Broken URL check for redirects

Intent-based redirects are often one of the most effective ways to enhance the search experience, particularly for short- to mid-tail searches. However, due to the frequent changes made by various teams across a webshop, some updates may go unnoticed, which can cause existing redirects to fail. To help address this, search managers need timely notifications about these "broken redirects" so they can resolve issues promptly.
Starting now, searchHub will regularly check all active redirects and highlight any issues directly within the redirects view. This makes it quick and efficient for search managers to monitor and manage the status of their active searchHub redirects.
We currently cover four cases, each represented by a traffic light icon:
Grey: The redirect is either disabled, not crawled yet.
Green: The redirect is valid and returns a status code 200.
Orange: The redirect is technically functional but leads to a final URL that differs from the configured one.
Red: An HTTP status code above 400 was encountered during crawling.
INFO
: The only reliable way to verify if a URL is working is by requesting it through crawling. We have developed a highly reliable method to make this work, BUT
 to facilitate this process for both you and us, please ensure that our bot/crawler is whitelisted within your environment.