Broken Link Checker
Scan any web page for broken links (404s and errors). The checker fetches the page, follows every link and reports the HTTP status of each — so you can fix dead links fast.
✓ Professional standard Follows current Google and Bing guidance, the schema.org vocabulary and the Open Graph protocol.
Broken Link Checker is a free online seo tool from Toolinza. Scan any web page for broken links (404s and errors). The checker fetches the page, follows every link and reports the HTTP status of each — so you can fix dead links fast. It runs entirely in your browser — your data is never uploaded — needs no signup, and works on any device. Toolinza offers 320+ free tools used by people across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, the EU, India, Pakistan, the Middle East and worldwide.
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About the Broken Link Checker
Broken links frustrate visitors, waste crawl budget and quietly hurt SEO. They creep in as you move pages, link to other sites that disappear, or make typos. Finding them by hand across a page is tedious — so let a checker do it.
This Broken Link Checker fetches any page, follows every link, and reports the HTTP status of each, so you can see exactly which links are dead (404) or erroring and fix them.
How to use the Broken Link Checker
- Enter the page URL to scan.
- Run the check — the page is fetched and its links tested server-side.
- Review the list of broken links with their status codes.
- Fix or remove the dead links on your page.
Key features of the Broken Link Checker
- Checks every link on the page for its HTTP status
- Flags 404s and other errors clearly
- Handles both internal and external links
- Retries links that reject HEAD requests
- Fast, server-side and free
How the Broken Link Checker works
This tool is built around the specifications search engines and social platforms actually use: current Google and Bing best-practice guidance for titles and descriptions, the schema.org vocabulary for structured data, and the Open Graph protocol for social sharing. Recommended character limits and tag structures reflect how results are displayed in search and in social feeds.
Everything is generated in your browser, and you can copy the output straight into your site.
Tips & best practices
- Fix internal broken links first — they hurt user experience and crawling the most.
- For a moved page, use a 301 redirect rather than just deleting the link, to preserve any value.
- Re-scan periodically; external sites you link to can go down at any time.
Standards & accuracy
Follows current Google and Bing guidance, the schema.org vocabulary and the Open Graph protocol.
Search engines ultimately decide how to display and rank pages, so treat generated tags and previews as best-practice starting points. Pair them with genuinely helpful content, which remains the most important ranking factor.
Who uses the Broken Link Checker?
- Cleaning up 404s after a site restructure
- Auditing blog posts and resource pages for dead links
- Checking outbound links still work
- Routine site maintenance and SEO hygiene
Privacy & security
The Broken Link Checker runs entirely inside your web browser. Your data — whether that is a file, figures or text — is processed on your own device and is never uploaded to a server, stored or shared. There is no signup and no account, so you can use it as often as you like while keeping full control of your information. This makes it a safe choice even for confidential and sensitive work.
Why choose Toolinza?
- 100% free — no hidden charges, watermarks or usage caps.
- Private & secure — your data stays on your device.
- Standards-compliant — accurate results suitable for the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, EU, India, Pakistan, the Middle East and worldwide.
- Works everywhere — desktop, tablet and mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Any link that returns an error status — most commonly 404 (not found), but also 5xx server errors and some 403s. Working links return 200 or a valid redirect (3xx).
It checks the links found on the single page you enter, up to a sensible limit to keep the scan fast. Run it on each important page, or your key templates, to cover a site.
Some servers block automated requests or reject the HEAD method. The checker retries with a normal request, but a few sites still refuse bots even though the link is fine for humans.
Yes. The Broken Link Checker is completely free with no signup, no watermarks and no usage limits. Toolinza is supported by unobtrusive advertising so every tool stays free.
Absolutely. This tool runs entirely in your browser — your data and files are never uploaded to any server, so everything stays private on your own device.
No. The Broken Link Checker works instantly in any modern web browser on desktop, tablet and mobile — Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.