Broken Link Checker API

Improve SEO rankings and user experience by identifying and fixing dead internal and external links using our Link Checker API.

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# pip install geekflare-api
from geekflare_api.client import GeekflareClient
from geekflare_api.models import BrokenLinkDto

with GeekflareClient(api_key="<api-key>") as client:
    result = client.broken_link(
        BrokenLinkDto(
            url="https://example.com"
        )
    )
    print(result)

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Why Geekflare Broken Link API

Deep Crawling

Recursively crawls your target URL to discover links embedded within the HTML.

Links Validation

We validate both internal and external navigation links to ensure your users never hit a dead end.

Error Reporting

Identify not just 404, but also 5xx and 3xx URLs.

Exact Identification

The response pinpoints exactly which link is broken instead of just giving high-level of broken links count..

Rotating Proxies

We rotate residential proxies to check websites from worldwide location without getting blocked.

Global Network

Requests are routed through our global edge network to ensure high reliability.

Broken Link Checker API pricing

Free

$0/mo

500 Credits/mo

Scan ~100 pages

1 Request per second

Starter

$9/mo

5K Credits/mo

Scan ~1000 pages

5 Requests per second

Growth

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Lookup DNS Records

Query DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT) for any domain to verify connectivity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The API checks every link found on the page, regardless of whether it points to your own domain or a third-party website.

Search engines like Google may penalize websites with high numbers of broken links. Fixing these links helps preserve your crawl budget and ranking authority.

In SEO, the broken link meaning refers to a hyperlink that points to a non-existent web page. This typically results in a 404 Not Found error, frustrating users and negatively impacting your site's search engine rankings.

Yes, our API validate all types of URLs. It will verify internal links navigating within your own domain as well as external links directing users to third-party websites.

Yes. If you are looking to check broken links without manual intervention, you can use our API to automate the process. By sending URLs to the API programmatically, you receive real-time JSON responses with status codes, making it easy to identify dead URLs automatically.

It is highly recommended to run a link checker at least once a month. However, if you manage a frequently updated website, you should schedule an automated system to check links weekly. This ensures you catch dead URLs before they degrade the user experience.

Absolutely. Developers can integrate our link checker API into CMS platforms, QA testing pipelines, or content publishing workflows. This allows systems to validate URLs right at the moment of content creation or deployment.

Broken links API consumes 5 credits per request.

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