Broken Backlink Checker

Discover and fix dead backlinks or turn them into new link building opportunities with the Broken Backlink Checker

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Identify fresh backlink prospects with our Broken Link Checker tool

Find new ways to boost your SEO strategy. Make SEO easy with SE Ranking’s complete lists of broken links.
Identify broken pages on your website that are linked to from other sites, and reinstate or redirect them.
Explore competitors' referring pages and broken backlinks to find untapped link building prospects.
Identify fresh backlink prospects with our Broken Link Checker tool
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Use the most reliable and up-to-date backlink data to find broken links

Accelerate your backlink profile’s growth with our powerful database. Use our Broken Link Finder to detect your and your competitors’ dead backlinks

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What are broken links?

Broken links (or dead links) are site links that point to no longer existing pages. When a user clicks on a broken link, they will typically land on an error page with a 404 Page Not Found status code.


Broken backlinks harm your website's SEO. Instead of leading to 404 errors, these links could boost your website's authority and online presence by directing to relevant, high-quality pages. On the other hand, you can turn your competitors’ dead links into high-quality mentions for your site.

How does broken link building work?

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Add competitor's domain to Backlink Checker

Enter the domain you want to analyze and click on the Search button. It will take a few minutes to display a full report.
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Find pages with broken backlinks

Go to the Broken Backlinks report by clicking on the dead backlink count on the main dashboard.
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Analyze backlink data

In the Dead Link Checker report, you’ll find a full list of referring pages with broken backlinks and essential parameters. Choose the most visited pages.
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Run an outreach campaign

Make a list of relevant pages on your site to replace the dead links, then ask the referring domains to link to your content instead.

Check websites for broken links right away

Try our Broken Link Checker tool to find any website’s dead backlinks, then fix pages on your site or discover new backlink opportunities!

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FAQ

What is a Broken Link Checker?

A Broken Link Checker is a tool that scans websites for improperly working backlinks. It provides a comprehensive list of broken links, the pages where they are located, and essential parameters (such as Toxicity score, total traffic, anchor text, and Domain Trust). You can use this information to discover new off-page SEO opportunities.

Can I use your Broken Link Checker for free?

You can try our Backlink Checker free for 14 days to find dead backlinks. If you like it, you can subscribe to any of our plans to keep using it.

What is broken link building?

Broken link building is an SEO tactic that involves finding broken links on other websites and replacing them with links to yours. It includes the following steps:

  • Finding broken links with special tools that help identify websites with links pointing to competitors’ no longer existing pages (these are the broken links).
  • Creating valuable content relevant to the topic of the broken link, or choosing from your existing pages.
  • Reaching out to website owners who control the broken link and suggesting your content as a quality replacement.

Does broken link building still work?

Despite its challenges, broken link building remains an effective SEO strategy. You can gain valuable mentions by identifying and replacing your competitors’ broken links with your own high-quality content. This method involves using website dead link checkers, which simplifies the process of acquiring new high-quality backlinks.

How do you choose the best broken link building opportunities?

To select broken backlinks to transform into valuable mentions for your website, analyze each link for the following key metrics: traffic, Toxicity score, Domain Trust score, and others. Focus on referring pages that are the most visited, have the most authority, and are not spammy. Additionally, ensure the page with the broken link is relevant to your website.

SE Ranking’s Essential backlink features

Backlink Checker
Backlink Checker
Evaluate the backlink profile of any website. Get a full list of backlinks and referring domains with all essential metrics like Domain Trust, anchor texts, Toxicity score, etc.
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Backlink Gap Analyzer
Backlink Gap Analyzer
Compare your website’s backlink profile with up to five competitors and find relevant referring domains that don’t link to your site. Uncover new link building opportunities.
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Backlink Tracking Tool
Backlink Tracking Tool
Monitor all your backlinks, evaluate their value with key metrics, receive automated notifications for missing links, check their indexing status, and more.
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Domain Authority Checker
Domain Authority Checker
Get the domain authority score plus over 15 metrics to track your domain's progress over time, analyze SERP competitors, and search for high-quality donors for link building.
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