HTTP Check
An HTTP check requests a URL and records each redirect, status code, and response header along the way. This tool shows the full redirect chain, timings, and which security headers each response sends.
When to use this: A page redirects wrongly, loops, or returns an error, or you want to audit its security headers. Command prefix http:
About the HTTP Check
Fetch a URL and follow its redirect chain, showing status codes, timing and the response headers at every hop, including security headers.
FAQ
- Which security headers should a site send?
- Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, a frame policy and Referrer-Policy are the common baseline.
- Why are redirect chains bad?
- Each hop adds latency, and long chains can drop query strings or loop.