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# Retrieve a broken link scan

GET https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/{siteBrokenLinkScan}

Returns one Broken Links Checker scan, with the same information as "List broken link scans". Use the id that "Launch broken link scans" returned, or one from the list.

Reference: https://api.docs.modulards.com/modular-ds-public-api/broken-links-checker/broken-links-scans/retrieve-a-broken-link-scan

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Personal access token created in the Modular DS dashboard; read-only tokens can only call GET endpoints.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `siteBrokenLinkScan` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

200 - scan

- `data` (ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)
- `jsonapi` (ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaJsonapi, optional)

## Types

### ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `attributes` (ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAttributes, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `links` (ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataLinks, optional)
- `type` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaJsonapi

- `version` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataAttributes

- `created_at` (datetime, optional) — When the scan was created.
- `current_batch` (integer, optional) — Batch being processed; 0 until the plugin reports.
- `error_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Failure code; null unless the scan failed.
- `error_message` (string, optional, nullable) — Failure message; null unless the scan failed.
- `finished_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — When the scan ended; null while it runs.
- `links_enumerated` (integer, optional) — Links found by discovery.
- `links_planned` (integer, optional) — Links planned for checking, updated while the scan runs.
- `method` (enum, optional) — How the scan started: `manual`, `automatic` for a scheduled one, or `force_first` for the first automatic scan of a website.
  - Allowed values: `manual`, `automatic`, `force_first`
- `pages_enumerated` (integer, optional) — Pages found by discovery.
- `pages_planned` (integer, optional) — Pages planned for checking, updated while the scan runs.
- `parts_done` (integer, optional) — Crawl parts finished.
- `parts_empty` (integer, optional) — Crawl parts that found nothing to check.
- `parts_failed` (integer, optional) — Crawl parts that failed.
- `parts_total` (integer, optional) — Crawl parts planned.
- `site_id` (integer, optional) — Id of the website that was scanned.
- `status` (enum, optional) — How the scan ended: pending while it runs, done, failed, or failed_partial when some content types finished and others failed.
  - Allowed values: `pending`, `done`, `failed`, `failed_partial`
- `total_batches` (integer, optional) — Batches the scan is split in.
- `type` (enum, optional) — Scope of the scan: full covers every published content type, page only the pages named when it was launched.
  - Allowed values: `full`, `page`
- `updated_at` (string, optional)

### ApiPublicV1SiteBrokenLinkScansSiteBrokenLinkScanGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataLinks

- `self` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "created_at": "2026-09-16T09:00:00.000000Z",
      "current_batch": 5,
      "error_code": null,
      "error_message": null,
      "finished_at": "2026-09-16T09:14:00.000000Z",
      "links_enumerated": 1830,
      "links_planned": 0,
      "method": "manual",
      "pages_enumerated": 240,
      "pages_planned": 0,
      "parts_done": 4,
      "parts_empty": 0,
      "parts_failed": 0,
      "parts_total": 4,
      "site_id": 12,
      "status": "done",
      "total_batches": 5,
      "type": "full",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-16T09:14:00.000000Z"
    },
    "id": "5001",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/5001"
    },
    "type": "site-broken-link-scans"
  },
  "jsonapi": {
    "version": "1.1"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python 200 - scan
import requests

url = "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript 200 - scan
const url = 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go 200 - scan
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby 200 - scan
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java 200 - scan
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php 200 - scan
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp 200 - scan
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift 200 - scan
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.modulards.com/api/public/v1/site-broken-link-scans/siteBrokenLinkScan")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```