Broken link checker
Find the links on a page that lead nowhere: up to 100 internal and external links checked for errors and redirects.
Free and unlimited: does not use your weekly runsHow the check works
The tool reads every link on the page, and checks the first 100 different ones with a light request (HEAD, or GET when a server refuses HEAD). Links that a site's robots.txt closes to crawlers are not requested.
Broken means a 4xx error such as 404, a 5xx server error, or no answer at all. A 401, 403 or 429 usually means the other site refused our checker, so those links are shown separately: check them in your browser.
Why broken links matter
A broken link is a dead end for visitors and for search engines, and the value the link would pass is lost. Links to redirects work, but link to the final URL: every redirect slows the page down a little.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this tool count towards my free runs?
No. It runs on our own crawler, so it is free and unlimited, apart from a limit per site per hour.
Can I check my whole site?
Try the free site audit for a first set of pages, or the site audit in the app, which checks every link and image on every page of your site.
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