diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
index f9e57696..076d8b0b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/types.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const extractV1Options = z
     limit: z.number().int().positive().finite().safe().optional(),
     ignoreSitemap: z.boolean().default(false),
     includeSubdomains: z.boolean().default(true),
-    allowExternalLinks: z.boolean().default(false),
+    allowExternalLinks: z.boolean().default(true),
     origin: z.string().optional().default("api"),
     timeout: z.number().int().positive().finite().safe().default(60000),
   })