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Solved: How do I fix PageSpeed Insights unable to resolve error “Try checking the URL for validity”?

Problem Symptom

PageSpeed Insights and Measure page quality shows unable to resolve error with message “Try checking the URL for validity” while I try to check a valid website URL. I have tried to browse the same URL on different browser directly and it loads OK.

The detailed error message is as below:

Try checking the URL for validity

Solved: How do I fix PageSpeed Insights unable to resolve error "Try checking the URL for validity"?

Follow the below solution steps to resolve PageSpeed Insights unable to resolve error “Try checking the URL for validity” issue.

Solution 1: Verify the URL entered is correct

Verify again to make sure you have entered the correct URL without additional colon or backslash.

Verify again to make sure you have entered the correct URL without additional colon or backslash.

Solution 2: Check any traffic blocked by firewall

Check to confirm if any firewall or security plugin that could be blocking traffic request from Google bots or perhaps based on user-agent.

Solution 3: Check any DNS changes

Check to confirm if any DNS changes happened recently

Solution 4: Contact Hosting Service Provider Support

Contact your website hosting service provider to assist in troubleshooting from web server-end.

Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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