Django monitoring / broken links

Broken Link Checker for Django Websites

Find broken internal links, 404 pages and 5xx responses across a public Django website. No signup or FetchNode integration needed.

One-off web scanner for Django websites (not the npm package) · Checks same-site links only · Public http/https URLs · Max 40 links per scan

Scan your Django website for broken links

Paste a public page URL. The scanner fetches server-rendered links, follows same-site pages and reports URLs that return errors.

The URL is sent to FetchNode’s server for this scan. Private networks, localhost, credentials in URLs, and non-http URLs are blocked.

What it checks

  • Same-domain links found on the entered page and deeper linked pages.
  • HTTP status codes and basic network errors.
  • Up to three safe redirects, with the final HTTP response reported.

Result

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Enter a URL and run the scanner.

Broken links

Links that returned an error or could not be reached.

    Working links

    A small sample of same-site links that responded successfully.

      Django broken-link workflow

      How to check a Django website for broken links

      Start with the pages that shape a customer journey, fix links at their source, and then watch production behavior after the next release.

      01 / Crawl

      Start from an important public page

      Use your homepage, pricing page, documentation index or another page with broad internal navigation. The checker follows same-hostname links until it reaches the 40-URL limit.

      02 / Repair

      Fix the source, not only the symptom

      Check the Django URL pattern, template link and any redirect. A 404 may mean a removed slug; a 5xx response points to a server-side failure that needs separate diagnosis.

      03 / Verify

      Scan again, then monitor production

      Rerun the scan after deploying the fix. For failures a crawler cannot reproduce, use Django error monitoring to follow real requests and releases.

      Transparent scope

      What this broken link checker covers

      • Checks: server-rendered <a href> links, the same hostname, final HTTP status codes and basic network failures.
      • Limits: up to 40 URLs, public HTTP or HTTPS pages, a bounded response size and a short request timeout.
      • Safety: localhost, private networks, embedded credentials and redirects to internal hosts are blocked.

      What it does not check

      It does not render JavaScript, log into protected pages, test external domains, inspect images or scripts, identify soft 404 pages, or replace a full site crawler. It also does not continuously rescan your website.

      That narrow scope keeps the result quick and understandable for a Django maintainer checking an important path.

      Seeing noisy 404 logs? Check Django bot probes →

      Django broken-link questions

      Broken links, 404 reports and production monitoring

      How do I find broken links in a Django website?

      Crawl a representative public page, review 4xx and 5xx results, then trace each failing URL back to its template, URL pattern or redirect. Repeat from other entry pages when your navigation is split across sections.

      Does Django report broken links automatically?

      Django can email managers about certain referred 404 responses when DEBUG is false and BrokenLinkEmailsMiddleware is configured. Django’s error-reporting documentation explains the conditions and the IGNORABLE_404_URLS setting. That is different from proactively crawling your own links.

      Is every Django 404 a broken internal link?

      No. Bots often request paths such as /.env or /wp-login.php directly, with no link on your website. Prioritize a 404 when it matches a real route, has a meaningful referrer or appears in a customer journey.

      Does this replace Django production monitoring?

      No. A crawler tests public links at one moment. FetchNode’s Django monitoring is designed to keep deployed errors and requests visible across several websites; filtered 404 capture is an explicit setup choice.

      Is this the broken-link-checker npm package or Node CLI?

      No. This is a free web tool provided by FetchNode specifically calibrated for Django applications and Python backends. If you are looking for the Node.js / npm library (such as the broken-link-checker npm package), this page is not that command-line utility or npm module.

      Keep customer-facing failures in one priority view

      Connect a Django website, verify the first production event, then add a second website to see the portfolio view take shape.

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