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Broken Link Checker
Enter a URL to scan for broken links. We'll check up to 50 links on the page and report any that return errors.
Enter a URL and click "Check Links" to scan for broken links
5 free scans per hour
What Are Broken Links?
Broken links are hyperlinks that point to pages that no longer exist, returning errors like 404 (Not Found) or 500 (Server Error). They create a poor user experience — visitors clicking a link and hitting a dead end are likely to leave your site. For SEO, broken links waste crawl budget, pass no link equity, and signal poor site maintenance to search engines.
How to Use the Broken Link Checker
Enter a URL and the tool scans up to 50 links on that page, checking each one for errors. You'll see which links are broken, their HTTP status codes, and whether they're internal or external links.
- Fix internal broken links first — these are fully within your control and directly affect your site's crawlability.
- For external broken links, either update the URL to the correct destination or remove the link entirely.
- Check your most important pages first: homepage, service pages, and top-performing blog posts.
- Run this check monthly to catch new broken links caused by external sites moving or deleting content.
How Broken Links Hurt Your SEO
Every broken link is a dead end for both users and search engine crawlers. Internal broken links prevent Google from discovering and indexing your pages properly. Broken outbound links suggest your content is outdated. And if other sites link to pages you've deleted, you're losing valuable backlink equity. Fixing broken links is one of the simplest technical SEO wins with immediate impact.
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