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Link health monitoring
Catch dead links before your audience does.
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Link health monitoring
The interactive section reflects what ships today. Disabled controls show planned work.
What happens
Email and webhook alerts for unhealthy links are coming soon.
- Automatic destination checks
- Unhealthy link flags
- Safe, outbound-only checking
What this feature does
Catch dead links before your audience does.
Automatic checks monitor destinations and flag unhealthy links. Link health helps identify destinations that fail, redirect unexpectedly, or become unsafe after a short link is published. Current checks are partial and should complement, not replace, application and website monitoring.
Use this capability when you need more control than a basic short URL provides.
Implementation and operating details
The workflow stays attached to the short link, so you can manage the destination and its rules without replacing the URL already in circulation.
- Automatic destination checks
- Unhealthy link flags
- Safe, outbound-only checking
How it works
Links are checked automatically
Destinations are scanned on an ongoing basis.
Unhealthy links are flagged
Broken or slow destinations are marked so you can act fast.
Fix and restore
Update the destination and the link keeps working — no re-sharing needed.
Operational guide
How DrutoLink processes it
DrutoLink can represent destination health and unhealthy link states today. Broader scheduled checking and notification workflows remain incomplete and must not be treated as continuous external monitoring.
Understand the signals, processing order, fallback, and checks that matter before you rely on this capability.
Required inputs and signals
- Configuration input
- Destination health signals are partial; broader scheduled monitoring and notification workflows remain on the roadmap.
- Signals and connected controls
- Safety checks, smart links, domains, campaigns, and planned webhooks
Decision, fallback, and common mistakes
A successful check is only a point-in-time signal. Authentication, geography, bot defenses, intermittent failures, and destination-specific behavior can produce different visitor outcomes.
Part of this workflow is available now, but the remaining items described on this page are still in development. Treat roadmap items as unavailable until they ship.
Practical setup checklist
- 01 Links are checked automatically. Destinations are scanned on an ongoing basis.
- 02 Unhealthy links are flagged. Broken or slow destinations are marked so you can act fast.
- 03 Fix and restore. Update the destination and the link keeps working — no re-sharing needed.
Why teams use it
Measurement and reporting
Review click activity and the relevant link, campaign, audience, or variant breakdowns in DrutoLink analytics. Use consistent UTM parameters when results must also be reconciled with destination-side analytics.
What you can evaluate
Automatic destination checks · Unhealthy link flags · Safe, outbound-only checking
How to interpret results
A redirect click confirms that the link served a destination. It does not by itself prove a signup, purchase, or qualified visit. Compare the same date range and traffic definition before making a decision.
Current status and limitations
Email and webhook alerts for unhealthy links are coming soon.
Part of this workflow is available now, but the remaining items described on this page are still in development. Treat roadmap items as unavailable until they ship.
Important boundary
Use the default destination and documented fallback behavior for cases where a rule cannot be evaluated. Test important links from representative devices and networks before broad distribution.
How often are links checked? Destinations are checked automatically on an ongoing basis, and unhealthy links are flagged in your dashboard.
Best use cases
Practical examples
These are common situations where the capability can reduce manual link changes or make reporting easier to understand.
- 01 Keeping bio links alive
- 02 Monitoring campaign destinations
- 03 Catching expired pages early
- 04 Monitor evergreen documentation, affiliate offers, event pages, product launches, and QR destinations that may stay in circulation for months.
Is this the right fit?
Choose this feature when
You need one controlled short URL, a repeatable operating workflow, and reporting that stays connected to the link. Automatic destination checks
Use another approach when
Your requirement depends on a capability marked partial or planned, requires identity-level certainty, or needs conversion attribution that must be measured in the destination product.
Build the complete workflow
Combine this feature with the controls that affect how traffic is routed, organized, and measured.
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Frequently asked questions
How often are links checked?
Destinations are checked automatically on an ongoing basis, and unhealthy links are flagged in your dashboard.
What happens when a destination goes down?
The link is flagged as unhealthy so you can update the destination before your audience hits a dead page.
Can I get alerts for unhealthy links?
Email and webhook alerts are on the roadmap — the health flags themselves work today.
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