Rules / og-url-final-url-mismatch · ruleset 2026-07
og:url does not match final URL after redirects
| Rule id | og-url-final-url-mismatch |
|---|---|
| Severity | warning |
| Category | Platform and crawl |
| Platforms | all platforms |
| Needs human | no |
What this is
og:url does not match final URL after redirects. OGKit rule og-url-final-url-mismatch (warning). The id is a public API for the docs URL and CI --disable key; do not rename it.
Search phrases that should land on this page:
og:url does not match the final URL after redirectsog:url redirect mismatch
Why it matters
If the page redirects but og:url still points at the pre-redirect address, scrapes and share counts attach to the wrong URL.
Which platforms are affected
All OGKit platform profiles, including major social, chat, and search crawlers that consume these tags.
Platform-specific crawler budgets and field priority live in the platform behaviour reference.
How to reproduce
- curl -I the share URL and note the final Location after redirects.
- Compare that URL to og:url in the landed HTML.
How to fix
Update og:url (and canonical) to the final landed HTTPS URL, or stop redirecting the share target.
No single template snippet applies; use the measured and expected values in an OGKit finding.