Manual checks
Run an on-demand health test from link controls.
LINKTIMER GUIDE
Monitor destination health before visitors find broken links
LinkTimer can make a lightweight request to a managed destination and record whether it is healthy, redirecting, returning an error, or unreachable.
What this option gives you
Scheduled sampling
Eligible paid links can be sampled by a scheduled health task.
Dashboard alerts
See unhealthy destinations beside operational link data.
Practical use cases
Event pages
Confirm the destination is live before publishing QR signage.
Payment flows
Detect an expired or disabled hosted payment page.
Client campaigns
Find broken landing pages without opening every link manually.
Migration checks
Watch destination responses during a platform move.
How it works
Select a managed link
Open lifecycle controls from the dashboard.
Run Health Check
LinkTimer requests the destination with a short timeout.
Review the response
Use the status and HTTP code as an operational signal.
Important limitation
A successful HTTP response does not guarantee that page content, authentication, checkout, or business logic is correct.
Frequently asked questions
Does LinkTimer crawl the whole page?
No. It performs a lightweight availability check.
Will every website allow HEAD requests?
No. LinkTimer can fall back to a limited GET for some responses.
Is a redirect considered broken?
No. Redirect responses are reported separately.
Does health checking bypass authentication?
No. Protected destinations may appear unavailable to anonymous checks.
Authoritative external resources
These links provide additional context from the destination provider or recognized security resources. External sites are responsible for their own content and policies.
- Google Safe Browsing Transparency ReportCheck whether a destination has known unsafe-content warnings before sharing it.
- OWASP phishing guidanceUnderstand common deceptive-link patterns and why LinkTimer keeps the destination hostname visible.
Related LinkTimer guides
Ready to make the destination temporary?
Choose the expiration rule, confirm the destination, and share the generated LinkTimer URL or QR code.
Open the LinkTimer creator