Follow a bounded redirect chain

Prediction

Each redirect resolves one Location value and creates another request until the fixed chain reaches its controlled final target.

Controlled observation

Choose a fixed one-, two-, or three-hop chain and compare the requested hop count with the final URL. The result panel shows only the final Fetch response; it does not reconstruct intermediate exchanges or provide a loop fixture.

Explanation

The final address alone hides redirect status, caching, and method choices made at earlier hops. Use the generated redirect-following cURL command or browser developer tools when the intermediate exchanges matter.

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: /v1/redirect-target/chain
X-Lab-Scenario: redirect-chain

[first response in fixed 1-hop chain]

'curl' '--include' '--location' '--request' 'GET' 'https://lab.httpclarity.com/v1/redirect-chain/1'

const response = await fetch("https://lab.httpclarity.com/v1/redirect-chain/1", {
  "method": "GET",
  "redirect": "follow"
});
console.log(response.status, await response.text());

<?php
$options = ['http' => [
    'method' => 'GET',
    'ignore_errors' => true,
]];
$context = stream_context_create($options);
$body = file_get_contents('https://lab.httpclarity.com/v1/redirect-chain/1', false, $context);
var_dump($http_response_header, $body);