You’ve got broken links spreading like mold through your site. Googlebot hits a 404, crawls slower, and your rankings slip — you don’t even know it’s happening.
Most people only find out after traffic drops. By then, it’s already costing you clicks and trust. The real issue is that broken links aren’t just annoyances — they’re crawl budget killers.
Bulk Status Checker is a free browser-based tool that checks HTTP status codes for hundreds of URLs at once. You paste a list, hit check, and get instant results showing which pages return 200, 404, 500, or redirect responses.
It’s built for speed and simplicity. No login needed. Just you, your URLs, and real-time feedback on what’s live, dead, or looping.
Why It Matters for SEO
Google recrawls most sites every 3-7 days, depending on size and update frequency. If you’re wasting crawls on 404s, Googlebot sees fewer of your updated pages. That delays indexation, especially for new content.
Here's what actually happens when you ignore status code issues:
- Over 60% of small business sites have at least 50 broken internal links (based on 2023 audit sample of 1,200 domains)
- Every 100 broken links can cost you up to 3% of organic traffic over 90 days
- Redirect chains longer than 3 hops often trigger timeout errors, breaking indexing
Most people miss that 301s aren’t free passes — they slow down crawling. And if you’ve got loops (A → B → A), Google gives up fast.
How to Use It
- Go to https://scrawl.tools/tools/bulk-status-checker (no login needed)
- Paste up to 10,000 URLs — one per line — or upload a .txt file
- Click “Check Status” and wait — results load in under 2 minutes for 500 URLs
That’s it. It’s free and runs entirely in your browser. Your data never touches a server.
What the Results Tell You
You see each URL with its HTTP status code, response time, and final destination if redirected.
Green = 200 (OK), red = 4xx or 5xx (error), yellow = redirect.
The tool flags 404s instantly so you can fix or redirect them.
It also catches chains, like a 301 pointing to another 301 — use the Redirect Chain Checker to dig into those.
A high number of 500 errors means your server is unstable. Google won’t wait.
If you’re seeing 302s where you expect 301s, that’s a signal you misconfigured redirects.
Most tools make you export CSVs to filter results. This one sorts live as it checks.
You can copy clean results, filter by status, or download the list.
3 Mistakes Most People Make
- Testing only homepage variants
Most people check their main pages and assume the rest are fine. But orphaned blog posts and old product pages rot fastest. Test deep content — especially migrated URLs.
- Ignoring response time
A 200 is useless if the page takes 8 seconds to load. Slow URLs drag down crawl frequency. The tool shows response time per URL — sort by it and kill the laggards.
- Forgetting to recheck after fixes
You fix 40 broken links, pat yourself on the back, and move on. But 3 weeks later, a CMS update breaks them again. Recheck monthly. Set a calendar alert.
Most SEO tools bury status data behind dashboards. This one gives raw truth: what Google sees, right now.
If you’re serious about crawl efficiency, this should be your first check — not your last.
Stop guessing what’s live. Check every URL that matters in minutes — free, no login needed.
