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Httpstatus

Httpstatus is a tool that has several functions and allows you to simply check status codes, response headers. It also allows you to control redirect chains. Its specialty is that it can load multiple URLs at once. For the good SEO of your website, you must have a fast page and fewer redirect chains.  The httpstatus then lets you know the number of redirects your website has and the number of status codes. This article answers the following questions:

• httpstatus: what is it?
• What are the features of httpstatus?
• How to use the httpstatus tool?

Httpstatus: what is it?

Created in 2011, httpstatus is an HTTP status checker, redirect and header checker for all sites. With this tool, you can easily check HTTP status codes, request headers, status messages. In addition, it also checks redirect chains coming from a server as a response to a URL request. This request can come from a browser or a search engine robot which constitutes the clients of the server. Indeed, the major problem that httpstatus allows you to detect is defined as follows. Redirect chains It is important to note that redirect chains are useless. First, they decrease the quality of the links, they make it difficult for Google to inspect the pages. They slow down the speed of the site. There is a redirect chain when you have several redirects between your starting URL and the destination URL. Normally, when your URL is redirected to the destination URL, there should be a single 301 redirect in between. Otherwise, this prevents Googlebot from working properly and may stop indexing if it encounters enough redirects.  Redirect chains reduce the quality of your site, which gives users a bad experience. Thus, you are not referenced and sometimes not indexed.   Today, the httpstatus tool has become indispensable. It is used by several developers in their code. It is also used by website owners, marketing professionals and also by online search experts. 

What are the features of httpstatus?

The httpstatus tool is packed with several features for SEO of your websites. Here are the main functions of httpstatus.

 Check redirects

The tool allows you to check multiple URLs at once with a preview and a good visual representation of up to 10 redirects. Following this verification, you have a detail on each URL with the number of redirect chains. It also shows you the HTTP response headers, round trip times and finally the content of the response. 

Request headers

You can choose user agents. They can be search engine crawlers or mobile devices or even desktop browsers. Then put HTTP Basic Authentication credentials as Cookies or Accept-Language. In addition, it is also possible to increase an HTTP request header of your choice.

Filters

You can use the filters to sort your results by choosing the types of redirections, status codes or even search for specific requests.

Data

Move Move all data to a CSV or XLS file. That is, your URLs, status codes, different redirects and locations. Now sort to choose and export a particular request URL series.

Redirect Latency Redirects

usually waste users time because they take time to respond and slow down the loading of the landing page. During redirects, these users see nothing since nothing is shown. But this is typically visible to those on mobile networks.

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In one go, you can check status codes, redirect chains of 100 URLs. It is programmed by default that HTTP URLs are checked if the protocol is not up to date. In case you want to add the default HTTPS, go to the settings.

Prefilling URLs

httpstatus allows you to prefill one or more URLs. You can do this using a URL parameter by adapting your URLs to the links that follow. Single URL: https://httpstatus.io/?url=https://example.com Multiple URLs: https://httpstatus.io/?url=https://example.com%0ahttp://google.com %0atwitter.com Multiple URLs and canonical domain verification: https://httpstatus.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com%0Atwitter.com&canonical=true With this, httpstatus can take into account all your pre-filled URLs and the form will be submitted automatically.  

How to use the httpstatus tool?

It is very easy to control status codes, response headers and redirect chains. You just need to follow the following steps.

• Please go to httpstatus.

• Fill in the link of your website or all your URLs in the URLs column

• You are requested to enter your URL or your URLs in the dedicated domain

You should know that you have the possibility to also verify your canonical domain by checking the small box at below the URLs part.

• Choose your browser from the drop-down menu right below the URLs box

• Start the check by clicking the “Check Status” button

Please make sure your connection is working properly. Otherwise, the verification may take a while.  In case, you have a good internet speed, your result comes automatically and is as follows: Thus, you have the number of URLs associated with your site, the number of status codes and redirections. In addition, you also have the possibility of putting several URLs and doing the verification at the same time. You will have the result of all URLs at once. It can also happen that the status of the codes puts Error If the server of the URL you requested encounters problems or does not manage to load, httpstatus will show you error and if possible give the reason. If you don’t have any of its problems, here is how it’s done, verifying your sites with httpstatus online and in just a few clicks. It can load up to 100 URLs at a time. Take the opportunity to test any URLs that do not seem correct to you. For the moment, the application is not available, but will be very soon and above all, accessible to everyone. In the meantime, you can suggest some features to add to it. Moreover, it is a free tool and will remain free for everyone, according to its developer.