Response Codes Tab in Screaming Frog

 

Response Codes Tab in Screaming Frog

📌 Purpose:

Ye tab har crawled URL ka HTTP status code batata hai — jise aap samajh sakte hain "server ka jawab (response)" jab Screaming Frog us URL ko request karta hai.

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💡 What is a Response Code?

Jab koi browser ya bot (jaise Screaming Frog ya Googlebot) kisi URL ko access karta hai, toh server ek response code return karta hai.
Ye code batata hai ki:

• Page mil gaya ya nahi

• Redirect hua ya error aayi

• Page temporarily down hai ya permanently moved hai

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🔎 Common Response Codes (With Meaning & SEO Impact):

Code	Meaning	SEO Impact
200 OK	Page properly load ho gaya	✅ Good – Indexed by Google
301 Moved Permanently	Page permanently kisi aur URL pe redirect ho gaya	✅ OK – Link equity transfer hota hai
302 Found (Temporary Redirect)	Temporary redirect	⚠ Caution – Link equity pass nahi hoti
404 Not Found	Page exist nahi karta	❌ Bad – Broken link, user & SEO loss
410 Gone	Page permanently delete ho gaya	✅ Clear signal to de-index it
500 Internal Server Error	Server issue – page load hi nahi hua	❌ Bad – Google drop kar sakta hai index se
503 Service Unavailable	Site maintenance ya overload	⚠ Short term OK, long-term harmful
403 Forbidden	Access denied	⚠ Crawl issues ho sakte hain

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🧪 Kaise Use Kare Screaming Frog ka Response Codes Tab?

Step-by-Step:

1. Crawl start karne ke baad Response Codes tab me jaayein.

2. Filter karein by status:

   • Client Error (4xx) – To find 404 pages

   • Redirection (3xx) – To detect 301/302 chains

   • Server Error (5xx) – Site/server problem

3. Columns aapko dikhayenge:

   • Address: URL

   • Status Code: 200, 301, 404, etc.

   • Status: Human-readable (OK, Not Found, etc.)

   • Redirect URI: (Agar redirect hai to kahan ja raha hai)

   • Content Type, Indexability, Canonical, etc.

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🛠️ SEO Me Response Codes Ka Kya Use Hai?

✅ Use Case #1: 404 Not Found Pages Detect Karna

• SEO aur UX dono ke liye harmful

• Aapko ya to redirect karna chahiye ya fix

✅ Use Case #2: Redirect Chains Check Karna

• Multiple 301/302s slow karte hain crawl speed

• Screaming Frog Redirect Chain Report export karta hai

✅ Use Case #3: Server Errors (500, 503)

• Google indexing drop kar deta hai agar zyada baar mile

• Hosting/server health ka signal milta hai

✅ Use Case #4: HTTP vs HTTPS Detection

• HTTP pages index ho rahe hain? — isse resolve karna hota hai

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⚠️ Warning Signs in Response Codes:

Issue	SEO Danger
Many 404s	Poor user experience, crawl budget waste
302 used instead of 301	Link juice transfer nahi hota
Redirect loop/chain	Crawl delay, loss of equity
500 server errors	Indexing problems, traffic drop

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📤 Export Reports:

• Go to Reports > Response Codes

• Export:

  • All URLs

  • 4xx errors

  • 5xx errors

  • Redirect chains

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✅ Summary – 3 Key Points:

1. Response Codes tab dikhata hai har page ka server status — jo crawlability & SEO ke liye critical hai.

2. Isme aap 404 broken links, redirect issues, aur server errors detect kar sakte ho.

3. Regular response code audit se technical SEO strong banta hai aur Googlebot ka crawl optimize hota hai.