# Website migration redirect check: old URLs to new

**Use case:** 

After moving a site to a new domain, to https or to new addresses, paste the old URLs and see where each one lands: the full redirect chain, the final address and whether it works. Old URLs that end in a 404, loop, go through several hops or use temporary redirects are flagged. Excel report included. $0.20 per 1,000 URLs + $0.01 per run.

## Input

```json
{
  "sitemapUrls": [
    "https://crawlee.dev/sitemap.xml"
  ],
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "http://python.org/about/"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://docs.python.org/3/"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.apache.org/"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://httpbin.org/"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.mozilla.org/"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.python.org/rowsmith-old-page"
    }
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/status_codes"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/broken_images"
    }
  ],
  "maxUrls": 100,
  "checkLinksOnSitemapPages": false,
  "checkExternalLinks": true,
  "checkImages": true,
  "checkIndexability": true,
  "respectRobotsTxt": true,
  "excludeUrlPatterns": [
    "/tag/",
    "?replytocom="
  ],
  "maxRedirects": 10,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxConcurrency": 20,
  "maxRequestsPerHost": 4
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "statusCode": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "statusText": {
    "label": "In words",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "redirectCount": {
    "label": "Redirects",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Ends at",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "problem": {
    "label": "Problem",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "issues": {
    "label": "Other issues",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "responseTimeMs": {
    "label": "Answer time (ms)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "foundOn": {
    "label": "Found on page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "anchorText": {
    "label": "Anchor text",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Website migration redirect check: old URLs to new". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/K2jrLRWZIWn4xoIR6) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Website migration redirect check: old URLs to new" task

The Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like sitemap urls, URLs to check, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Website migration redirect check: old URLs to new" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, verdict, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Website migration redirect check: old URLs to new" task via API](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Broken Link Checker & Sitemap Checker: Status & Redirects](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rowsmithhq/sitemap-broken-link-checker.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).