Free External Links Checker
Paste any page URL and get a clean table of its outbound links — destination domain, anchor text, follow / nofollow / sponsored and the risks worth fixing.
3 free checks a day. Create a free account for more, or upgrade for higher monthly limits.
What this external links checker tool does
This free external links checker reads a single webpage and lists every outbound link it finds — the links that send visitors and crawlers to a different domain. For each one you get the destination URL, the anchor text people actually see, whether the link is follow or nofollow, any rel attributes such as sponsored, ugc, noopener or noreferrer, whether it opens in a new tab, and where the link sits on the page. It runs in seconds because this external links analyzer checks one page at a time instead of crawling your whole site.
Why outbound links matter for SEO and AI visibility
Linking out to credible sources signals that your content is researched and trustworthy — something both search engines and AI answer engines pay attention to when deciding what to cite. The risk is in the details: paid or affiliate links that aren't tagged as sponsored, links to expired or low-quality domains, and outbound links buried in every template block on the site. An outbound link checker gives you the full picture in one table so you can spot those patterns before they cost you trust.
How to use the free external links checker
- Paste the full URL of the page you want to analyse and run the check.
- Review the summary: total external links, unique domains linked, how many are nofollow and how many are tagged sponsored or ugc.
- Scan the table for empty or generic anchor text, insecure HTTP destinations and links that open in a new tab without rel="noopener".
- Check the most-linked domains — a single domain taking most of your outbound links can look unnatural.
- Export the table to CSV and work through the fixes.
When to use nofollow, sponsored and ugc
Use rel="sponsored" for paid, affiliate or advertising links. Use rel="ugc" for links inside user-generated content such as comments and forum posts. Use rel="nofollow" when you want to reference a page without endorsing it. Ordinary editorial citations need no rel attribute at all — blanket-nofollowing every outbound link removes a genuine quality signal from your content.
Frequently asked questions
Is this external links checker really free?
Yes. You can run three checks a day with no account at all. A free account raises your monthly limit, and paid plans raise it further along with more links shown per page.
How many external links is too many?
There's no fixed number. What matters is relevance: a handful of well-chosen citations inside your content is healthy, while dozens of unrelated outbound links — especially in the footer or sidebar — is a warning sign.
Does it check whether the links are broken?
This tool stays lightweight and doesn't request every destination, so it reports link attributes and risks rather than live status codes. For broken link discovery across a site, run our full website audit.
Want the full picture, not just one page?
Run a full site audit and see your link profile alongside technical SEO and AI visibility signals.