Deref.link

Ever come across a suspicious short URL and wanted to know where it really goes?

Paste it here and find out!

Sample URLs

Want to try some samples? We've got you covered. Copy and paste one of these to try it out:

http://t.co/GsOQGWW7D4
http://kevinboyd.ca

Result

This URL has {{ derefResponse.route_log.length - 1 }} redirect hop(s) to the final destination.

Domain: {{ derefResponse.final_domain }}
Final URL: {{ derefResponse.final_url }}
Redirect Log:
- {{ $index }} - {{route}}

Quick API Reference

POST /deref

curl -d"url=google.com" https://deref.link/deref

Or:

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d'{"url": "google.com"}' \
     https://deref.link/deref

Parameters:

url

The URL-encoded link to dereference. HTTP or HTTPS.
Leading "http://" can be omitted, but not for HTTPS.

Returns JSON: (return value reformatted for readability)

{
    "start_url":    "google.com",
    "final_url":    "http://www.google.com/",
    "final_domain": "www.google.com",
    "route_log": [
        "http://google.com",
        "http://www.google.com/"
    ]
}