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HTTP Status Code Checker

What Is HTTP Status Code Checker?

A HTTP Status Code Checker is a tool that shows the server response code returned by a URL, helping you understand how search engines and browsers interact with your pages.

Why Does It Matter?

An HTTP Status Code Checker helps you ensure your pages respond correctly, so search engines can crawl, index, and rank your site without issues.

Incorrect status codes can:

  • Prevent pages from being indexed.
  • Cause ranking drops due to broken links.
  • Waste crawl budget.
  • Create a poor user experience.

How to Use the Tool

Step 1 — Enter your URL
Step 2 — Click Trace URL
Step 3 — Review the redirect chain

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions
About HTTP Status Code Checker

What HTTP status codes does this tool detect?

The tool traces the full redirect chain and reports every HTTP status code encountered along the way — 2xx (success: 200, 201, 204), 3xx (redirects: 301, 302, 303, 307, 308), 4xx (client errors: 400, 401, 403, 404, 410, 429), and 5xx (server errors: 500, 502, 503, 504). Each hop in the chain is shown separately with full response headers.

What is the difference between a 301 and 302 redirect?

How many redirects in a chain are too many?

What does "Response Metadata" show?

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