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Link health monitoring: know when a link breaks.

Link health monitoring checks where your short links point and tells you when a destination breaks. SwiftURL re-checks destinations on a schedule, marks each link healthy, warning or broken, and emails owners and admins after two failed checks in a row, then again when it recovers.

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Health status on every link: 24 broken, 62 warning and 414 healthy

How does link health monitoring work?

A dead link is a lost customer and a dent in your credibility. SwiftURL runs scheduled health checks against your destinations and sends a downtime alert once a destination fails twice in a row, so you can fix it fast. Run an on-demand check any time.

A health status on every link

Scheduled probes check each destination, and every link shows whether it is healthy, needs a look or is broken. The totals sit at the top of your links list.

The links list with health totals and a Healthy, Warning or Broken status on each link

Checked before it ever goes live

Before a link is created, SwiftURL confirms the destination responds, alongside the other link checks. Scheduled probes keep checking it after that.

The link checks run before a link goes live, including Destination reachable, which ensures the target URL responds
  • Scheduled health probes on your links
  • Email downtime alerts to owners and admins after two failed checks, and a recovery email when it is back
  • On-demand health checks whenever you need them

What happens when a link breaks?

  1. We probe on a schedule

    SwiftURL checks your destinations regularly.

  2. A failure is detected

    If a destination stops responding, the link is marked broken.

  3. You get alerted

    After a second failed check, owners and admins receive a downtime email.

  4. Fix and confirm

    Update the link and re-check on demand.

Why monitor your short links?

  • Protect your reputation

    Catch broken links before customers do.

  • Less firefighting

    Alerts come to you, with no manual checking.

  • Status at a glance

    Healthy, warning or broken, on every row of your links list.

Frequently asked questions

What is link health monitoring?

Scheduled checks that request each short link’s destination and record whether it is healthy, needs a look or is broken, so you find a dead page before your audience does.

When do I get an alert?

After two failed checks in a row, owners and admins get an email, so a single blip such as a deploy or a timeout does not wake anyone. When the destination recovers, a second email says it is back up.

What does a warning status mean?

A warning is not a failure. A response like 403 often means the site blocks automated checks rather than being broken for people, so SwiftURL flags it for a look instead of sending a downtime alert.

Which plans include link health monitoring?

Scheduled monitoring and downtime alerts are included from the Pro plan. An on-demand check of any link works on every plan.

Is a destination checked before the link goes live?

Yes. When a link is created, SwiftURL confirms the destination is reachable, alongside Google Web Risk and the other link checks. Monitoring then keeps checking it after launch.

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