Question 1

How does the whole-site crawl work?

Accepted Answer

In 'Entire site' mode we first look for your sitemap.xml (via robots.txt and the standard location, expanding sitemap-index files). We then crawl your internal pages — starting from the URL you entered and following internal links — up to a cap of 250 pages. As we go we collect every unique link found across all those pages, then check each one and report the result. There's also a 'Single page' mode if you only want to check one URL quickly.

Question 2

What counts as a broken link?

Accepted Answer

A link is broken when the server responds with a client or server error (like 404 Not Found, 410 Gone, or 500 Internal Server Error) or can't be reached at all (DNS failures, refused connections, invalid URLs). We flag those in red. Redirects, rate-limits, and access-restricted responses are shown as warnings so you can review them.

Question 3

What is the difference between internal and external links?

Accepted Answer

Internal links point to pages on the same site as the URL you entered (we treat www and non-www as the same site). External links point to other websites. Every link is labelled so you can filter and focus on the ones that matter most to you, and each broken link shows which of your pages it was found on.

Question 4

Why does a link show a 403 or 429 warning instead of broken?

Accepted Answer

Some servers block automated tools with 403 (Forbidden) or 429 (Too Many Requests) even though the page works fine in a browser. We mark these as warnings rather than broken so you don't get false alarms — but it's worth spot-checking them manually.

Question 5

How many pages and links does it check?

Accepted Answer

A site crawl covers up to 250 internal pages and checks up to 1,500 unique links found across them; if a site is larger we tell you the cap was reached. A single-page check covers every link on that one page. These limits keep scans reasonably fast and avoid hammering the target site.

Question 6

Do you check redirects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. When a link responds with a redirect (301, 302, 307, 308…), we show the exact status code and where it points to, so you can decide whether to update the link to its final destination.

Question 7

Is my data stored?

Accepted Answer

No. We crawl the pages, test the links in memory, return the report, and discard everything. Nothing is stored.

Broken Link Checker

How It Works

Enter a URL

Test Every Link

Get a Clear Report

Key Features

Full HTTP Status Coverage

Internal vs External

Redirect Detection

Network Error Handling

Smart Warnings

Health Score

Frequently Asked Questions

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