How to Use
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Paste URLs, copied page text, or raw HTML containing href and src links.
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Keep Remove duplicates enabled to avoid checking the same URL twice.
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Click Check links and wait while each URL is tested.
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Review working links, broken links, HTTP status codes, final URLs, and redirects.
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Copy only the broken links or download a CSV report for your audit.
Features
Broken link checker for URL lists
Extract links from pasted text or raw HTML
Detect HTTP errors and unreachable links
Show final status and final destination URL
Highlight redirected links
Copy broken links with confirmation
Download CSV link audit report
Safe public HTTP and HTTPS URL checks
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Broken Link Checker do?+
It checks URLs to see whether they return a working response, redirect to another page, or fail with an error such as 404, 410, timeout, or server error.
Can I check multiple URLs at once?+
Yes. Paste a list of URLs, page copy, or HTML. The tool extracts HTTP, HTTPS, and www links and checks up to 25 URLs at a time.
Are redirected links broken?+
Not always. A redirect can be normal, but old internal links should often be updated to point directly to the final canonical URL.
Why does a link show blocked or error even though it opens in my browser?+
Some websites block automated requests or server-side checks. For important links, use this report as a signal and confirm manually in a browser.
Can I export the broken link report?+
Yes. You can copy the broken URLs or download a CSV report containing status, final URL, redirects, and errors.
Is this broken link checker free?+
Yes. The tool is free to use inside WebToolsEdge.
About this tool
Free Broken Link Checker
Use the free WebToolsEdge Broken Link Checker to test a list of URLs for broken pages, HTTP errors, redirect issues, and unreachable destinations. Paste URLs, copied page text, or raw HTML with href and src links, then run a quick link audit to see which links work and which need attention. Broken links hurt user experience and can weaken trust. A visitor who clicks an internal link and lands on a 404 page may leave the site. Search engines can also waste crawl time on old URLs, removed pages, mistyped links, and resources that no longer load. A broken link checker online helps you catch those issues before they affect content quality, SEO audits, outreach pages, resource lists, navigation links, or campaign landing pages. This tool is designed for focused checks rather than aggressive crawling. You can paste a group of internal links from a content audit, exported URLs from a spreadsheet, links found in HTML, or URLs collected from a page. The checker follows each URL through the same redirect inspection system used by the URL Redirect Checker, then reports the final HTTP status, final destination, redirect count, and whether the link appears working or broken. A link is usually healthy when the final status is in the 2xx range, and sometimes acceptable when a clean redirect leads to a valid final page. A link should be reviewed when it returns 404, 410, 500, timeout, blocked response, invalid URL, or another error. Redirected links are not always broken, but they are worth reviewing because old internal links should often point directly to the final canonical URL. Use this broken URL checker before publishing a new article, updating old blog posts, submitting URLs in Google Search Console, migrating a website, checking backlinks, cleaning a resources page, or reviewing affiliate and external links. For large websites, combine this tool with server logs, Search Console reports, CMS exports, and manual QA. For small daily checks, paste the suspect URLs, copy the broken links, and download the CSV report for your notes. For safety, the tool checks public HTTP and HTTPS URLs only. Some websites block automated requests or respond differently to server-side checks than to a normal browser visit, so critical links should still be opened manually. If a link redirects, use the URL Redirect Checker for a detailed redirect chain. If you want to extract links from copied content first, use the URL Extractor, then paste the final list here.
Need to collect links from copied content before checking them? Start with the URL Extractor. For sitemap audit work, pull URLs first with the Sitemap URL Extractor. If a broken-looking link redirects, inspect the full chain with the URL Redirect Checker. For a broader page review, run the SEO Analyzer.