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Free Broken Link Checker

Find dead links before your visitors do. Enter a page URL and every link on it is checked for errors, redirects and insecure http:// addresses.

Checks up to 100 links per page. Large pages can take up to a minute. No login required.

What is a broken link?

A broken link is a link that leads to a page that no longer works — usually a "404 Not Found" error, a server error, or a website that no longer exists. Broken links frustrate visitors, make a site look neglected, and waste the crawl budget search engines spend on your site. This checker opens every link on a page and reports which ones fail, which redirect, and which use insecure http://.

How each link is classified

How to find broken links on a webpage

  1. Enter the page URLPaste the address of the page you want to check, such as your homepage or a blog post.
  2. Run the checkEvery link on the page is requested, ten at a time, and its response recorded.
  3. Review broken links firstBroken and unreachable links are listed at the top, with the link text so you can find them on the page.
  4. Fix or remove themUpdate each broken link to a working page, remove it, or redirect the old address on your own site.

Frequently asked questions

Do broken links hurt SEO?

A few broken links will not get a site penalised, but they waste crawl budget, stop link value flowing to your pages and give visitors a poor experience. Fixing them is a quick win, especially on important pages.

Why does a link show as "blocked" when it works in my browser?

Some sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and sites behind bot protection, reject automated requests with codes like 403, 429 or 999. The link is probably fine; open it in a browser to confirm.

Does this check the whole website?

It checks every link on the page you enter (up to 100). To check a whole site, run it on your main pages — homepage, service pages and popular posts — one at a time.

What should I do with a broken internal link?

If the page moved, update the link to the new address and add a 301 redirect from the old URL. If the page was removed, link to the most relevant alternative or remove the link.

Are links in images checked?

Yes. Image links are labelled "[image]" followed by the image's alt text.

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