Free · without registration
Does your backlink still exist?
Specify known source pages. The checker searches for links to your domain or a specific URL in the delivered HTML and displays link text and rel attributes.
Up to 5 source pages per run · without registration · no paid backlink index
Control existing backlinks
Use the checker after a publication, during a relaunch or for regular monitoring of important partner and press links. You need the URL of the page on which your link should be. The checker searches these sources; it does not detect unknown backlinks and does not calculate domain authority.
What Link Status and Attributes Mean
Link found This means that the source provided a successful HTTP status and the HTML contains a suitable link. You will see the resolved target, the anchor text or, in the case of a picture link, its alt text as well as the existing rel values. nofollow, sponsored and ugc are indications for the classification of the link. Page-wide robots information is additionally displayed.
Not found in HTML is not a complete statement about the rendered page: JavaScript can reload links. Unassessable Appears in the event of retrieval errors, blocked sources or too large responses. HTTP errors are shown separately. The tool does not confirm Google indexing or the ranking effect of a link.
Per source, a public HTML retrieval is carried out with up to four redirects and a maximum of 1 MB of content. There is no browser renderer and no checking of all outgoing links. This limits the burden and avoids additional provider fees. Up to 20 sources per minute are possible per IP.
Frequent questions
Does the tool find all the backlinks of my website?
No. It checks up to five known source URLs per pass. Discovering unknown backlinks would require an external link index.
What does an empty rel attribute mean?
No rel value was found on the link. This alone proves no ranking effect and no unrestricted transmission of signals. Page-wide robots information and other circumstances may also be relevant.
Why is a visible link not found?
It can be downloaded via JavaScript, displayed only after registration or delivered to certain visitors. The checker examines the HTML delivered by the server without logging in.