# URL and website analysis

Source: https://iachecker.com/docs/url-analysis
Status: Available now
Last verified: 2026-08-08

URL analysis fetches public page content, extracts readable text and sends that text through the detection workflow. It does not bypass logins, paywalls or private network controls.

## Single-page flow

1. **Validate the URL**: Only public HTTP and HTTPS destinations are accepted.
2. **Fetch the page**: IA Checker follows safe redirects and applies an eight-second reading timeout.
3. **Extract readable text**: Navigation, scripts and other non-content elements are excluded where possible.
4. **Analyze the result**: Up to 40,000 readable characters from a fetched page enter the text detector.

## Whole-site scan

Pro and Max workflows can expand from the submitted page to a small set of same-origin pages. The current request is capped at 12 pages so the review remains focused and predictable.

The crawler stays on the same origin and applies server-side network safeguards. Pages that require a session, execute only after user interaction or block automated access may not expose readable content.

## Best results

- Use the canonical article URL rather than a search or preview page.
- Prefer pages with substantial visible prose.
- Check representative pages separately when a site has several authors or content types.
- Paste the source text directly if extraction returns navigation or boilerplate instead of the article.

## Documentation index

- [IA Checker documentation](https://iachecker.com/docs)
- [Assistant index](https://iachecker.com/llms.txt)
- [Privacy Policy](https://iachecker.com/privacy)