Broken Link Checker —
Find & Fix All Broken Links Free
Free online broken link checker by Bajrange Mitra. Crawl any website to find 404, 301, 500 errors. Bulk URL check, status codes, CSV export. No signup needed.
Check Broken Links of Any Website
Find all broken links (404), redirects (301/302), server errors (500) on any website. Bulk URL check + CSV export — completely free.
What is a Broken Link Checker?
A broken link checker is a free online SEO tool that crawls any website and finds all links that return errors — 404 (Page Not Found), 500 (Server Error), 301/302 (Redirects) and timeout errors. Our free broken link checker by Bajrange Mitra supports both single website crawl and bulk URL checking with CSV export — no signup needed.
Broken links are bad for both users and SEO. When Google’s crawler finds broken links on your site, it signals poor website maintenance which can negatively impact your rankings. Fixing broken links regularly improves user experience, crawl efficiency, and overall SEO health.
Why Fixing Broken Links is Critical for SEO
Google Crawl Efficiency
Broken links waste Google’s crawl budget. Fixing them helps Googlebot crawl your important pages faster and more efficiently.
Rankings Impact
Too many 404 errors signal poor site maintenance to Google, which can lower your overall domain authority and rankings.
User Experience
Visitors who land on 404 pages immediately leave (high bounce rate), hurting both conversions and SEO signals.
Lost Link Juice
Links pointing to broken pages waste valuable SEO equity. Fixing or redirecting them recovers lost ranking power.
Redirect Chains
Multiple 301 redirects slow your site and dilute link equity. Our tool identifies redirect chains so you can fix them directly.
Site Health Score
Our tool gives a real-time site health percentage so you can track improvement as you fix broken links over time.
Frequently Asked Questions About Broken Link Checker
Hamara free broken link checker 4 simple steps mein kaam karta hai:
Step 1 — Website Fetch: Aap jo domain ya URL enter karte hain, tool pehle us page ka HTML content fetch karta hai. Yeh process bilkul Google ke crawler jaisi hoti hai.
Step 2 — Links Extract: Fetched HTML se tool saare links automatically extract karta hai — internal links (same domain), external links (doosri websites), image links, anchor links sab kuch.
Step 3 — Status Check: Har extracted link ko individually check kiya jaata hai. Tool har URL ko HTTP request bhejta hai aur server ka response code record karta hai — 200 (OK), 301 (Redirect), 404 (Not Found), 500 (Server Error), ya Timeout.
Step 4 — Report Generate: Saare results ek detailed report mein dikhaye jaate hain jisme status code, response time, link type, aur source page shamil hoti hai. CSV export bhi available hai — bilkul free, koi signup nahi.
Bulk Mode mein aap ek saath 50 URLs paste karke sab check kar sakte hain — website owners aur SEO professionals ke liye yeh feature bahut useful hai.
HTTP status codes teen-digit numbers hote hain jo server batata hai ki aapki request ka kya hua. Inhe samajhna SEO ke liye bahut zaroori hai:
✅ 200 OK — Perfect: Page successfully load ho gaya. Yeh exactly woh hona chahiye jo aap chahte hain. Sab kuch theek hai.
↪️ 301 Moved Permanently — Redirect: Page permanently naye URL par move ho gaya hai. Google is redirect ko follow karta hai aur link juice bhi transfer hota hai, lekin thoda dilute hota hai. Bahut zyada 301 chains SEO ko slow karte hain.
↪️ 302 Found — Temporary Redirect: Page temporarily doosri jagah redirect ho raha hai. 302 link juice transfer nahi karta — isliye agar permanent move hai toh 301 use karna chahiye.
🚫 403 Forbidden: Page exist karta hai lekin access allowed nahi hai. Aapke server ka password-protected ya restricted content. SEO ke liye generally problematic nahi, lekin users ke liye bad experience hai.
❌ 404 Not Found — Sabse Bura: Page exist nahi karta. Yeh sabse common aur problematic error hai. Iske causes: page delete ho gaya, URL change ho gaya, ya galat link likha gaya. Broken links fix karna sabse pehli priority honi chahiye.
💥 500 Internal Server Error: Server side mein koi problem hai — database crash, PHP error, ya server overload. Yeh temporary bhi ho sakta hai lekin agar consistent hai toh hosting ya code mein issue hai.
💥 503 Service Unavailable: Server temporarily down hai ya overloaded hai. Agar frequently aa raha hai toh hosting plan upgrade karne ki zaroorat hai.
⏱️ Timeout/0: Server ne bilkul response nahi diya — domain expire ho gaya hai, site band hai, ya CORS/firewall block kar raha hai.
404 errors fix karne ke liye situation ke hisaab se alag approach chahiye:
Case 1 — Aapki apni website ke internal 404 links:
- Page restore karein: Agar page accidently delete hua hai toh use restore karein
- 301 Redirect lagayein: Old URL se new URL par permanent redirect set karein. WordPress mein Redirection plugin use karein. Apache server par
.htaccessmein redirect add karein - Link update karein: Agar content move hua hai toh apni website ke sab pages mein old URL ki jagah new URL update karein
- Custom 404 page banayein: Agar kuch pages delete karne pad rahe hain toh ek helpful custom 404 page banayein jisme navigation links hon
Case 2 — External websites par 404 (aap doosri site pe link de rahe ho):
- Wayback Machine check karein:
web.archive.orgpar jaayein aur dekhein ki old content available hai ya nahi - Alternative source dhundhen: Usi topic par kisi dusri authoritative website ka link use karein
- Link remove karein: Agar koi good alternative nahi mila toh broken link hata dein — yeh SEO ke liye better hai
Priority kaise set karein: Pehle woh 404 links fix karein jo high-traffic pages par hain ya jahan important content linked hai. Hamare tool ka CSV export download karein, status code column se 404 filter karein, aur ek-ek karke fix karna shuru karein.
Hamara Bulk URL Checker un SEO professionals aur website owners ke liye hai jo ek saath kai URLs ka status check karna chahte hain bina ek-ek karke check kiye.
Bulk Check Use Karne Ka Tarika:
Step 1: Hero section mein “Bulk URL Check” button click karein. Ek textarea open hogi.
Step 2: Textarea mein URLs paste karein — ek line mein ek URL. Maximum 50 URLs ek saath check kar sakte hain. Example:
https://yoursite.com/about
https://yoursite.com/old-page
https://external-site.com/resource
Step 3: “Check All URLs” button click karein. Tool sab URLs parallel mein check karega aur status codes dikhayega.
Bulk Check kab use karein:
- Website migration ke baad — sab important pages check karne ke liye
- Blog post update karte waqt — post mein diye gaye saare external links verify karne ke liye
- Google Search Console se 404 URLs list export karke yahan paste karke verify karne ke liye
- Sitemap ki URLs validate karne ke liye
- Client website audit ke liye quickly sab pages check karne ke liye
Results mein har URL ka status code, response time, aur type clearly dikhta hai. CSV export karke apne records mein save kar sakte hain.
Redirects ka SEO mein bahut important role hai — aur galat type ka redirect use karna aapko nuksan pahuncha sakta hai:
301 Moved Permanently:
- Iska matlab hai ki page hamesha ke liye naye URL par move ho gaya hai
- Google is redirect ko follow karta hai aur 90–99% link juice naye URL par transfer karta hai
- Google cache bhi update karta hai — kuch hafte mein new URL index ho jaata hai
- Use kab karein: Jab aap URL permanently change karo, website migrate karo (HTTP → HTTPS), ya pages consolidate karo
302 Found (Temporary Redirect):
- Iska matlab hai ki page temporarily doosri jagah hai aur wapas aayega
- Google 302 ko differently treat karta hai — link juice transfer nahi hota ya bahut kam hota hai
- Original URL Google index mein remain karta hai
- Use kab karein: A/B testing ke liye, maintenance mode ke liye, ya genuinely temporary situations mein
Common Mistake: Bahut log 302 use kar dete hain jab unhe 301 use karna chahiye. Iska result hota hai ki naye URL ko ranking milni band ho jaati hai aur purane URL par link juice waste hota rehta hai. Hamare tool ke redirect filter se aap sab 302 redirects identify kar sakte hain aur check kar sakte hain ki kahi 302 ki jagah 301 use karna chahiye.
Redirect Chains se bachein: A → B → C jaisi chain (ek redirect dusre redirect par) link juice dilute karti hai aur page load slow karta hai. Direct redirect A → C set karna best practice hai.
Hamare tool ka Website Health Score ek 0–100% percentage hai jo aapki website ke link health ka overall summary deta hai. Isko calculate karne ka formula simple hai:
Score ko samajhne ka tarika:
- 90–100% 🟢 Excellent: Aapki website ka link profile bahut healthy hai. Sirf minor maintenance chahiye.
- 75–89% 🟡 Good: Overall achha hai lekin kuch broken links hain jinhein fix karna chahiye.
- 50–74% 🟠 Average: Noticeable broken links hain. Yeh Google rankings par affect daal sakta hai. Fixing zaroori hai.
- 25–49% 🔴 Poor: Bahut zyada broken links hain. Urgent action required. Crawl budget waste ho raha hai.
- 0–24% ⚫ Critical: Website mein major issues hain. Immediate audit aur fixing zaruri hai — Google penalty ka risk hai.
Health Score improve kaise karein:
- Saare 404 links fix ya remove karein
- Server errors (500/503) ko investigate aur resolve karein
- Redirect chains (A→B→C) ko direct redirects (A→C) se replace karein
- Har mahine check karte rahein taaki naye broken links turant catch hon
Hamare tool mein health score ka color-coded bar clearly dikhata hai ki kitne percent links OK hain, redirect hain, broken hain, ya error dete hain.
Broken link monitoring ki frequency aapki website ki activity par depend karti hai:
📅 Chhoti websites (10–50 pages): Har 3 mahine mein ek baar
Agar aapki website relatively static hai aur aap frequently content add nahi karte, toh quarterly check kaafi hai.
📅 Medium websites (50–500 pages): Har mahine ek baar
Blog, business website, ya portfolio ke liye monthly check standard practice hai. External links change hote rehte hain — websites close hoti hain, pages delete hote hain.
📅 Large / E-commerce websites (500+ pages): Weekly
Agar aapki website zyada active hai, products add/remove hote hain, ya bahut external links hain, toh weekly monitoring zaroori hai.
In situations mein turant check karein:
- Website migration ke baad (new hosting, domain change, HTTP → HTTPS)
- WordPress update ya theme change ke baad
- Bulk content delete ya restructure ke baad
- Google Search Console mein suddenly crawl errors badh jaayein
- Organic traffic suddenly drop ho
Monthly Check Mein Kya Dekhein:
- Naye 404 errors — koi important page toh delete nahi hua
- External broken links — koi resource jise aap link kar rahe the band toh nahi hua
- New redirect chains — URL structure change se naye chains toh nahi bane
- Health score trend — improve ho raha hai ya worsen ho raha hai
Hamare Bajrange Mitra Broken Link Checker se yeh poori audit bilkul free mein kar sakte hain — koi signup, koi payment, koi limit nahi. CSV export karke records bhi maintain kar sakte hain.
🔗 Official Resources for Fixing Broken Links
🔍 Google Search Console 📋 Google HTTP Errors Guide 📦 Wayback Machine ↪️ Google Redirect Guide 📚 Moz Redirect GuideMore Free Tools by Bajrange Mitra
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