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# Exclude Links

[Copy for LLMs](https://nuxtseo.com/docs/link-checker/guides/exclude-links.md)

Exclude URLs from inspection by adding them to the `excludeLinks` array. This prevents specific links from being checked on **any** page where they appear.

To skip all link checking on certain pages entirely, see [Exclude Pages](https://nuxtseo.com/docs/link-checker/guides/exclude-pages).

## [Pattern Types](#pattern-types)

Three pattern types are supported. They are evaluated in order: RegExp first, then exact string match, then wildcard.

### [Exact Matches](#exact-matches)

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      '/about',
      '/contact',
    ],
  },
})
```

### [Wildcards](#wildcards)

Uses [radix3](https://github.com/unjs/radix3) route matching. `*` matches a single path segment, `**` matches any number of segments.

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      '/admin/**', // All admin routes
      '/api/*', // Direct children only (/api/users, not /api/users/1)
      '/blog/*/comments', // Nested wildcards
    ],
  },
})
```

Wildcard patterns use route matching, not glob matching. `/_nuxt/file_*.pdf` will **not** work because `*` only matches full path segments. Use a RegExp pattern instead for partial segment matching.

### [Regular Expressions](#regular-expressions)

For advanced matching (partial segments, file extensions, numeric patterns), use RegExp:

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      /^\/blog\/\d+$/, // Blog posts with numeric IDs
      /\.(pdf|zip)$/, // File downloads
      /\/_nuxt\/.*\.pdf/, // Nuxt asset PDFs
    ],
  },
})
```

### [External Links](#external-links)

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      'https://example.com/**',
      /^https:\/\/.*\.example\.com/,
    ],
  },
})
```

## [Common Use Cases](#common-use-cases)

### [Exclude Vite Asset URLs](#exclude-vite-asset-urls)

When importing assets with `?url`, [Vite](https://vite.dev) generates hashed filenames that trigger false positives. Use a RegExp to match them:

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      /\/_nuxt\/.*\.pdf/, // All PDF assets
    ],
  },
})
```

### [Exclude Dynamic Routes](#exclude-dynamic-routes)

If you have dynamic routes that aren't prerendered:

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      '/user/**',
      '/products/**',
    ],
  },
})
```

### [Exclude Auth-Protected Routes](#exclude-auth-protected-routes)

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      '/dashboard/**',
      '/profile/**',
    ],
  },
})
```

### [Exclude Hash Links](#exclude-hash-links)

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    excludeLinks: [
      /#.*/, // All hash links
    ],
  },
})
```

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