Methodology and status definitions
How LitBuy Spreadsheet Links Are Checked
This page explains the technical checks behind the current spreadsheet on the homepage. It does not reproduce the link table or assess products, sellers, authenticity, or purchase outcomes.
Data source and scope
The current homepage table is limited to 11 unique destination URLs taken from links previously published on this site. The displayed link names come from those source-page anchors; they are not destination-page titles.
Repeated destinations are represented once. A technical response check can show that a URL answered at a point in time, but it cannot establish what a destination offers or whether its content will remain unchanged.
Checking process
Capture the published source
Record the link label, source page URL, and exact destination URL as they appeared on this site.
Normalize and deduplicate the URL
Normalize only what is needed for stable identity and remove repeated destinations without rewriting the owner-published target.
Check technical reachability
Request the URL and follow its response chain. If a HEAD response is inconclusive, including a HEAD 404, a limited ranged GET may be used for confirmation.
Record the result
Store the final URL, link status, check method, and the timestamp recorded during the technical check. No destination product or seller content is copied into the directory.
Link status definitions
Status describes the observed URL response at the recorded time. It is not a rating or recommendation.
- Active
- The final confirmation request returned a successful HTTP response at the recorded check time.
- Redirected
- The submitted URL resolved to a different final URL, and that change was recorded.
- Blocked
- The automated request was denied or challenged, so technical reachability could not be confirmed.
- Dead
- The final confirmation returned a terminal error, such as HTTP 404, after any required follow-up request.
- Unknown
- The available response evidence was insufficient or conflicting, so no other status was assigned.
How checked_at is produced
Each record has an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp recorded during its technical URL check. For the 27 September 2026 checks, this records response completion or response saving. The timestamp belongs to that check sequence; it is not a product update date, destination publication date, or promise of continued availability.
Check limitations
- Responses can change immediately after a check.
- Blocking can prevent a conclusive result.
- A successful response does not assess product quality, seller reliability, authenticity, or purchase safety.
- Third-party URLs, content, and availability remain outside this site's control.
Report a changed or broken link
Use the homepage reporting section to identify the displayed link name, destination URL, and the issue you observed. Reports are inputs for a later check and do not change a status automatically.
Recorded observations · 27 September 2026
Download the link-check evidence
This snapshot contains the technical results for one directory homepage and ten category links in our homepage table. All 11 returned HTTP 200 with no redirects during the recorded checks, between 13:49 and 13:51 UTC on 27 September 2026 (21:49–21:51 in Shanghai).
The JSON includes each exact destination, final URL, response status, redirect count and check timestamp. Each URL was requested with a public HTTP GET; the directory homepage result reuses the immediately preceding request. No account or purchase was used. Responses can change after a check.
These are directory and category observations, not eleven tested products. They do not verify stock, prices, sellers, authenticity, QC photos, shipping outcomes or access from any particular country. The recorded SHA-256 values identify the retained response files; they do not certify a website version or product claim.
Suggested citation
LinksLitbuy. (2026, September 27). Technical link-check snapshot: 11 directory and category URLs. https://linkslitbuy.com/link-check-evidence-20260927.json
Cite this dated snapshot for the observations above. The checking method explains our general process, and the JSON includes field definitions. A citation to this dataset is not an endorsement of any destination.