How do I check the HTTP status code of a URL?

Paste any URL into ZaxisMedia's free HTTP Status Checker to instantly see its status code, redirect chain, and response details with no signup.

What does a 200 status mean?

200 OK means the request succeeded and the page loaded normally.

What does a 404 status mean?

404 Not Found means the server could not find the requested page — the link is broken.

What is the difference between 301 and 302?

301 is a permanent redirect that passes ranking signals; 302 is temporary and generally does not pass full link equity.

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HTTP Status Checker

Check HTTP status codes and trace the full redirect chainYour browser hides the raw status code behind a nicely rendered page, but search engines and APIs act on it. Enter any URL to see exactly what the server says: the precise code, the full redirect chain, and the headers that matter.

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Check HTTP status codes and trace the full redirect chain

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How to use the HTTP Status Checker

Enter URL

Enter the full URL you want to test (e.g. https://example.com/old-page).

Check status

Click "Check status".

Review redirect chain

Review the final status code and expand the redirect chain to see every hop.

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About the HTTP Status Checker

The HTTP Status Checker performs a live request to any URL, captures the final status code and records the complete redirect chain, so you can see exactly what browsers and search engines experience.

SEOs use it to audit redirects after migrations, developers use it to debug APIs and broken links, and site owners use it to verify that old URLs land where they should.

Where it helps most

When the rendered page is not the whole story.

Hunting soft 404s

Catch pages that show "not found" content while returning 200 and keeping dead URLs indexed.

Collapsing redirect chains

See every hop in sequence and collapse chains that waste crawl budget and dilute link equity.

Post-migration checks

Confirm old URLs land where they should after a site migration completes.

Debugging APIs

Verify endpoints and webhook targets return the codes your integrations expect.

Reading the codes

What the numbers actually tell you.

3xx means moved

Redirects show exactly where the page went, hop by hop through 301s, 302s, and 307s.

410 versus 404

Use 410 Gone for deliberately removed content and 404 for genuinely missing pages.

307 and 308 preserve method

These redirects keep the request method intact, which matters for form submissions and APIs.

HTTP Status Checker: built for trust

Whatever the server says, you will see it here unfiltered. No signup, instant results.

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HTTP Status Checker FAQs

What does a 404 status code mean?

The server could not find anything at that URL. For genuinely deleted content a 404 is correct, but for moved content you want a 301 redirect instead, so visitors and link equity follow the page to its new home.

What do 3xx status codes tell you that 4xx and 5xx do not?

Why should I check the full redirect chain?

What causes a 500 Internal Server Error?

Can a page look fine but return the wrong status?

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