Don't Let Broken Links Kill Your Commissions
In affiliate marketing, your link is your paycheck. But between your website and the merchant's checkout, a lot can go wrong. A redirect checker is essential for diagnosing "leaky" funnels where clicks are happening, but commissions aren't tracking.
Merchants often change their link structures, migrate affiliate networks, or set up improper SSL redirects. Any of these changes can break your tracking code without you knowing. Regular audits using a link tracer help you catch these issues before you send thousands of visitors to a 404 page.
Debug Tracking
Confirm that your unique affiliate ID or UTM parameters are present on the final landing page URL.
Security Audit
Ensure you aren't being redirected through suspicious or insecure (HTTP) domains that could trigger browser warnings.
SEO Health
Identify chains of 301 redirects that dilute page authority and fix loops that prevent indexing.
Understanding Status Codes
When you use this tool, you will see a list of "Hops". Here is what the status codes mean for your revenue:
- 200 OKSuccess. The page loaded correctly. This should always be the status of the final URL in the chain.
- 301Moved Permanently. Common for rebranding or protocol updates (http to https). Browsers cache this aggressively.
- 302 / 307Found / Temporary Redirect. The standard for tracking links. It tells Google "this is a temporary pass-through, don't index it."
- 404Not Found. The link is dead. You are sending traffic to a black hole. Replace this link immediately.
- 500 / 503Server Error. The destination site is crashing or under maintenance.