URL Scanner
Paste a link to see its full redirect chain, final destination and technical safety signals — a helper for your own judgment, not a threat-database verdict.
How to Use URL Scanner
- 1
Paste the URL you want to inspect.
- 2
Click Scan to follow its redirect chain to the final destination.
- 3
Review the technical signals to help inform your own judgment before clicking.
URL Scanner Features
- Follows redirect chains up to 5 hops and shows every URL and status code along the way.
- Flags technical signals often associated with suspicious links — IP-as-hostname, punycode domains, known shorteners, non-standard ports.
- Deliberately does not claim a link is 'safe' or 'malicious' — it surfaces facts, not a fabricated verdict.
Why use Tool King?
Fast
No waiting rooms or sign-ups. Most files are ready in seconds.
Private
Files are processed in memory and discarded right after — never stored or shared.
Free
Every tool is free to use, with no hidden limits on the essentials.
Frequently Asked Questions
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