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Pay per usage

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.

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🚀 What it does

This Actor automates a task that would otherwise take hours of manual work. It is built for batch processing — run it once on a list of inputs and get a structured, downloadable report.

✨ Features

Batch processing — handle one or many inputs in a single run
Structured output — clean tables, ready for CSV/JSON export
Pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you use
API & CLI ready — integrate it into any workflow

📥 Input configuration

Configure the Actor with these fields:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`startUrls`	array	✅ Required	List of URLs or domains to trace redirect chains for (e.g. http://example.com).

💡 Usage example

Run via Apify API (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sootesting~redirect-chain-checker/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://example.com"
  ]
}'

Run via Apify CLI

apify run --actor-name sootesting~redirect-chain-checker --input '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://example.com"
  ]
}'

📤 Output schema

The Actor produces the following structured data:

Field	Type	Description
`startUrl`	string	Start URL
`finalUrl`	string	Final URL after redirects
`redirectCount`	integer	Number of redirects
`hasLoop`	boolean	Redirect loop detected
`httpToHttps`	boolean	HTTP upgraded to HTTPS in chain
`finalStatus`	integer	Final HTTP status
`chain`	array	Hop-by-hop redirect chain
`warnings`	array	SEO/UX warnings

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event. See the Actor's pricing tab for current rates. You are only charged for successful events — platform usage is passed through transparently.

Part of the Sootesting SEO & Data Toolkit — a suite of focused actors for technical SEO, security auditing, and data extraction.

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