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Head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs.

Head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs. Drop this helper wherever you want to head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs with a single HTTP call. Send the documented inputs and the API streams back polished results you can hand directly to your users.

GETPOST/checks/link-checker

Where this helper shines

Head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs. keeps checks helpers on autopilot. Use it whenever you need to head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs without pausing a sprint or asking design/dev to jump in.

  • Trigger this helper whenever you need to head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs without waiting on a full deploy.
  • Drop it into automations (Zapier, Make, workers) to head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs as part of your workflow.
  • Share the GET URL so support and success can head-request the first N links on a page and report broken URLs safely using their Dataczar API key.

Copy & ship snippets

GET

Instant link

GET https://api.dataczar.app/checks/link-checker?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&limit=5&timeout=8.0&dryrun=true&ak=demo

Open directly in any browser, webhook, or low-code workflow.

curl

curl GET

curl "https://api.dataczar.app/checks/link-checker?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsample.png&limit=5&timeout=8.0&dryrun=true&ak=demo"

Swap ak=demo with your Dataczar API key.

curl

curl POST

curl -X POST "https://api.dataczar.app/checks/link-checker?ak=demo" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://example.com/sample.png",
  "limit": "5",
  "timeout": "8.0",
  "dryrun": "true"
}'

Send JSON payloads from back-end jobs, queues, or workers.

Parameters

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlstring · required
limitintegerNumber of links to test (1-20).
timeoutnumber
dryrunboolean

All helper calls accept your Dataczar key via the ak query parameter. Need one? Create or copy a key on Dataczar Connect and drop it into each request.

Responses

Status 200

Checked links.

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "checked_links": [
      {
        "url": "https://example.com/about",
        "ok": true,
        "status_code": 200
      }
    ],
    "broken_links": []
  }
}

Examples

Grab your Dataczar API key

Every helper runs with the same simple API key. Sign in (or create a free Dataczar account) at Dataczar Connect to issue keys in seconds, then drop the key into any `ak=` parameter and start shipping.

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