The Broken Link Checker is a free online tool that scans any webpage and identifies all broken links (404 errors, server errors, dead URLs) that could be hurting your website's user experience and SEO. Search engines like Google treat broken links as a signal of poor site maintenance, which can negatively affect your rankings.

Broken links frustrate users and prevent search engine crawlers from fully indexing your content. Regular broken link audits are a fundamental part of technical SEO maintenance. This tool saves hours of manual checking by automatically testing every link on a page in seconds.

How to Check for Broken Links

• Enter the URL of the page you want to scan
• Click Check Links
• Wait for the scan to complete (a few seconds to a minute depending on link count)
• Review the full list of working, broken and redirected links

What the Results Tell You

• 200 OK — link is working
• 404 Not Found — page does not exist (broken link)
• 301/302 — redirect (may need updating to direct URL)
• 500 Server Error — target server issue

Fix broken links by updating them to the correct URL, removing them or replacing them with relevant working resources. Free, no login, no download required.

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