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URL Safety Tool

URL Safety Checker

Paste any URL and instantly check if it is safe, suspicious, or malicious. Get detailed content risk analysis, safety scores, and reputation data powered by our 100 million domain database.

Check a URL

Enter a complete URL including the protocol. Example: https://www.google.com/path?query=value

google.cominstagram.comyoutube.comlinkedin.comfacebook.comgithub.com

Free trial: 20 lookups per visitor.

Sample Safety Report

Here is an example of the detailed safety analysis returned when you check a URL.

https://www.google.com/
category level
No risky categories

No unsafe content/restricted content/gambling/adult tags found in this domain's classification.

Content Categories
AI / LLM ToolsAdvertising/MarketingBusinessCDN / Hosting / InfrastructureCloud Storage / File HostingDeveloper Tools / Code HostingEmail and MessagingPodcastsSearch Engines & PlatformsStreaming MediaWeb-based ApplicationsWebinars/E-learning
Country
United States
Country attributed to the domain in our 100M dataset.
Source
Databaseweb_filtering_domains
Domains~100,000,000
Categories12 assigned

What We Check For

Every URL is analyzed across multiple content risk dimensions to provide a comprehensive safety assessment.

unsafe content Detection

Scanned against known unsafe content signature databases and behavioral analysis models.

Clean

restricted content Analysis

Checked for restricted content indicators including spoofed domains, deceptive content, and credential harvesting.

No restricted content

SSL Certificate

Validates the SSL/TLS certificate chain, expiration dates, and issuer trustworthiness.

Valid SSL

Privacy Tracking

Detects excessive tracking cookies, fingerprinting scripts, and invasive data collection.

Trackers Found

Category Coverage

Cross-references URL against 59 content filtering categories spanning business, technology, social media, and more. Schools and libraries can check whether a domain falls into a CIPA-mandated category and ensure CIPA compliance with auditable category-level filtering.

Categorized

Domain Age

Analyzes domain registration date and history. Provides context for classification accuracy and filtering decisions.

17 Years Old

URL Checker Features

The most comprehensive URL safety analysis tool available, combining multiple data sources for accurate results.

Instant Results

Get safety analysis in under 500 milliseconds. Our pre-computed database means you do not have to wait for a live scan to complete.

Multi-Layer Analysis

Combines content categorization, WHOIS data, SSL analysis, and geographic data for complete domain coverage.

API Integration

Check URLs programmatically from your application. Perfect for email gateways, browsers, and chat platforms that need real-time link checking.

Full URL Support

Analyzes the complete URL including path, query parameters, and fragments. Not just the domain, but the specific page you are visiting.

Historical Analysis

View how a domain's classification has changed over time. Track category changes and content evolution across our database.

Continuously Updated

Our domain database is updated continuously with new classifications, category changes, and newly registered domains worldwide.

Protect Your Users from Unsafe URLs

Integrate our URL safety API into your email gateway, browser extension, or chat platform. Real-time protection at scale.