Broken Link Checker
Broken links quietly hurt both your visitors and your SEO — a dead link means a frustrated user hitting a 404, and a wasted crawl for search engines trying to follow it. Our Broken Link Checker scans a page or list of URLs and flags exactly which links are broken, so you can fix them before they cost you rankings or trust. Enter a URL and get a full broken link report instantly.
Why Use Our Broken Link Checker?
- Full-page scanningchecks every link on a page in one pass, not one at a time.
- Clear resultssee exactly which links are broken and what error they're returning.
- 100% free & unlimitedcheck as many pages as you need, no signup, no daily cap.
- Works on internal and external linkscatches broken links pointing both within and outside your site.
- No install requiredskip manually clicking through every link on a page.
Who Uses a Broken Link Checker?
Anyone maintaining a website needs a fast way to catch dead links before visitors or search engines run into them first.
SEOs : running routine site audits to catch broken links hurting crawl efficiency
Site owners : checking their site after a migration, redesign, or content cleanup
Bloggers : verifying old posts still link to sources that are still live
Developers : confirming no broken links slipped through after a bulk content update
Content editors : auditing outbound links in articles before or after publishing
How Broken Link Checking Helps Your Website
A single overlooked broken link rarely matters much on its own — but left unchecked across a growing site, they add up into a real crawl and trust problem.
- Protect Your SEO and Crawl Budget
- Search engines allocate limited crawl budget to your site, and broken links waste part of it on dead ends. Regularly checking and fixing broken links keeps that budget focused on pages that actually matter.
- Confirm the Real Status Behind Each Link
- Once you've found a broken link, use our HTTP Status Checker to confirm the exact status code it's returning — a 404 needs a different fix than a server error or a redirect gone wrong.
- Pull Every Link From a Page or Document First
- If you're starting from a raw page export, article, or document rather than a live URL, use our URL Extractor From Text to collect every link first, then check them here.
- Catch Broken Redirect Chains Too
- Some "broken" links aren't dead outright — they're stuck in a redirect chain that never resolves. Trace the full path with our URL Redirect Checker to see exactly where it breaks down.
- Audit Your Whole Sitemap, Not Just One Page
- For a site-wide view instead of a single page, pair this tool with our Sitemap Checker to make sure every URL you're asking search engines to crawl is actually live.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What counts as a "broken" link?
Most commonly, a link returning a 404 (not found) status. It can also include links returning 500-level server errors, links to domains that no longer exist, or redirect chains that never resolve to a working page.
2. Does this check both internal and external links?
Yes. Internal links (pointing to other pages on your own site) and external links (pointing to other websites) are both checked, since either type can break over time.
3. How often should I check for broken links?
For an actively updated site, a monthly check is a reasonable baseline. Always run a check immediately after a site migration, URL restructuring, or bulk content changes, since these are the most common causes of new broken links.
4. Why would an external link break even if I never changed anything on my site?
External sites redesign, remove pages, or shut down entirely without notifying anyone linking to them. This is normal and one of the main reasons broken link checks need to be run periodically, not just once.
5. Does this tool store the URLs or pages I check?
No. URLs and scan results are shown in your session only and aren't saved or logged on our servers.