Broken Links Checker — Free Online Tool
Find dead links on any web page — run an SEO sanity check in seconds.
How to Use the Broken Links Checker
The broken links checker is engineered for speed — most users get to a clean answer in under ten seconds. Here's the three-step workflow:
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Step 1
Paste the URL of the page you want to scan into the box.
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Step 2
Click Scan page. Our server fetches the page, extracts every
<a href>link (up to 40 for shared-hosting fairness), and checks each one. -
Step 3
Review the broken-link list at the top. HTTP 200 = working, 3xx = redirect, 4xx = broken, 5xx = server error, ERR = unreachable.
Benefits of Using Our Broken Links Checker
Not every online web tools tool respects your time. This one does. Here's what you get when you choose BizNY:
- Runs server-side with PHP cURL — works on any URL without CORS issues.
- Summary at the top showing working vs. broken counts, then a full link list with color-coded HTTP status.
- Follows redirects (up to 5 hops) to correctly classify links that are merely 301'd, not broken.
- Respects shared-hosting limits by capping at 40 links per scan — fast and polite.
- Uses HEAD requests so target servers aren't hit with full-GET traffic.
- No sign-up, no account, no crawl history stored.
The Growing Popularity of the Broken Links Checker
The broken links checker is a mainstay SEO and content-maintenance tool. Broken links hurt SEO (search crawlers see 404s as quality signals), hurt user experience (visitors bounce on dead links), and are embarrassing to leave on a site for long. Regular broken-link audits have become standard practice for content teams, and a fast, no-sign-up scanner fills an obvious need — especially for freelance site owners and small-business webmasters who don't have enterprise SEO platforms. The BizNY tool is designed for that moment: paste, scan, fix.
Who uses the broken links checker?
- SEO specialists running monthly content-quality audits
- Bloggers and content managers checking posts after migrations
- Freelance webmasters handling small-business sites
- QA testers verifying release-ready pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the broken links checker — if you have something else, drop us an email at support@bizny.co.
Why is the scan limited to 40 links?
We run on shared hosting for cost reasons, and 40 links keeps the scan fast and friendly to target servers. For full-site audits, dedicated SEO tools (Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, Ahrefs) are a better fit.
What do the HTTP codes mean?
200 = OK. 301/302 = permanent/temporary redirect (not broken; the final destination was probably reachable). 403 = forbidden (some servers block HEAD requests from unknown user agents — may be a false positive). 404 = not found (truly broken). 5xx = server error on the target. ERR/0 = unreachable (DNS fail, timeout, SSL error).
Can it scan behind logins?
No. We can only fetch public pages. If you need to check links on private or logged-in pages, export them from your browser and use a desktop tool.
Does it detect nofollow or sponsored links?
Not currently — we check whether links resolve, not their rel attributes. That's coming.
How often should I run this?
For a content-heavy site: monthly. After major migrations or URL-scheme changes: immediately. For a small static site: quarterly is usually enough.
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