How to use
01
Enter the URL and press Check
Type the full address, protocol included, then click Check or hit Enter. The tool sends a HEAD request from a server, so no page body is downloaded at all.
02
Read the three summary cards
The Status card shows the code and its text with a color coded badge, Response time reports the milliseconds the request took, and Final URL reveals where any redirects ended up.
03
Scan the response headers
Below the summary, every header the server sent is listed with its value and a copy button. Look for cache-control, content-type, and any x-robots-tag directives that affect indexing.
Why HTTP Status Checker
- Inspect every response header from any URL.
- Shows status code, redirect chain target, response time.
- Uses HEAD request, no body transferred.
Common questions
Why does the http status checker use a HEAD request instead of GET?
HEAD asks the server for the status line and headers without the body, so the check is fast and cheap for both sides. For status and header debugging that's everything you need. A handful of misconfigured servers answer HEAD differently than GET, which is itself worth knowing about.
What do the status badge colors mean?
Green marks 2xx success codes, the accent color marks 3xx redirects, and warning and danger styles mark 4xx client errors and 5xx server errors. The number next to the badge is the real code, so 204 and 200 are still distinguishable.
Why is the Final URL different from the one I entered?
The request hit one or more redirects on the way, and the Final URL card shows where they landed. If you expected the entered address to serve content directly, that gap is your finding: something upstream is rewriting it.
Can I check http status code results for pages behind a login?
You'll get an answer, but it will be the anonymous one, usually 401, 403, or a 302 to the login screen. That's actually useful for SEO work, since it's what crawlers receive too. There's no way to attach your session cookie to the check.
Is there a bulk status code checker mode?
The tool checks one URL per run, so a bulk status code checker workflow here means pasting your list one address at a time. For a weekly spot check of ten key pages that's perfectly workable; for thousands of URLs you'd want a crawler.
What makes a URL return 403 here but load fine in my browser?
A firewall or bot protection layer is filtering requests that don't look like a human browser. Cloudflare and similar services often challenge server side requests. It's a signal worth investigating, because overly aggressive rules can block legitimate crawlers along with tools.
Does a 200 status guarantee the page is healthy?
No. A 200 only means the server answered successfully. The body could still be an empty template or an error message rendered with a success code, the classic soft 404. Status checking finds transport problems; content problems need your eyes on the page.