# Find broken links on a website

**Use case:** 

Crawl a site and check every link, image and script. Get the dead links (404s, timeouts, dead domains) with the page each one is on, so you can fix them fast.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://books.toscrape.com/"
  ],
  "maxPages": 25,
  "maxDepth": 2,
  "maxLinks": 300,
  "checkExternal": true,
  "checkImagesAndScripts": true,
  "onlyBroken": false,
  "timeoutSecs": 15,
  "concurrency": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "result": {
    "label": "Result"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "HTTP status"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error"
  },
  "scope": {
    "label": "Internal / external"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "anchorText": {
    "label": "Link text"
  },
  "foundOn": {
    "label": "Found on page"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Redirects to"
  },
  "redirects": {
    "label": "Redirects"
  },
  "responseMs": {
    "label": "Response (ms)"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Broken Link Checker: Dead Links, Images & Redirects Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find broken links on a website". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ukWAtT1ZPWwIhC4vn) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find broken links on a website" task

The Broken Link Checker: Dead Links, Images & Redirects Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like website urls to check, max pages to crawl, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find broken links on a website" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as link, result, HTTP status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find broken links on a website" task via API](https://apify.com/adhistory/broken-link-checker.md).

## FAQ

### How much does the website broken link check task cost?

The website broken link check task costs $1 per 1,000 links in the results on the free Apify plan, less on paid plans.

### What does the website broken link check task report for each link?

The website broken link check task reports the link, result, HTTP status or error, internal or external, type, anchor text, the page it was found on, redirects and response time.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Broken Link Checker: Dead Links, Images & Redirects](https://apify.com/adhistory/broken-link-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/adhistory/broken-link-checker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/adhistory/broken-link-checker.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).