---
title: "Link Checker DevTools"
description: "See link validation errors in real-time during development with Nuxt DevTools integration."
canonical_url: "https://nuxtseo.com/docs/link-checker/guides/live-inspections"
last_updated: "2026-05-09T03:53:07.564Z"
---

<note>

Live inspections require [Nuxt DevTools](https://devtools.nuxt.com/) to be enabled.

</note>

## Introduction

Live Inspections are a feature of the Nuxt Link Checker that allows you to see the results of inspections
on the associated link in real time.

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</video>

Red squiggles indicate a broken link, while yellow squiggles indicate a link that has a warning.

## Enabling Live Inspections

Live Inspections require Nuxt DevTools to be enabled, plus `showLiveInspections` set to `true`:

```ts [nuxt.config.ts]
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: {
    enabled: true,
  },
  linkChecker: {
    showLiveInspections: true,
  },
})
```

Clicking on a link inspection will open the inspection results in Nuxt DevTools.

## Disabling Live Inspections

You can disable live inspections by setting `showLiveInspections` to `false`.

```ts [nuxt.config.ts]
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  linkChecker: {
    showLiveInspections: false,
  },
})
```