Broken Link Checker
Scan your webpage to identify dead links (404 errors) and improve your site's SEO.
Awaiting URL
Enter a URL to begin analyzing internal and external links.
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Why Use a Broken Link Checker?
A Broken Link Checker is a vital SEO tool that crawls your webpage to identify dead links, 404 errors, and unreachable destinations. Broken links not only frustrate your visitors but also negatively impact your website's search engine rankings. Search engines like Google consider user experience a top ranking factor, and a site riddled with dead links signals poor maintenance and can severely damage your domain authority.
Impact on SEO & UX
- Crawl Budget: Search engine bots waste their limited crawl budget on dead ends instead of discovering your new and important pages.
- Bounce Rate: Visitors clicking on a broken link are more likely to leave your site immediately, increasing your bounce rate.
- Link Equity: Broken internal links stop the flow of "link juice" (PageRank) throughout your website, weakening your SEO structure.
Scanner Limitations (Firewalls & WAFs)
To provide real-time results, this tool acts as a web crawler. However, modern websites often employ strict Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or bot protection services like Cloudflare, Sucuri, or Akamai.
If you notice perfectly valid external links returning a 403 Forbidden, 405 Not Allowed, or Timeout (0), it simply means the target server is actively blocking our scanner's automated background request. This does not mean the link is actually broken for real human visitors.