Redirect Detective is a free redirect checker that allows you to see the complete path a redirected URL goes through.

Some of the many uses for Redirect Detective are:

• See where an affiliate link goes to and what affiliate network is being used.
• Check if those bit.ly links (or similar URL shortners) redirect to a legitimate site.
• Check your own redirects to ensure they work correctly.
• Check to see if your redirected domain correctly redirects to your new domain.
• See at what point in the redirection path cookies are being set.
• Discover just how many redirects certain sites use. You might be surprised to how many.

Some examples of well known sites that use redirects are:

• http://blogspot.com/
• http://hotmail.com
• http://facebook.com