Free Broken Link Checker
One of the free tools from KinetixSEO, an SEO and AI-citation (GEO) checker. Find dead links on any page with a real, live HTTP check — not just a count of how many links exist, but which specific ones actually return an error right now.
What you'll get
Link counts
- Internal links
- 42
- External links
- 11
- Checked live
- 20
- Broken
- 2
Checked links
- https://example.com/old-guidebroken (404)
- https://partner-site.example/resourcestimeout
- https://example.com/current-guideok (200)
What the Free Broken Link Checker checks
- Every internal and external link found on the page, deduplicated
- A live HTTP check on a bounded sample of those links, reporting broken/timeout/ok status per URL
- Unsafe target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener"
- Whether the page is a dead end with zero internal or external links
Frequently asked questions
How many links does this tool actually check?
This free tool checks a bounded sample of links live — currently up to 20 per page, prioritizing external links since those tend to rot faster than internal ones you control. If your page has more links than that, not every one gets a live check; KinetixSEO's paid audit covers a much larger budget per page since it runs as a background job rather than inside a live web request.
What's the difference between 'broken' and 'timeout'?
'Broken' means the link returned an actual error status (like a 404 Not Found or a 5xx server error). 'Timeout' means the request never got a response in time — the target server might be slow, temporarily down, or blocking automated requests, so a timeout isn't always proof the link is truly dead, just that it couldn't be confirmed working right now.
Why would a link be skipped rather than checked?
Certain hosts (large social platforms in particular) are known to block automated HEAD/GET requests outright regardless of whether the link actually works, so checking them live would produce a false 'broken' result. This tool skips those and reports them separately rather than flagging a link that's actually fine.
Does a broken link actually hurt my SEO?
A handful of broken links usually isn't a major ranking factor on its own, but it does hurt user trust and wastes crawl budget on dead ends. It's also a low-effort fix once found — which is exactly why finding them matters more than the theoretical ranking impact.
Go deeper
This free check looks at one signal in isolation. KinetixSEO's paid report combines every signal below into one prioritised fix list and tracks it over time.
See the full paid report for this →This is one check from KinetixSEO's full SEO/GEO audit. Want the complete picture — Core Web Vitals, AI-citation readiness, technical SEO health, and tailored fixes? Run the free full checker.