How Do You Find and Remove Broken Backlinks?

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Mason-Reed

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May 5, 2026

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• Aug 1, 2026

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I usually find broken backlinks with Google Search Console or Ahrefs, then fix them by adding a 301 redirect the missing page. If the links has no value. I simple ignore it instead or trying to remove it.

 

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PhantomCarrot

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Apr 27, 2026

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• Aug 1, 2026

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I first check if the backlink is from a good website. If it has value, I try to fix the broken page instead of removing it.

 

RankWithDominator

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Jul 29, 2026

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• #43

i usually try to fix them first by restoring the missing page or adding a relevant 301 redirect if the link has no value or comes from an irrelevant source i don't spend much time worrying about it

 

FaizankhatriSEO

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Jul 31, 2026

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TrackBid said:

I found some broken backlinks pointing to my website.
How do you usually handle them?
Do you remove, fix, or ignore them?

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I check GSC > Links > Top linking sites first.
For broken backlinks I usually ignore them unless they are spammy.
If spammy, I disavow them in GSC.
If it’s my own broken internal link, I 301 redirect it.
Hope this helps you.