Workflow
Bulk URL Validation
Check a spreadsheet of URLs before it goes live: product feeds, campaign links, CMS imports and redirect maps. Find the broken, redirected and malformed entries first.
URL lists travel between systems: a product feed into a marketplace, campaign links into an ad platform, a redirect map into a CMS. A broken entry at the start of that chain gets copied everywhere. Checking the list before it moves is much cheaper than finding problems after launch.
Common problems in URL lists
- Typos and stray spaces copied from spreadsheets
- Links to staging or test domains left in by mistake
- Tracking parameters that redirect through extra hops
- Old product or campaign pages that now return 404
- Plain http:// links that should be https://
Cleaning before checking
Duplicates are removed and malformed entries are set aside when you paste the list, so every check counts. Results keep your original URL next to its final destination, which makes it easy to match them back to the right row in the spreadsheet.
Validating a list
- Copy the URL column from your spreadsheet or open the file
- Sign in and run the check; each URL uses one check from your daily allowance (250 on the free plan)
- Filter to broken, redirected and error results
- Correct the source data, replacing redirected URLs with their final destinations
- Export the results as CSV to share or archive
Limits to keep in mind
A URL that works today can break later; validate again before each import or campaign launch.
Some sites block automated checks and return 403 even when the page works for visitors.
Common questions
- Can I check URLs from a CSV file?
- Yes. Open the file or paste the column. URLs are picked out of each cell, so other columns don’t get in the way.
- Why replace redirected URLs if they still work?
- Every redirect adds a delay and another thing that can break. Linking straight to the final page is faster and removes that point of failure.