Inspect a public URL for HTTP status, redirect chain, content type and reported
Inspect a public URL for HTTP status, redirect chain, content type and reported size before downloading it. Uses HEAD with bounded GET fallback, DNS-pinned public-address checks and up to five redirects. Reports server-declared sizes separately from observed sample bytes. No full download, content safety verdict or uptime guarantee.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-19
1 of 1checks answered this week
925 msmedian answer time
$0.003listed price per call
$0.003price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://api.mekler.ai/v1/web/urls/check-reachability
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.mekler.ai |
| Networks | eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 3 from 3 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.003 | 925 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"request_id": "url-inspection-example-001",
"url": "https://mekler.ai/"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"request_id": {
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{16,64}$",
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"maxLength": 2048,
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"request_id"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST",
"PUT",
"PATCH"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"content_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"final_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"http_status": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"limitations": {
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"observed_at": {
"type": "string"
},
"outcome": {
"type": "string"
},
"redirects": {
"items": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"type": "integer"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"status",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"reported_size_bytes": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"requested_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"sample_bytes_observed": {
"type": "integer"
},
"sample_truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"size_basis": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"status",
"requested_url",
"final_url",
"outcome",
"http_status",
"redirects",
"content_type",
"reported_size_bytes",
"size_basis",
"sample_bytes_observed",
"sample_truncated",
"observed_at",
"limitations"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}