Free SEO & social tool
Broken Link Checker
Find the links on a page that lead nowhere, and the ones that take a detour through a redirect.
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What it checks
Broken links
404s, server errors, dead domains and links that never answer.
Redirecting links
Links that bounce through a redirect, with the URL to link to instead.
Links to other sites
A spot check of outbound links, a few per site.
Plain HTTP links
Links to insecure http:// pages from a secure page.
Links without text
Image or icon links that screen readers and crawlers can’t describe.
Blocked checks
Sites that refuse automated checks are flagged, not called broken.
Questions
Why do broken links matter?
Visitors hit a dead end and leave, and crawlers waste their visit on pages that don’t exist. A few broken links won’t sink your rankings, but they make a site feel neglected.
Does it check every link on the page?
It checks up to about 30 unique links per run: links on your site first, then a few on each of the other sites you link to. The result says exactly how many were checked out of how many found.
Why is a link marked “couldn’t check”?
Some sites, like LinkedIn and many shops, block automated requests with a 401, 403 or 429. That doesn’t mean the link is broken. Open it in your browser to be sure.
Should I fix links that redirect?
For links on your own site, yes. Each redirect adds a round trip before the page loads. Point the link straight at the final URL. Redirects on other sites are usually fine.