What does this auditor check?

It checks redirect hops, final status, canonical link tags, meta robots, and X-Robots-Tag headers for one public URL.

Why does canonical mismatch matter?

If the canonical URL points somewhere other than the final destination, crawlers can receive conflicting signals about which URL should be indexed.

What is the difference between 301, 302, 307, and 308?

301 and 308 are permanent redirects. 302 and 307 are temporary redirects. 307 and 308 preserve the HTTP method, while 301 and 302 often do not in browser behavior.

Tools

Redirect & Canonical Auditor

Paste any public URL to trace its redirect chain, inspect its final canonical, and catch noindex, X-Robots-Tag, and redirect issues before they hurt discoverability.

Enter a page URL to see its redirect chain, canonical target and indexing signals.

Related HTTP References

Learn when to use 301 vs 302, when method-preserving redirects like307 and 308 matter, and how theLocation header controls redirect targets. Use theHeader Inspector to analyze the final response headers in more detail.