drurl

CLI tool to check URLs for redirects, security threats, and more.

Check any link for redirects, HTTP status, final destination, phishing, malware, and more — right from your terminal.

🔍 Powered by Google Safe Browsing — the same protection used by Chrome, Firefox & Safari.

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📦 Installation

npm install -g drurl-cli

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🚀 Usage

# Check a URL
drurl google.com
drurl https://bit.ly/example
drurl "https://example.com/path?query=1"

# Help
drurl --help

# Version
drurl --version

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📋 Output Example

🔗 URL Redirection Report
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
📎 bit.ly/example

📍 Redirect Chain

↪️  https://bit.ly/example
   301 Moved Permanently ⏱️  125ms

✅ https://example.com
   200 OK ⏱️  89ms

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

📊 Summary
   • Redirects: 1
   • Total Time: 214ms
   • Final Status: 200
   • 🔒 HTTPS

🟢 Health: 100/100 Excellent
   ██████████

✅ SAFE — No threats detected
   Advisory by Google Safe Browsing

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
📍 Scanned as Chrome 124 from 🇳🇱 Amsterdam
🌐 More details at redirectchecker.com

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
🔗 Redirect Chain	See every hop from start to final destination
🛡️ Security Check	Google Safe Browsing detection for malware, phishing, unwanted software
⏱️ Response Times	Per-hop and total response times
📊 Health Score	0-100 score based on status codes, redirects, speed, and threats
🔢 Exit Codes	0 = safe, 1 = error, 2 = threat detected (useful for scripts)

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🔢 Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	✅ Success, URL is safe
1	❌ Error (network, invalid URL, etc.)
2	🚨 Threat detected (phishing, malware, etc.)

Use in Scripts

drurl suspicious-link.com

if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then
  echo "⚠️ Threat detected!"
fi

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🤖 Also Available

Telegram Bot

Check links directly in Telegram: @DrURLbot

Just type @DrURLbot https://example.com in any chat to check a link inline.

Website

Full-featured web interface at RedirectChecker.com

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🔌 API

This CLI uses the RedirectChecker.com API.

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📄 License

MIT © RedirectChecker.com

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🔗 Links

• 🌐 Website: redirectchecker.com
• 🤖 Telegram Bot: @DrURLbot
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• ⭐ Star on GitHub: github.com/haseebalam/DrURL