redirect_chain
Walk an HTTP redirect chain hop-by-hop to deobfuscate URL shorteners, audit suspicious links, and trace marketing redirects. Returns per-hop status, location, latency, and detects loops or truncation.
Instructions
Walk an HTTP redirect chain hop-by-hop, returning per-hop {url, status_code, location, latency_ms}. Use to deobfuscate URL shorteners (bit.ly / t.co / lnkd.in), audit suspicious links from phishing investigations, or trace marketing tracking redirects. SSRF-guarded: each redirect target's resolved IP is re-validated before connecting (private IPs and non-HTTP schemes rejected). Up to 10 hops; loop_detected=true if a hop would revisit a previously-seen URL (we abort before the duplicate fetch); truncated=true if the chain still had a 30x at hop 10. Per-target eTLD+1 throttle (60 req/min) consumed once for the start host AND once per new host reached — a chain across 11 unrelated domains cannot bypass the cap. Free: 30/hr, Pro: 500/hr. Returns {start_url, final_url, hops, hop_count, final_status, loop_detected, truncated, summary}. Returns 502 ErrorResponse on hard fetch failure (timeout / TLS / connect); 429 with Retry-After if a hop's eTLD+1 throttle is exceeded mid-chain.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL whose redirect chain to walk, e.g. 'https://bit.ly/3xyz' or 'http://example.com/old-path'. Must start with http:// or https://. Pass the URL exactly as you'd `curl -L` it; the server handles encoding. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |