Audit & Analysis · Free tool

Broken Link Checker — Find Dead 404 Links on a Page

Free broken link checker: scan any web page for dead links returning 404, 410 or 5xx errors and timeouts. Fix them to protect SEO and user experience.

Step by step

How to use the Broken Link Checker

01Enter the page url
02Click "Run Broken Link Checker" — it's free and instant
03Review your results on screen and download the PDF/Excel report

What is the Broken Link Checker?

A broken link points to a page that no longer exists or cannot be reached. This tool fetches the URL you enter, collects the links on it and requests each one, reporting the HTTP status code so you can see which links return errors such as 404 Not Found, 410 Gone, 500 server errors or time out.

Why it matters for SEO

Broken links waste the crawl budget search engines spend on your site, stop link equity from flowing to the pages that need it, and frustrate visitors who hit a dead end. On content-heavy sites links rot quietly over time, so checking regularly keeps pages trustworthy for both users and crawlers.

How to read your Broken Link Checker results

Anything in the 4xx or 5xx range, or marked timeout, needs attention. Update the link to the new address, point it to a relevant alternative, or remove it. For internal pages you deleted, add a 301 redirect from the old URL to the best replacement so existing backlinks keep their value.

Expert tips

Check your highest-traffic pages and your navigation first.
Use the Redirect Checker to confirm the replacement URL resolves in one hop.
Generate 301 rules with the Htaccess Redirect Generator.
Re-check after any site migration or URL structure change.

Limitations

Checks only the single URL you enter, as our server fetches it. It does not crawl the whole site, run JavaScript, or see pages behind a login.

Why use our Broken Link Checker?

Completely free — use Broken Link Checker as many times as you want
No login or registration needed to see results
Download the report as PDF or Excel with a free account
Works on any device — desktop, tablet or mobile

Guides that use this tool

Frequently asked questions

It checks up to 40 links from the page per run so results arrive in seconds.

A few will not tank a site, but many broken links waste crawl budget, lose link equity and signal a poorly maintained site.

Point it to the correct page, or 301-redirect the old URL to the closest relevant page.

Some servers block automated requests or respond slowly. Open the link in your browser to confirm before changing it.

Yes. Broken Link Checker is 100% free with unlimited usage. You can run it as often as you like without paying anything.

No login is required to use Broken Link Checker and see your results. You only need a free account if you want to download reports as PDF/Excel or save your history.