Home › APIs › Other data
Redirect Checker API
Official public data, ready to use.
Used by: Developers and data teams.
Follow a URL hop by hop: every redirect with status (301/302/307/308), Location, response time and server, the final URL and status, all response headers, security headers present (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options...) and plain-English issues (too many hops, 302 instead of 301, no http->https). Live, ~1 s.
Try it live, no sign-up
Run the example as is, or change the input. 5 own tries a day without a key.
Example request
curl -X POST https://radarbg.com/v1/redirect-checker \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "http://github.com"}'
Answer: {"ok": true, "count": N, "items": [...], "usage": {...}}. Failed calls are not counted.
Inputs
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | string | URL or domain, e.g. http://github.com |
Price
Included in every plan: 500 calls a month free, then from €5 a month for 5,000 calls across all APIs.
Questions
What does the Redirect Checker API do?
Official public data, ready to use.
Where does the data come from?
Follow a URL hop by hop: every redirect with status (301/302/307/308), Location, response time and server, the final URL and status, all response headers, security headers present (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options...) and plain-English issues (too many hops, 302 instead of 301, no http->https). Live, ~1 s.
How much does it cost?
500 calls a month are free with no card. Paid plans start at EUR 5 a month for 5,000 calls and include every API on Radar. Failed calls are not counted.
Can I use it without writing code?
Yes. Try it live on this page, use our free browser tools, or ask us to run it on your list as a service.