Within your site
A relative link such as /blog/guide usually leads to another page you control. Fix broken internal links at their source.
Free content & SEO tool
Broken Link Checker
Check every link on a page in one go. Find broken links and redirects, and see which links are internal, external or nofollow.
Check a page
One page at a time. Every link is listed; repeated destinations share one HTTP check.
ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE
A link report you can explore
Sample results show how statuses and rel attributes appear. They are not live checks.
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The whole page is set to nofollow. Its robots meta tag asks search engines not to follow any link on this page. Each link's own rel value is still shown below.
One-page workflow
How do you find broken links on a web page?
Paste a public page URL and run the check. The report lists every HTML link on that page, groups internal and external destinations, reads each link’s rel attribute, then checks unique public HTTP or HTTPS destinations on standard ports for status codes and redirects.
- Add a pageEnter a public page URL, or paste HTML and provide its site address for relative links.
- Read the link reportCheck each link's anchor text, internal or external destination, rel attributes, first HTTP status and final response after redirects.
- Fix and exportFilter broken links and redirects, update the page, and download the CSV report.
Destination
What makes a link internal or external?
An internal link points to the same website as the page you checked; an external link points to another site. This tool compares hostnames, treating the www and non-www forms as the same site. Other subdomains are shown as external.
Another host
A link to a different domain can break or change without your site changing. Check external references after publishing.
A page section
A link such as #pricing points within the current page. It has no separate HTTP response, so the tool checks whether its target exists in the HTML.
Link relationship
What is the difference between follow and nofollow links?
A normal HTML link is followable by default; rel="dofollow" is unnecessary. rel="nofollow" asks search engines not to treat the link as a standard endorsement. sponsored identifies paid placements, and ugc identifies user-generated links.
The report shows the exact rel tokens, including combinations such as rel="ugc nofollow". A page-level robots nofollow directive appears separately so you can distinguish it from a link attribute.
Server response
What do 200, 301, 404 and other HTTP codes mean for a link?
A 2xx code means the request succeeded. A 3xx code redirects; check where it ends. A 404 or 410 means the destination is missing. A 5xx code points to a server problem. A 403 or 429 may mean the server blocked or rate-limited this checker, so confirm it manually.
| Response | What the report shows | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| 200–299 | Success | Check that the destination still says what you expect. |
| 301, 302, 307, 308 | First status → final status and destination | For links you control, update the href to the final page. |
| 404 or 410 | Missing destination | Replace the URL, restore the page, or remove the link. |
| 403 or 429 | Restricted check | Open the link in a browser before calling it broken. |
| 500–599 | Server error | Retry later, then investigate if it persists. |
| No response | Could not verify | Check DNS, TLS or a network block manually. |
Prioritise fixes
Which link issues should you fix first?
Start with internal 404 and 410 links because you control both the source and destination. Then update internal redirects to their final URLs, review server errors, and verify external links that appear blocked to the checker.
Broken internal page
Change the href to a working page, restore the missing page, or remove the link if the destination no longer exists.
Redirected destination
Use the final URL directly where you can, especially in navigation and prominent content links.
Restricted external check
Do not treat a 403 or 429 as proof of a broken page. Open it manually, then decide whether to keep the link.
Unexpected nofollow
Review the link’s purpose. A regular editorial link usually needs no rel attribute; paid and user-generated links need appropriate qualification.
Coverage and limits
What does a one-page link check include?
The checker lists every <a href> link in the submitted HTML and checks each unique public HTTP or HTTPS destination on a standard port. Repeated link instances keep their own anchor text and rel attributes. On-page anchors and email or telephone links appear without HTTP codes.
It reads the server-returned HTML rather than rendering JavaScript. A target may also block automated checks while loading normally for a person. For site structure beyond one page, try Pineable’s Sitemap URL Extractor.
FAQ
What else should you know about link checks?
The report shows what the page links to and how those destinations responded during this check. Rel attributes and status codes answer different questions, so review both before making changes.
What is a dead link?
A dead link, or broken link, points to a page that no longer loads. Usually the server returns a 404 or 410 error, or the domain no longer exists. Dead links frustrate readers and waste the value a link could pass, so replace or remove them.
Is dofollow an HTML attribute?
No. A regular link is followable by default. You do not need
rel="dofollow". The tool labels links without nofollow, sponsored or ugc as Follow.Are 403 and 429 links broken?
Not necessarily. A server may block automated requests or rate-limit the checker. The report marks 403 and 429 as restricted so you can confirm them in your browser.
Does nofollow prevent a page from being indexed?
No. A linked page may still be found through other links or a sitemap. Nofollow, sponsored and ugc qualify a link; they are not reliable ways to block indexing.
Does this check the whole website?
No. It lists the links in one submitted page's HTML and checks each unique public HTTP or HTTPS destination on a standard port once.
Will this see links added by JavaScript?
A URL scan reads the HTML returned by the server, so links inserted later by JavaScript may be absent. Paste rendered HTML to inspect those links.
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