Broken Link Checker API — Verify URLs Are Accessible
Check if a URL is accessible and returns a valid HTTP response. Detect broken links, redirects, and timeouts. Free API.
What is Link Checking?
Link checking tests whether a URL is accessible by making an HTTP request and checking the response. It reports the HTTP status code, whether the link is valid (2xx), redirects (3xx), or broken (4xx/5xx), along with response time and content type.
How to Use It
Call GET /api/v1/link-checker?url=https://google.com. Returns { url: string, status: number, status_text: string, working: boolean, response_time_ms: number, content_type: string }.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does it follow redirects?
Yes. The checker follows up to 5 redirects and reports the final status and redirect chain.