Welcome to Redirect Trace
Redirect Trace is a professional URL redirect tracer for Raycast that analyzes redirect chains, removes tracking parameters, and helps you debug links. Like wheregoes.com for Raycast, but faster and more powerful.Installation
Install the extension from Raycast Store or build from source
Quick start
Trace your first URL in 3 simple steps
Redirect tracing
Analyze complete redirect chains with HTTP status codes
Tracking removal
Remove 50+ types of tracking parameters automatically
Key features
Redirect Trace provides professional tools for analyzing and debugging URLs:Smart URL detection
Automatically detects long URLs in your clipboard for easy tracing
Complete redirect chains
Shows every step of URL redirections with HTTP status codes
Tracking parameter removal
Removes 50+ types of tracking parameters to reveal clean URLs
Visual status indicators
Color-coded status for each redirect step with detailed analysis
Keyboard shortcuts
Full keyboard navigation and quick actions for efficient workflow
Long URL support
Handles URLs with 500+ characters via clipboard integration
Real-time processing
Fast URL tracing with minimal latency and configurable timeout
Privacy focused
No data storage, tracking, or analytics—all processing happens locally
Use cases
Redirect Trace helps with multiple workflows:Security
Detect phishing attempts, prevent malware, and verify legitimate vs malicious redirects before clicking unknown links.Marketing
Analyze campaign redirect paths, find unnecessary redirects slowing down links, and inspect UTM parameters to see what tracking data is being collected.Development
Test redirect behavior in applications, check for redirect chains affecting SEO, and identify slow or broken redirects during debugging.What you’ll see
When you trace a URL, Redirect Trace provides:Summary section
View the original URL with character count, final destination, clean URL with tracking removed, and total redirect count
Redirect chain
Inspect each step showing HTTP status code, status message, URL at each step, response headers, and step number
All URL analysis happens locally on your device. Redirect Trace does not store, log, or track any URLs you process.
Next steps
Install Redirect Trace
Get started by installing the extension
Trace your first URL
Learn how to trace URLs in 3 simple steps