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Dead link scanner

Broken Link Checker

Scan any webpage and find broken links, dead URLs, HTTP errors, redirects, and working links. Use this tool to improve SEO, user experience, and website quality.

Internal Links External Links 404 Errors

Find broken links fast

Useful for SEO audits, website maintenance, content updates, migration checks, and client reports.

Free Broken Link Checker Tool

Enter a webpage URL, choose scan type, and check links for working, broken, and redirected status.

Scan Webpage

Enter the exact page URL you want to scan.
Select which links to check.
Higher limits may take more time.
This tool checks links from your server. Some websites may block server requests or bot-like checks.

Scan Summary

Ready to Scan
Enter a webpage URL to find broken links, redirects, and working links.
Copy and download buttons will appear after a successful scan.
0 Total Checked
0 Working Links
0 Broken Links
0 Redirects

Broken Link Report

Broken link results will appear here after scanning a webpage.

Quick URL Examples

For large websites, scan important pages first. Some links may show broken if the target website blocks automated server requests.

Why Use a Broken Link Checker?

Broken links hurt user experience, waste crawl budget, and can reduce the quality of your website.

Find Dead Links

Detect links that return 404, 403, 500, connection errors, or other broken responses.

Improve SEO

Fixing broken links improves crawl quality and helps search engines understand your site better.

Better User Experience

Remove dead links so visitors do not land on error pages or outdated resources.

What Is a Broken Link Checker?

A broken link checker scans a webpage, extracts links, and tests each URL to see whether it works, redirects, or returns an error. It helps website owners find dead pages, wrong URLs, expired resources, and problematic external links.

Broken links can appear after website migration, deleted posts, changed URLs, expired domains, removed images, old references, or incorrect linking. Regular checks help keep your website clean and trustworthy.

Status Meaning Action
Working Link returns successful response No action needed
Broken Link returns error or no response Update, remove, or redirect link
Redirect Link points to another URL Update to final URL if needed
Client Error Usually 404, 403, or 410 Fix wrong or deleted URL
Server Error Usually 500-level error Check target server or page

How It Works

Check broken links in three simple steps.

Enter Page URL

Add the webpage URL you want to scan. The tool fetches the page HTML.

Extract and Check Links

It finds anchor links and checks each URL for HTTP status, redirects, and errors.

Review Report

See working, broken, and redirected links, then copy or download the report.

Broken Link Checker FAQs

Common questions about broken links, SEO, and link checking.

A broken link checker scans a webpage and checks links to find dead URLs, HTTP errors, redirects, and working links.
Broken links create poor user experience, waste crawl budget, and can make a website look outdated or poorly maintained.
Yes. You can scan all links, internal links only, or external links only.
Some websites block server requests, bots, hosting IPs, or HEAD requests. In that case, a link may work in browser but fail from server.
No. This tool uses PHP cURL and DOMDocument. No database, API, Composer package, or plugin is required.