HTTP headers checker

Analyze the HTTP headers information of an URL.

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HTTP headers checker

What is the http headers checker?

The HTTP headers checker requests a URL and shows the response headers sent back by the server: Content-Type, Cache-Control, Content-Encoding, the security headers, X-Robots-Tag, cookies and more. Enter a domain or paste any link.

Headers affect speed, security and indexing. Missing caching or compression headers slow a website down, and an X-Robots-Tag: noindex header can silently remove pages from search results.

How to use the http headers checker

  1. 1Enter or paste the URL, with or without https://.
  2. 2Press Check to send the request.
  3. 3Review the list of response headers.

Features

Complete header list

Every header returned by the server, with its value.

Caching & compression

Check Cache-Control, Expires and Content-Encoding.

Security headers

Look for HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options and similar headers.

Indexing headers

Spot X-Robots-Tag directives that affect search engines.

Frequently asked questions

What are HTTP headers?

HTTP headers are extra information exchanged between the browser and the server along with a request and its response.

What is X-Robots-Tag?

It's a header with the same directives as the robots meta tag (noindex, nofollow), also usable for PDFs and images.

Which security headers should a website send?

Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options and Referrer-Policy are a good start.

Are redirects followed?

Yes, the headers of the final response are shown.