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How to check where a link redirects
The address you see on a link is only where it starts. It can pass through several more before it stops, and the stops can differ from one visitor to the next. Here are four ways to follow a link to the end, what each one shows and where each one goes blind.
- Hover
- Developer tools
- curl
- Redirect checker
Read the guide Updated 3 October 2026
A real link, followed3 redirects
1. http://www.offerprobe.com/redirect-checker/
  ↓ to https
2. https://www.offerprobe.com/redirect-checker/
  ↓ to the name without www
3. https://offerprobe.com/redirect-checker/
  ↓ trailing slash dropped
4. https://offerprobe.com/redirect-checker
  The page

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Where does this link go?Redirect checker
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How to check where a link redirects

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