Link Attribute Auditor

Audits one public web page for anchor rel attributes and link hygiene. It reports unsafe target="_blank" links, likely sponsored or affiliate links missing rel="sponsored", followed external links, empty anchor text, and summary counts for nofollow, sponsored, and ugc.

Use cases

• SEO agencies checking outbound-link policy on client pages.
• Affiliate and content teams validating sponsored-link disclosure at launch.
• Frontend teams catching target="_blank" links without rel="noopener".
• Site migration QA for templates that generate external links.
• Scheduled monitoring for editorial, marketplace, and partner pages.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrl	string	Yes	Public HTTP or HTTPS page URL to audit. Credentials and private network targets are rejected.
maxLinks	integer	No	Maximum number of HTTP/HTTPS links to parse. Default 200, maximum 1000.
timeoutSeconds	integer	No	Page request timeout. Default 10, range 3 to 30.

Output

The Actor pushes one dataset item per run.

Field	Type	Description
inputUrl	string	Original URL from input.
normalizedInputUrl	string	URL after defaulting to HTTPS when no scheme is provided.
finalUrl	string	Final audited URL after safe redirects.
status	integer or null	HTTP status from the audited page.
ok	boolean	True when the page fetch succeeded with a non-error HTTP status.
checkedAt	string	ISO timestamp for the audit.
linkCount	integer	Number of HTTP/HTTPS links parsed, bounded by maxLinks.
externalLinkCount	integer	Links whose host differs from the audited page.
targetBlankCount	integer	Links with target="_blank".
unsafeTargetBlankCount	integer	target="_blank" links missing both noopener and noreferrer.
nofollowCount	integer	Links containing rel="nofollow".
sponsoredCount	integer	Links containing rel="sponsored".
ugcCount	integer	Links containing rel="ugc".
linkSamples	array	Up to 50 links with detected issues, including URL, text, rel tokens, and issue codes.
score	integer	Readiness score from 0 to 100.
grade	string	Letter grade from A to F.
issues	array	Human-readable issue summary.
recommendations	array	Actionable fixes.
error	string or null	Fetch or validation error, if any.

Example input

{
  "startUrl": "https://example.com/blog/partner-roundup",
  "maxLinks": 200,
  "timeoutSeconds": 10
}

Example output

{
  "inputUrl": "https://example.com/blog/partner-roundup",
  "normalizedInputUrl": "https://example.com/blog/partner-roundup",
  "finalUrl": "https://example.com/blog/partner-roundup",
  "status": 200,
  "ok": true,
  "checkedAt": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "linkCount": 42,
  "externalLinkCount": 18,
  "targetBlankCount": 12,
  "unsafeTargetBlankCount": 3,
  "nofollowCount": 7,
  "sponsoredCount": 2,
  "ugcCount": 0,
  "linkSamples": [
    {
      "url": "https://partner.example/deal?utm_medium=affiliate",
      "text": "Affiliate deal",
      "external": true,
      "targetBlank": false,
      "rel": [],
      "nofollow": false,
      "sponsored": false,
      "ugc": false,
      "noopener": false,
      "noreferrer": false,
      "issues": ["likely_sponsored_without_rel_sponsored"]
    }
  ],
  "score": 75,
  "grade": "B",
  "issues": ["Likely sponsored or affiliate links missing rel=\"sponsored\": 1"],
  "recommendations": ["Mark paid, affiliate, or partner links with rel=\"sponsored\"."],
  "error": null
}

Security

The Actor only fetches public HTTP and HTTPS pages. It rejects URL credentials, localhost, private IPv4 and IPv6 literals, and hostnames that resolve to private network addresses. Redirect targets are validated before following. It does not log credentials and does not fetch discovered links.

Pricing

Event	Suggested price
Actor start	$0.005
Page audited	$0.01

A normal run costs about $0.015 and returns one structured audit result.

FAQ

Does this check whether links are broken?

No. It audits anchor attributes only. Use a broken-link checker when status validation is required.

Does it require browser automation?

No. It fetches the page HTML and parses anchor tags, which keeps runs fast and low maintenance.

Does it crawl the whole site?

No. It audits one page per run. Schedule multiple runs or call it from your own workflow for page lists.

Can it audit affiliate links?

Yes. It flags likely affiliate or sponsored links using visible text and URL hints, then reports whether rel="sponsored" is present.