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Understanding Link Statuses

Learn what each link status means and how to interpret your monitoring results.

Every link Brokenly monitors gets a status. Here's what each one means.

Status Types

Healthy

The link returned a 2xx HTTP response. Your affiliate link is working and your commissions are safe.

Broken

The link returned a 4xx or 5xx response, or timed out entirely. You're likely losing commissions on this link and should fix it as soon as possible.

Common causes:

  • The merchant removed or changed their product URL
  • The affiliate program ended
  • The destination site is down

Redirected

The link redirects to a different URL than expected. This may or may not be a problem — some affiliate networks use redirect chains. Brokenly flags these so you can verify the final destination is still correct.

Pending

The link has been discovered but hasn't been checked yet. This usually only lasts a few minutes during an initial scan.

Unknown

Brokenly couldn't determine the status, typically because the request timed out or was blocked. These are retried automatically on the next scheduled check.

How Often Are Statuses Updated?

Statuses are refreshed on your plan's check interval (daily or every few hours on higher plans). You can also trigger a manual scan at any time from the dashboard.

By default, Brokenly sends an email alert as soon as a link changes to Broken. You can configure alert settings under Settings → Alerts.