Broken link checker
The broken link checker requests up to 25 links on one page, internal and outbound, and lists which ones fail, redirect or are refused, with the HTTP status for each.
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This checks one page. The same problem usually repeats on every page built from the same template. Plans start at $14.99 a month.
How to use the broken link checker
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Paste an address
A full URL or just a domain. We add https:// when it is missing.
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We fetch it live
Our server requests the page now, the way a crawler would, and records what came back.
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Read the evidence
Every result shows the value we read, so you can see why it passed or failed.
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Fix and check again
Change the page, run it once more, and ship when the second run agrees.
What this does not measure
We would rather say what a tool cannot see than let a clean result mislead you.
- It checks the links on the URL you paste, not your whole site. A full broken-link sweep needs a crawl, which this tool does not run.
- It follows redirects and reports the final status, so a 301 is reported as the page it lands on rather than as a failure.
- A 403 or 429 from a link is reported as a block, not a broken link. Many sites refuse automated requests, and calling that broken is the most common way a link checker lies to you.
- It does not check whether a the destination is a good page, only whether it answers with a success status.
Want the full picture?
This tool answers one question. A full audit runs every check on a page, scores it, and gives you a short list of what to fix first.
Questions about the broken link checker
More in the guides.
