# Find broken links and images on a website

**Use case:** 

Crawl the-internet.herokuapp.com (a public QA practice site) and report every broken internal link, external link and image (404s, timeouts, server errors) with the page it was found on and the anchor text. A ready-made broken link audit for QA and SEO.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/"
    }
  ],
  "maxPagesToCrawl": 20,
  "maxLinksToCheck": 500,
  "outputMode": "problems",
  "checkExternalLinks": true,
  "checkAssets": true,
  "includeSubdomains": false,
  "respectRobotsTxt": true,
  "excludeUrlPatterns": [],
  "maxConcurrency": 20,
  "maxConcurrencyPerHost": 8,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "maxRetries": 1
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "result": {
    "label": "Result",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "foundOn": {
    "label": "Found on page",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "anchorText": {
    "label": "Link text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "element": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isInternal": {
    "label": "Internal",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "occurrences": {
    "label": "Times linked",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Final URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Broken Link Checker for 404s, Dead Links & Redirects Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find broken links and images on a website". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/0sAmrS6qcnCvPXvwu) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

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

The Broken Link Checker for 404s, Dead Links & Redirects Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like website urls, max pages to crawl, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find broken links and images 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 result, status, error, 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 and images on a website" task via API](https://apify.com/goldish_fireplace/broken-link-checker.md).

## FAQ

### Can I check my own website?

Yes. Replace the start URL with your site and raise the page and link limits to cover the whole site.

### Are external links checked?

Yes. External links and assets such as images, scripts and stylesheets are checked too. You can turn either off in the input.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Broken Link Checker for 404s, Dead Links & Redirects](https://apify.com/goldish_fireplace/broken-link-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/goldish_fireplace/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/goldish_fireplace/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`).