Broken Link Checker

Enter your website URL below to scan for broken links, dead URLs, and 404 errors. You can scan a single page or crawl your entire domain.

Website or Webpage URL

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Scan Scope

Full Website Crawl (Crawl internal pages on same domain & audit all links)

Single Webpage Scan (Fast check for 1 page)

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What Is a Broken Link?

A broken link (often called a "dead link" or a "404 error") is a hyperlink on a website that points to a webpage or resource that no longer exists. When a user clicks on a broken link, the server usually returns a 404 Not Found error, meaning the requested content could not be located.

Why Fixing Broken Links Matters for SEO

User Experience (UX)

Clicking a link and hitting a dead end is frustrating for visitors. A high number of broken links increases your bounce rate, which tells Google your site might not be high quality.

Wasted Crawl Budget

Search engine bots have a limited "crawl budget" for your site. If they spend their time crawling broken links instead of your important new pages, your overall SEO suffers.

Lost Link Equity

If another website links to a page on your site that is now broken, all that valuable SEO "link juice" is completely lost. Fixing or redirecting 404s reclaims that authority.

Devalued Rankings

Google's algorithms view active, well-maintained websites favorably. A site littered with dead links looks abandoned, which can negatively impact your keyword rankings.

How to Fix Broken Links

Update the link: If the external website simply changed its URL structure, find the new URL and update your link.
Remove the link: If the content no longer exists anywhere, remove the hyperlink entirely so your users don't click it.
Set up a 301 Redirect: If an internal link on your site is broken because you deleted a page, set up a 301 redirect to point that old URL to the most relevant live page on your site.

More Helpful SEO Tools

If you are auditing your website, you might also find these tools useful:

Bulk HTTP Status Checker: Paste a large list of up to 100 URLs and check their server status codes simultaneously.
Internal Link Checker: Crawl your entire domain to map out your internal linking structure.
External Link Checker: Find exactly which external domains your website is pointing out to.