Bulk URL HTTP Status, Header & Redirect Checker

Frequently asked questions

• What does this bulk URL checker do?

  Paste a list of URLs and it requests each one, then reports the final HTTP status code, the full chain of redirects it passed through, and the response headers the server returned. It is built for checking many links at once, for example after a site migration or a redirect rule change.

• How do I check HTTP status codes in bulk?

  Put one URL per line in the box (up to 25 at a time) and press Check URLs. Each URL is checked independently and results appear as they come back, so you do not wait for the slowest one. You can then download every result as a CSV.

• What is a redirect chain and why does it matter?

  A redirect chain is the sequence of hops a URL takes before it reaches its final destination, for example http to https to the www version. Long chains slow down page loads and dilute SEO value, so it is worth collapsing them to a single hop where you can. This tool shows every hop with its status code.

• What is the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirect?

  A 301 is permanent: search engines pass ranking signals to the target and update their index to it. A 302 (or 307) is temporary: the original URL stays indexed. Using a 302 where you meant a 301 is a common cause of lost rankings after a move, which is why seeing the exact code matters.

• Can I see the full response headers?

  Yes. Open the details on any row to see the final response headers, including Server, Content-Type, Cache-Control and security headers, alongside each hop of the redirect chain.

• How many URLs can I check at once?

  Up to 25 per run. That keeps each check fast and responsive. For continuous monitoring of more URLs around the clock, that is what Pulsetic is for.

• Do you store the URLs I check?

  No. URLs are checked on demand and the results are returned straight to your browser. Nothing about your list is saved.

• Why does a URL show an error instead of a status code?

  An error means no HTTP response came back at all: the host did not resolve, the connection or TLS handshake failed, the request timed out, or the address was a private or internal one that the tool will not request. A status code (even a 404 or 500) means the server did answer.

• Can I check status codes as Googlebot or another user agent?

  Yes. The "Check as" menu sends the request as your own browser, a search crawler (Googlebot desktop or smartphone, Bingbot, YandexBot, Applebot, DuckDuckBot, Baiduspider), an SEO crawler (AhrefsBot, SemrushBot, Screaming Frog), an AI crawler (GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, CCBot, GoogleOther and more), a mobile or desktop browser, or a social unfurler like Slackbot. Some sites redirect or block by user agent, so what a crawler sees can differ from a normal request. You can also send no User-Agent at all.

• Why are redirects important for SEO?

  A 301 redirect passes visitors and most of a page's ranking signals to a new URL, so getting redirects right keeps your traffic and rankings when URLs change. Getting them wrong (a 302 where you meant a 301, a long chain, or a loop) leaks link equity and slows the page down. Checking your URLs in bulk catches those problems before they cost you.

• Can a wrong status code hurt my visibility in Google and AI search?

  Yes. Crawlers drop URLs that return 4xx or 5xx, so a page that 404s falls out of the index, out of Google's AI Overviews and out of the sources AI assistants cite. A clean 200, or a single 301 to the right place, is what keeps a URL eligible to be ranked and quoted.

• What is the difference between a 404 and a 410?

  Both mean the page is not there. A 404 (Not Found) is treated as possibly temporary, so search engines keep checking it for a while. A 410 (Gone) says the page was removed on purpose and is not coming back, which tells crawlers to drop it sooner. Use a 301 instead if the content moved.