URL Checker and Inspector:
Validate Links
Check and inspect URLs to ensure they meet your quality standards.
What is the URL Checker and Inspector?
The URL Checker and Inspector is a powerful, free online utility designed to help webmasters, SEO professionals, and digital marketers analyze the linking structure of any web page. Whether you are performing a technical SEO audit, checking for broken pathways, or analyzing your internal linking strategy, this tool provides an instant, comprehensive breakdown of every hyperlink found on a URL.
In the world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), links are the fundamental building blocks of the web. They are the streets and highways that search engine crawlers like Googlebot use to travel from one page to another. A healthy link profile is crucial for ranking high in search results. Our URL Checker and Inspector simplifies the complex task of manual link counting by automating the process, allowing you to focus on strategy rather than data collection.
With just a single click, you can extract, count, and categorize links into Internal, External, DoFollow, and NoFollow groups. This granular level of detail is essential for understanding how "link juice" flows through your website and ensuring that you are not leaking authority to low-quality external sites.
Why You Need a URL Checker and Inspector for SEO
Understanding the quantity and quality of links on your web pages is not just a metric—it's a necessity for maintaining a competitive edge. Here is why using a dedicated URL Checker and Inspector is vital for your website's health:
1. Optimize Crawl Budget
Search engines assign a "crawl budget" to every website—a limit on how many pages they will crawl during a specific timeframe. If your pages are cluttered with unnecessary links, you might be wasting this precious budget on unimportant pages. By using our URL Checker and Inspector, you can identify and trim excessive links, ensuring that search bots focus on your most valuable content.
2. Enhance User Experience (UX)
Links are not just for bots; they are for people. A page overwhelmed with hundreds of links can be confusing and distracting for users. This leads to higher bounce rates and lower engagement time. Analyzing your link density helps you create a cleaner, more navigational-friendly structure that guides visitors to the information they need without overwhelming them.
3. Control Link Juice Distribution
"Link Juice" or PageRank flows from one page to another through DoFollow links. If you link out to too many external sites without using the nofollow attribute, you might be diluting the authority of your own page. The URL Checker and Inspector helps you spot these leaks instantly so you can adjust your rel attributes accordingly.
Key Features of Our URL Checker and Inspector
Instant Analysis
Our bespoke crawler engine allows for lightning-fast scanning. Unlike desktop software that requires installation and substantial memory, this cloud-based URL Checker and Inspector runs entirely in your browser, delivering results in milliseconds.
Easy Export
Data is only useful if you can manipulate it. We offer one-click export options to CSV and TXT formats. This makes it incredibly easy to copy your link data into Excel or Google Sheets for further analysis or client reporting.
Advanced Filtering
Don't just see a raw list. Filter your results dynamically to see only External links to check your outbound citations, or Internal links to audit your site architecture. You can also filter by DoFollow and NoFollow status.
100% Secure & Free
We respect your privacy. All analysis is performed in real-time. We do not store your crawled data or the URLs you submit. Plus, the URL Checker and Inspector is completely free to use with no hidden caps on the number of links you can check.
Understanding Link Classifications
To make the most of the URL Checker and Inspector, it is helpful to understand the different types of links we detect:
Internal Links
These are hyperlinks that point to another page on the same domain (e.g., from yourdomain.com/page-a to yourdomain.com/page-b). Internal links are the wires that connect your content, helping Google understand the context and relationship between different articles. They are critical for establishing a site hierarchy.
External (Outbound) Links
External links point from your domain to a completely different domain. While linking to high-authority, relevant sources can boost your credibility (E-E-A-T), linking to spammy or irrelevant sites can hurt your rankings. This tool helps you audit every external path.
DoFollow Links
By default, all links are "DoFollow". This means they pass authority (PageRank) from the source page to the destination page. These are the most valuable links for SEO.
NoFollow Links
Links tagged with rel="nofollow" tell search engines not to pass authority to the linked page. This attribute should be used for paid links, user-generated content (comments), or when you do not want to endorse the target website.
How to Check URLs
Step 1: Enter the Target URL
Copy the full address (URL) of the webpage you wish to analyze. Paste it into the input box at the top of the page. Make sure to include the protocol (http:// or https://).
Step 2: Start the Scan
Click the "Analyze" button. The URL Checker and Inspector will instantly fetch the HTML code of the page, parse all anchor tags, and categorize them based on their href attributes and rel tags.
Step 3: Review the Data
Use the dashboard to see the total counts. The "Results" section provides a detailed table where you can see the anchor text (the clickable text) and the target URL for every single link.
Step 4: Filter and Export
Need to share the data with a client or developer? Use the "Export" button to download a clean CSV file. You can also use the search bar to find specific keywords within the link anchors (e.g., checking if all your "Buy Now" buttons are linking correctly).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this URL Checker and Inspector completely free?
Does it detect hidden or image links?
<a> tag, even if it wraps an image or is hidden via CSS styles. However, it specifically looks for anchor tags; it does not count raw text URLs that are not hyperlinked.