How can I check all the external links on a page for broken or redirected links?

Paste your page URL into a free external link checker. It extracts every outbound link, checks each one's live HTTP status, and reports which links are working (200), redirected (3xx), or broken (404) — so you can fix or remove dead links in minutes.

What counts as an external link?

Any link pointing to a different hostname than the page you are checking. Links to your own domain, including subpages, are internal and are covered by the Internal Link Checker.

Why audit outbound links?

Broken outbound links make your site look neglected and waste the reader trust you built. Redirected ones still work but add a hop. A quick audit keeps every link you send visitors to alive.

How many links are checked?

Up to 50 external links per run, checked 5 at a time with an overall time limit, so you get a fast report even on link-heavy pages.

Does the tool follow redirects?

No, it records the redirect status without following it, so you can see which links hop through a redirect and update them to point directly at the final URL.

Is the page fetch safe?

Yes. Fetches use SSRF protection with the guard re-checked on every request, timeouts per request and a capped body size. Nothing is stored.

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External Link Checker

List every outbound link on a page with its live statusEvery link that leaves your site is a small editorial decision: good references support your content, while dofollow links to thin affiliate offers leak credibility. This checker maps every outbound link on a page with its anchor text and rel attribute.

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Use External Link Checker

List every outbound link on a page with its live status

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How to use the External Link Checker

Enter page URL

Enter the page URL you want to audit.

List outbound links

Click "Check External Links" to fetch and list them.

Fix issues

Review each outbound link with its live status and fix the broken ones.

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About the External Link Checker

Every outbound link is a recommendation your page makes to readers, and link rot affects them too. This tool fetches the page, extracts every link pointing off the domain, and checks each one live with its HTTP status code.

Use the report to remove dead links, update redirected ones, and keep your outbound references trustworthy.

Where it helps most

Audits that keep your outbound profile clean.

Affiliate audits

Every paid link should carry rel="sponsored" or nofollow to stay inside Google's guidelines, and this report shows exactly which ones do not.

Partner hygiene

Old outbound links may now point at domains that changed owners and host content you would never endorse today at all.

Anchor patterns

The anchor list reveals patterns that reading alone misses, like the same money keyword repeated a dozen times across the page.

Auditing well

Read the report like an SEO.

Know the attributes

Dofollow, nofollow, sponsored and ugc each tell Google something different about how to treat the link.

Totals at a glance

Totals at the top give you the outbound count at a glance before you dig into rows.

Pair with broken-link check

Pair it with the Broken Link Checker: one maps where links go, the other verifies they still work.

External Link Checker: built for trust

Clean both sides of your outbound profile, destinations and attributes, and it becomes an asset instead of a liability.

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External Link Checker FAQs

What is the difference between an internal and an external link?

An internal link points to another page on your own domain, while an external (outbound) link points to a different domain. This tool isolates only the outbound ones so you can audit them separately.

Why do nofollow attributes matter on outbound links?

Can outbound links hurt my rankings?

How do I spot affiliate links in the report?

Does it check whether the external links still work?

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