Broken Link Checker
Fetch a page or paste HTML. We resolve relative URLs, check with HTTP (HEAD → GET fallback), and show broken links first.
Results
Enter a URL or paste HTML, then run the check. We’ll highlight broken links first.
Why broken links matter
- User experience: Dead ends hurt trust and increase bounce.
- Crawl efficiency: Wasting crawl on dead URLs can slow discovery of useful updates.
- Signals: Widespread broken internal links can indicate poor site maintenance, which can correlate with lower perceived quality.
- Normal 404s are OK: It’s normal for the web to have 404s; focus on fixing internal broken links and important external references.
FAQs: Broken links, SEO & usability
404s are normal and not a direct ranking factor. However, broken internal links degrade UX and crawling, which can indirectly hurt performance. Prioritize fixing internal 4xx/5xx.
No. Only redirect when there’s a relevant replacement. Redirecting everything to the homepage is a common soft 404 pattern-avoid it. Let truly gone pages return 404/410.
Yes, but prioritize internal first. For external links, fix high-value references (citations, conversion paths) and consider updating or removing dead ones.
HEAD is faster but some servers mis-handle it. This tool uses HEAD first and falls back to a minimal GET (range 0-0) to confirm ambiguous cases (e.g., 405/403/0).