Find dead links, redirects, and server errors on any webpage. Check up to 100 links with detailed status reports.
Follow these best practices to keep your site free of dead links and protect your SEO rankings.
When you remove or move a page, always create a 301 redirect to the new URL. This preserves link equity and prevents visitors from hitting dead ends.
Check your site for broken links at least once a month. External sites change frequently, and links that worked last month may be broken today.
Relative URLs are less likely to break during domain migrations or protocol changes. They also make staging and local development easier.
You have no control over external websites. Use tools to monitor outbound links and replace broken ones with updated URLs or alternative resources.
A helpful 404 page with navigation links, a search bar, and suggested content can recover visitors who land on broken URLs and reduce bounce rates.
Multiple redirects in sequence (A to B to C) slow down page loading and dilute link equity. Always redirect directly to the final destination URL.
Everything you need to know about broken links and how to fix them.
A broken link (also called a dead link) is a hyperlink that no longer works because the destination page has been moved, deleted, or the URL was typed incorrectly. Broken links typically return a 404 Not Found error.
Broken links negatively impact SEO in several ways: they waste crawl budget, create poor user experience (which increases bounce rate), and prevent link equity from flowing through your site. Search engines may also view excessive broken links as a sign of a poorly maintained website.
A 404 error means the page was not found and might return in the future. A 410 error explicitly tells search engines the page has been permanently removed. Use 410 when you intentionally delete content and want search engines to remove it from their index faster.
This tool checks up to 100 unique links found on the page you provide. It analyzes both internal and external links, checking each one for proper response status codes.
The tool makes individual HTTP requests to each link found on your page to verify its status. With up to 100 links, and some servers responding slowly, a full scan can take 30-60 seconds. Each link is checked with both HEAD and GET requests for accuracy.
200 means the page loads correctly. 301/302 indicate redirects (the page has moved). 404 means the page was not found. 500 indicates a server error. Status code 0 means the server did not respond at all, which could indicate a DNS issue or the site being down.
While redirects are not broken, they add unnecessary latency and can dilute link equity slightly. It is best practice to update your links to point directly to the final destination URL, especially for internal links where you have full control.
Yes, completely free with no sign-up required. Enter any publicly accessible URL and get a full broken link report. The tool checks up to 100 links per scan.
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