YouTube broken link checker

A web tool for YouTube creators that finds dead links in their video descriptions. The creator connects a channel, the tool pulls every description, extracts each link and tests whether it still works, then lists problems with the most-viewed videos first. It exports a CSV and explains how to fix links in YouTube Studio. Paid plans re-scan weekly or monthly and send email alerts. You can assemble a first version with the YouTube Data API, Make, Airtable and a no-code dashboard.

Creators who earn through affiliate links often have old videos pointing to products or offers that no longer exist. Checking hundreds of descriptions by hand is too slow, so nobody does it. Agencies that manage many channels face the same chore at a larger scale.

• No-code builders who want a small, focused software product
• Creators or editors who live with this problem
• People who can sell to YouTube agencies

• One-time channel audit at $29 to $49
• Creator plans at $9, $29 and $49 per month
• Agency plans at $199 and $499 per month
• Done-for-you link fixing at $99 to $299, and API access at $199 to $999 per month

1. 1Scan three friendly creators' channels with a rough script and send each a screenshot summary of dead links in their most-viewed videos.
2. 2Ask them whether they would pay to have it re-run every month, and at what price, before you build any dashboard.
3. 3Offer free audits in creator Discord and Reddit communities where self-promotion is allowed, and message five small agencies with a trial for their channels.

Link checks give false alarms: many shops and affiliate links redirect or block automated checks even when they work for people. You cannot know how much money a dead link cost a creator, so avoid promising figures. YouTube API limits and its terms of service apply to everything you build. Many creators may want only a one-time fix.