Find and deactivate dead job application links automatically

Every few days it checks each job listing's apply link and marks the dead ones inactive in your database and spreadsheet.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per one per job listing.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsHR & Recruiting
Connects
PostgresSupabaseGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

A job seeker clicks apply and hits a broken link, which makes your listings look unreliable and wastes their time. Manually testing every apply URL across hundreds of listings is not something anyone has time to do regularly.

Who it fits

A job board, career site, or internal hiring team that stores listings in a database and wants stale links removed without manual checking.

How it works

  1. Every three days, the automation pulls all active job listings from your database
  2. It checks each apply link, including redirects that quietly point to a removed job
  3. Links that return errors, dead redirects, or connection failures are flagged
  4. Dead listings are marked inactive in both your database and spreadsheet automatically
What you get

Dead application links caught before applicants hit them

Your job board stays clean because broken apply links get caught and marked inactive automatically every few days.

What you get

An updated job listings database and spreadsheet with dead apply links marked inactive.

What you need

A Postgres or Supabase database and a Google account with Google Sheets access.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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