Enter a URL
Every broken link on your website is a small crack in your SEO foundation. When users click a link and hit a 404 error, they leave. When Googlebot follows a broken link, it wastes crawl budget and signals poor website maintenance. The Broken Links Finder from EazySEOTools scans any webpage and identifies all broken (dead) links so you can fix them before they damage your user experience and rankings.
A broken links finder crawls a webpage, follows all hyperlinks found on it, and checks whether each destination URL returns a valid response or an error (like a 404 Not Found). It compiles a list of all broken links, making it easy to identify and fix them.
Broken links harm both UX and SEO. From a user's perspective, hitting a 404 creates frustration and erodes trust. From Google's perspective, many broken links may suggest the site is poorly maintained — a soft signal against quality. Beyond your own site, the Broken Links Finder can also be used for link building: find broken links on competitor pages or industry resource pages and pitch your content as a replacement ("broken link building" strategy).
Q: How often should I check for broken links?
Monthly for active sites; quarterly minimum for any site. Also check after every major content update or migration.
Q: Can broken links directly harm my rankings?
A few broken links won't cause significant ranking loss, but widespread broken links signal poor site quality.
Q: What is a 404 error?
An HTTP response code indicating the server cannot find the requested page. It means the link's destination doesn't exist.
Q: How do I fix broken internal links?
Update the link's URL to the correct destination, or remove the link if the target page no longer exists.
Q: What should I do with broken external links?
Either update them to the correct live URL or remove them from your content.
Broken links are easy to ignore until they're everywhere — and by then, they're a serious problem. The EazySEOTools Broken Links Finder surfaces them proactively and for free. Scan regularly, fix issues promptly, and use it alongside the Link Analyzer for a complete link health audit.
