset');
21console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
22const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
23items.forEach((item) => {
24    console.dir(item);
25});
26
27// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer API in Python

HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer API through CLI

HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer OpenAPI definition

HTTP Redirect Chain Tracer API

Bulk Redirect Checker - URL Chain and Status Tracer

ricardourtubey/bulk-redirect-checker

Check bulk URLs for redirect chains, broken links, and HTTP status codes.

Ricardo Urtubey

HTTP Status Code Checker - Bulk URLs & Redirect Chains

dltik/http-status-checker

Bulk-check HTTP status codes and full redirect chains for any list of URLs. For each URL: final status, every redirect hop (status + Location), response time, content-type and server. Pure HTTP, reads headers only — fast and cheap. Great for SEO migrations, link audits and uptime spot-checks.

Walid

Redirect Chain Checker

sootesting/redirect-chain-checker

Trace HTTP redirect chains hop-by-hop — detect redirect loops, HTTP→HTTPS upgrades, chains longer than 4 hops, and chains ending in 4xx/5xx. One clean report per URL. Protects link equity and page speed. Pay-per-event: $0.01 per batch of up to 200 URLs.

soot

Redirect Path Analyzer

zerobreak/redirect-path-analyzer

Redirect path analyzer that follows every hop in a URL chain and reports status codes, redirect types, and the final destination, so SEO teams can fix broken chains before they affect rankings.

ZeroBreak

Redirect Chain Checker

mighty_monk/redirect-chain-checker

Analyze HTTP redirect chains for any URL. Returns full redirect path, final URL, status codes, and loop detection. Perfect for SEO audits and affiliate link checks.

Harsh

Redirect Chain Checker

eliai/redirect-chain-checker

Anthony Snider

Bulk URL Unshortener — Redirect Chain Resolver

logiover/bulk-url-unshortener

Resolve thousands of shortened URLs at once — bit.ly, t.co, ow.ly, TinyURL and every shortener. Traces the full redirect chain (every hop, status code, redirect type) and returns the final URL, latency and intermediate destinations. No API key, export to CSV or JSON.

Logiover

Redirect Chain Analyzer

automation-lab/redirect-chain-analyzer

This actor follows HTTP redirects step-by-step and reports the full chain for any list of URLs. It also tests HTTP-to-HTTPS and www/non-www variants to verify canonical redirects are properly configured. Use it for SEO migration audits, redirect debugging, or monitoring redirect health.

Stas Persiianenko

HTTP Status Code Checker

automation-lab/http-status-checker

Check HTTP status codes and redirects in bulk for any list of URLs. Detect 404 errors, 301/302 redirects, redirect chains, and broken links for SEO audits and site maintenance.

Stas Persiianenko

5.0

Http Status Scanner

zerobreak/http-status-scanner

HTTP status scanner that checks URL status codes and redirect chains in bulk. Built for SEO teams and developers who need to catch broken links and verify redirects at scale.

ZeroBreak