What It Is & How to Fix It

What Does ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS Mean?

ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS is an error message a browser returns when it fails to load webpage content due to a redirect loop.

A redirect loop is when a requested page redirects to another page. And the second page redirects back to the original page. This creates an endless cycle of redirects.

Eventually, the browser gives up loading the page and returns a “too many redirects” error message.

Like this:

This error is problematic for two reasons:

1. It negatively affects user experience by cutting off access to a webpage. Users could leave your site, which means lost traffic. And potential lost revenue for your business.

2. Search engine crawlers are trapped in the loop, so your pages aren’t crawled properly. And if your pages are not crawled and indexed, they won’t rank in search engines and drive traffic to your website.

In this post, we’ll explore the causes of the “too many redirects” error and how to fix it.

But first, let’s examine what this error looks like in different web browsers.

What Does the Too Many Redirects Error Look Like in Browsers?

Different browsers show the error differently.

Google Chrome

In Google Chrome, the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error will show a message in the middle of the screen: “This page isn’t working. example.com redirected you too many times.”

Like so:

(ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error in Chrome)

A button allows you to retry loading the page.

Firefox

In Firefox, you may see a message in the middle of the...