Archivarix Broken Links Recovery

Works great with Archivarix External Images Importer — this plugin handles links, that plugin handles images.

Available in: English, Russian (Русский), Spanish (Español).

For more information, visit the plugin page .

External services

This plugin connects to external services to check link availability and find archived copies of broken pages. No personal user data is ever sent — only the URLs found in your WordPress content are transmitted to these services during scans initiated by the site administrator.

Wayback Machine (Internet Archive)

Used to check if an archived copy of a broken page exists and to build replacement URLs.

• Availability API endpoint: https://archive.org/wayback/available?url={page_url}&timestamp={date}
• Sends: the broken page URL and the post publication date (as a timestamp hint)
• Called when: checking Wayback availability for broken links (during scan or manual lookup)
• Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy

YouTube oEmbed API

Used to verify whether a YouTube video is still available.

• Endpoint: https://www.youtube.com/oembed?url={video_url}&format=json
• Sends: the YouTube video URL found in content
• Called when: a YouTube link is encountered during scan
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy

Vimeo oEmbed API

Used to verify whether a Vimeo video is still available.

• Endpoint: https://vimeo.com/api/oembed.json?url={video_url}
• Sends: the Vimeo video URL found in content
• Called when: a Vimeo link is encountered during scan
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy

TikTok oEmbed API

Used to verify whether a TikTok video is still available.

• Endpoint: https://www.tiktok.com/oembed?url={video_url}
• Sends: the TikTok video URL found in content
• Called when: a TikTok link is encountered during scan
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy

Pinterest oEmbed API

Used to verify whether a Pinterest pin or board is still available.

• Endpoint: https://www.pinterest.com/oembed.json?url={pin_url}
• Sends: the Pinterest URL found in content
• Called when: a Pinterest link is encountered during scan
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy

Social network link verification

The plugin makes HTTP GET requests to social network URLs found in your content to verify they are still accessible. No API keys or authentication tokens are used — only standard browser-like HTTP requests. No data is sent beyond the URL itself.

Platforms checked: Twitter/X (x.com), LinkedIn (linkedin.com), Instagram (instagram.com), Facebook (facebook.com).

• Twitter/X Terms | Privacy
• LinkedIn Terms | Privacy
• Instagram Terms | Privacy
• Facebook Terms | Privacy

General link checking

During scans, the plugin makes HTTP GET requests to all external URLs found in your WordPress content (posts, pages, comments, widgets, custom fields) to verify their HTTP status. Only the URL itself is requested — no personal data, cookies, or authentication information is transmitted.

httpbin.org (proxy testing)

Used solely to test proxy connectivity when the administrator configures proxies in plugin settings.

• Endpoint: https://httpbin.org/ip
• Sends: nothing (simple GET request to verify the proxy works)
• Called when: administrator clicks “Test Proxies” in settings
• httpbin.org is an open-source HTTP testing service