Broken link finder
Catch dead internal and outbound links across a site.
In short
A broken link finder crawls from a starting URL, follows internal links, and reports every link that returns a client or server error, a redirect chain, or a timeout — together with the pages that link to it.
What the Broken link finder checks
- HTTP status of every discovered internal link.
- Outbound links that 404 or no longer resolve.
- Redirect chains and loops.
- Source pages for each broken target.
How to read your results
- A broken link in the main navigation is far more damaging than one in an old post, because it affects every page that renders the nav.
- Long redirect chains waste crawl budget and slow users; collapse them to a single hop.
Limitations of this tool
- Crawl depth and page count are limited by your plan.
- Links rendered only after user interaction may not be discovered.
Frequently asked questions
- Do broken links hurt rankings?
- Not directly as a penalty, but they waste crawl budget, strand internal link equity and harm the user experience metrics that do matter.
Category: SEO · Last updated 2026-08-08