Broken link
A link whose target cannot deliver the intended resource.
What Broken link means
One failed check can be temporary, so status, redirects, body, and repeat observations matter.
How CrawlCheck measures Broken link
One finding code measures it. Its share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
BROKEN_INTERNAL_LINK | 2.8% | dataset |
Every code, its rule and its current rate: the dataset page. Scan a site to see which apply to it.
Where Broken link comes up on this site
- How to read a CrawlCheck report: the grade, the three stages, the fix list and the evidenceThe Overview tab After the stages: a tally of sections passing, needing work, failing and not measurable; the remaining sections as tiles; the chain a crawler follows (robots.txt names the sitemap, llms.txt points onward, the entity graph points home) with…
- How to find broken internal links and dead anchor linksBoth are worth fixing, but neither is a broken link, and an audit that counts them as broken buries the real defects.
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Questions about Broken link
What is Broken link?
A link whose target cannot deliver the intended resource.
What does Broken link not show or guarantee?
A link whose target cannot deliver the intended resource.
How does CrawlCheck measure Broken link?
Through the finding code BROKEN_INTERNAL_LINK, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does Broken link belong to?
Content architecture and SEO: How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.
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