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HTTP Headers Checker

Inspect the response headers, status, and redirects of any URL.

Inspect HTTP Response Headers

Enter a URL and this tool makes a request server-side and shows the full HTTP response: the status code, response time, every redirect along the way, and all response headers the server sends.

What you can check

  • The final status code and response time
  • The complete redirect chain
  • Caching, security, and content headers
  • Server and CDN identification headers

Headers worth watching

Look for security headers like Strict-Transport-Security and Content-Security-Policy, caching headers like Cache-Control and ETag, and the Content-Type that tells browsers how to handle the response.

Why check headers?

Response headers control caching, security, compression, and redirects. Inspecting them helps you debug why a page isn't cached, confirm HTTPS and security policies are in place, and trace unexpected redirect loops.

Server-side for accuracy

Because browsers hide many cross-origin response headers from JavaScript, the request is made server-side. That returns the complete, unfiltered header set exactly as the origin server sent it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the HTTP Headers Checker.

What does the headers checker show?
It shows the HTTP status code, response time, the full redirect chain, and every response header a URL returns.
Why check HTTP headers?
Headers control caching, security, compression, and redirects. Inspecting them helps debug caching issues, verify security policies, and trace redirect loops.
Why run it server-side?
Browsers hide many cross-origin response headers from JavaScript, so the request is made server-side to return the complete, unfiltered header set.

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