Broken Link Checker
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Broken Link Checker

v1.0 documentation

Crawls a page or site and checks all links for 404s, timeouts, redirect chains, and other HTTP errors.

URL inputXLSX export
broken_link_checker.py145 lines5 paramsPython 3.8+
Quick start
1

Install

terminal
pip install -r requirements.txt
2

Run

terminal
python broken_link_checker.py --url https://example.com --depth 2
terminal
python broken_link_checker.py --url https://example.com --output broken_links.xlsx
3

Export

Add --output report.xlsx to save results as a spreadsheet.

Parameters
FlagDescription
--url requiredStart URL to check
--depthDepth. Default: 1 (integer)
--max-pagesMax pages (integer)
--delayDelay (decimal)
--outputSave as XLSX
help
python broken_link_checker.py --help
Use cases
Link audit
Monthly monitoring
Outreach prep

Run as part of a comprehensive site audit. Identify problems, export to XLSX, and include specific fix recommendations in your report.

Schedule monthly runs and compare XLSX exports to track changes. Catch issues before they impact rankings.

Use the output to identify link building opportunities. Export prospects and feed into your outreach pipeline.

Dependencies

Requires: beautifulsoup4, pandas, requests. All included in requirements.txt.

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