What does the Broken Link Checker do?

The Broken Link Checker from PowerSEOTools.online tests multiple URLs and reports their HTTP status codes, redirects, errors and response times so you can quickly find dead or problematic links.

How can I use this tool to find broken links on my site?

You can paste a list of URLs (one per line) or paste an HTML snippet from your site. The tool extracts http and https links, checks them with server-side requests, and highlights any links returning 4xx, 5xx or connection errors.

Does this Broken Link Checker crawl my entire website automatically?

This version is designed for targeted checks. It does not crawl your entire website automatically but instead tests the URLs you provide. This makes it fast, safe and suitable even on shared hosting environments.

Is the Broken Link Checker free to use?

Yes. The Broken Link Checker is completely free with no login or usage limits. You can use it as often as you like to audit external links, blog posts, landing pages and resource pages.

Is my data safe when I use this tool?

Yes. The tool only sends the URLs you want to test to our server in order to check their HTTP status. We do not store your content for long-term profiling or resell your data.

Broken Link Checker

Paste URLs or HTML, extract links automatically and test their HTTP status, redirects and errors to spot broken links before your visitors do.

Input mode

URLs list (one per line) HTML snippet (extract links)

Use URLs list for direct link lists, or HTML snippet to auto-extract links from code.

Website URL (optional base)

For HTML mode, this base is used to turn relative links into absolute URLs. For absolute links it is optional.

Maximum links per check

Higher limits may take longer depending on server speed and remote sites.

URLs or HTML input

Total links checked

Unique http/https URLs

2xx status codes

Redirects

3xx status codes

Client errors

4xx status codes

Server errors

5xx status codes

Broken links

4xx, 5xx & connection errors

No links checked yet. Paste some URLs or HTML above and click Check Links.

Free Online Broken Link Checker

The Broken Link Checker from PowerSEOTools.online helps you quickly find links that return 4xx/5xx errors or connection issues. Instead of clicking each link manually, you can test a batch of URLs in one pass and see which ones need fixing.

How to Use This Broken Link Checker

Choose your input mode: either a simple list of URLs or an HTML snippet.
Paste your content into the input box. In HTML mode, the tool will extract http/https links from href attributes.
Optionally enter a base URL to resolve relative links when working with HTML snippets.
Click Check Links to start the test.
Review the summary cards and detailed table to see which URLs are OK, redirected or broken.
Use Copy broken URLs to get a clean list for your to-do or bug tracker.

Typical Use Cases

Blog posts & content hubs: Make sure all outbound references still work.
Resource pages: Check long lists of tools, partners or downloads for dead links.
Landing pages & sales funnels: Verify that CTAs, sign-up links and pricing pages are all reachable.
SEO audits: Quickly test a set of important URLs highlighted by your crawler or Search Console.

What Counts as a Broken Link?

This tool marks a link as broken when it returns:

4xx: Client errors such as 404 Not Found or 410 Gone.
5xx: Server errors such as 500 Internal Server Error or 503 Service Unavailable.
Connection problems: DNS errors, SSL issues, timeouts or refused connections.

3xx redirects are not counted as broken, but you may still want to update URLs that redirect multiple times or point to outdated domains.

Best Practices for Maintaining Healthy Links

Audit your top-traffic pages regularly for broken outbound and internal links.
Replace dead links with updated resources or remove them if no alternative exists.
Minimize redirect chains by updating URLs to their final destination where possible.
Combine this tool with the HTTP Header Checker, Redirect Checker and XML Sitemap Validator for deeper technical SEO insight.