Broken Link Checker

Check up to 100 unique links from a public webpage for HTTP errors and redirects. Network failures are reported separately; a timed-out scan may return only some links.

How Broken Links Hurt SEO

Wasted Crawl Budget

Broken internal links waste Googlebot's crawl budget. Every request that returns a 404 is a missed opportunity to crawl and index a real page on your site.

Reduced User Trust

Broken external links erode user trust and signal poor content maintenance. Visitors who click a dead link are more likely to bounce and less likely to convert.

Poor Maintenance Signals

Frequent 404 errors can indicate to Google that a page is poorly maintained. This may affect quality assessments and reduce your overall crawl priority.

Lost Link Equity

Redirect chains pass less link equity than direct links. Each hop in a redirect chain dilutes the PageRank flowing to the destination, weakening your rankings.

How to Fix Broken Links

  • Update or remove the link — If the target page has moved, update the href to the new URL. If it no longer exists, remove the link entirely.
  • Set up 301 redirects — For your own pages that have moved, implement a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one to preserve link equity.
  • Use the Wayback Machine — If an external resource has gone offline, check web.archive.org for a cached version you can link to instead.
  • Run regular audits — Schedule a monthly broken link check to catch issues before they accumulate and impact rankings.

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