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Soft 404

Warning content.soft_404

What it means

The page says "not found" but returns 200. Search engines index it as a real page, and a broken-link check never sees it as broken.

How to fix it

Return a real 404 (or 410) status for pages that do not exist.

Where to find it in Truelint

Open the Issues pane on the right of the workspace and select Soft 404. The grid filters to every affected URL and the detail pane shows the specific finding for each. Export the list with Export → Current view, or from the API:

GET /api/v1/crawls/{handle}/issues/content.soft_404