You can access the Broken Link Checker programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {}
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("tropical_quince/broken-link-checker").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
15for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Broken Link Checker - Find Dead Links on Websites API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Broken Link Checker API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Broken Link Checker API in JavaScript

Broken Link Checker API through CLI

Broken Link Checker OpenAPI definition

Broken Link Checker API

Broken Link Finder

pillowy_travel/broken-link-finder

Finds and analyzes broken links on given web pages

SAHIL KUMAR

Broken Link Checker - Website Link Validator & 404 Finder

scrappy_garden/broken-link-checker

Crawl a website (or list of pages) and detect broken links (404/500), unreachable URLs, and invalid asset references. Generates a structured report for SEO audits, QA testing, and website maintenance.

Bikram Adhikari

Broken Link Checker

parseforge/broken-link-checker

Scan thousands of URLs instantly and detect broken links, 404s, redirects, and slow pages. Get comprehensive link health reports with status codes, response times, redirect chains, and detailed error information. Perfect for website maintenance, SEO audits, and quality assurance.

ParseForge

5.0

Broken Link Checker - Ensure Your Website's Integrity

dainty_screw/find-broken-links-of-your-website

Maintain your website's health and user experience with our Broken Link Checker. Easily identify and fix broken links to enhance your site's navigation, improve SEO, and keep visitors engaged.

codemaster devops

5.0

Broken Link Checker

jancurn/find-broken-links

Crawls a website and finds broken links. Unlike other similar SEO analysis tools, the actor also reports broken URL #fragments. The results are stored in a JSON and HTML report.

Jan Čurn

732

Website Broken Links & Redirects Checker

smart-digital/website-broken-links-redirects-checker

Analyzes websites to detect broken links (4xx/5xx) and redirects (3xx). Checks internal/external links on single pages or crawls entire sites. Provides detailed reports per page and site summary.

My Smart Digital

5.0

Broken Url Monitor

datawinder/broken-url-monitor

Stateful sitemap-based broken URL monitor that detects link failures, redirects, and regressions over time for SEO and automated website monitoring.

Datawinder

Broken Link Finder

shahidirfan/Broken-Link-Finder

Maintain your website's health with the Broken Link Finder. Scanning massive sites can be time-consuming, so this actor is designed to efficiently check small parts at a time. Quickly identify and fix dead links without the long wait. Perfect for incremental maintenance!

Shahid Irfan

Site Health Scanner

constant_quadruped/site-health-scanner

Crawl a website to detect broken and problematic links, identify redirects and blocked URLs, capture screenshots, and return structured site health data for audits, automation, and monitoring.

Broken Image Checker

colorful_soup/broken-image-checker

Detect broken or missing images on any public webpage and get a clean, actionable report. Perfect for SEO professionals, webmasters, QA testers, and UX teams.