/backlinks

Backlink API for link intelligence

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Explore example.com backlinks

example.com backlink profile

example.com

Sample referring domains: 1,284

publisher.example → example.com

example.com

Anchor: running guide · followed link

Competitor link intersection

example.com

Investigate relevant referring domains

example.com backlink profile

example.com

Sample referring domains: 1,284

publisher.example → example.com

example.com

Anchor: running guide · followed link

Workflows

Illustrative workflows built with search data

Workflows

Illustrative workflows built with search data

Backlinks API capabilities

Inspect backlinks, referring domains, anchors and link attributes. Find competitor intersections and investigate new and lost links with historical context.

Running shoes — research example

             example.com
            

Ask which question you need to answer first. Then select the data family, fields, and collection cadence that support that decision.

Results

Retrieve backlink summaries and detailed referring-page records for domains, subdomains or URLs. Keep the source URL, destination, anchor and available link attributes together.

Running shoes — organic result

             example.com
            

Example ranking: 1 · United States · desktop · organic result.

Trail running shoes — category page

             example.com
            

Analyze backlinks, referring domains, anchors and link attributes. Compare competing profiles, discover link intersections and follow new and lost links with historical context.

Running guide — informational page

             example.com
            

Review field coverage and collection options for the endpoint you select before expanding a recurring workflow.

Example Brand — citation research

             example.com
            

Use comparable inputs for repeated research. Inspect the source context before interpreting a change as a trend.

Highlights

Research referring domains, referring networks, domain pages and page summaries. Review context and relevance rather than equating a larger count with better links.

Structured data for your workflow

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              : {
             
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              keyword
              
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              :
             
              target: example.com 
              
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              Review relevant referring domains and compare competing backlink profiles.
              
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              :
             
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              organic
              
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              example.com
             
              "
              
              location
              
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              United States
              
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              example.com
             
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              Inspect referring pages and domains, link attributes, and anchor text.
              
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              desktop
              
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              }

Structured outputs

Inspect anchor distributions and compare domain or page intersections. Identify relevant sources linking to competitors and evaluate the referring page before planning outreach.

Structured data for your workflow

Review available historical and new or lost link data to understand how a profile changes. 1 Plan API requests for individual tasks or discuss a bulk dataset when your analysis needs a broader historical view. 2 3 The demo records are illustrative. Discuss production access, request volume, and collection cadence with the DataSEO team. 4 .

AI Summary

Use historical profile data, time-series summaries and new/lost link observations. Compare like-for-like targets and dates when investigating a change.

Illustrative response fields

Collect bulk link counts, referring-domain counts, page summaries, rank and spam-score signals. Retain the source definitions rather than mixing scores from different methodologies.

Queued collection 69.6% / 454ms

Live collection 67.8% / ~1.2s

SEO Labs 80.0% / 4.3s avg

Sample collection 46.0% / 2.7s

Sample collection 41.0% / 1.3s

Example collection 43.0% / 547ms

Sample collection 50.0% / 583ms

Accuracy / Latency

Example link intelligence

Accuracy / Latency

Example coverage (%)

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Queued collection 69.6% / 454ms

Live collection 67.8% / ~1.2s

SEO Labs 80.0% / 4.3s avg

Sample collection 46.0% / 2.7s

Sample collection 41.0% / 1.3s

Example collection 43.0% / 547ms

Sample collection 50.0% / 583ms

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Latency (ms, log scale)

Pricing

Collection scope and access

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batch Queued

Scheduled data collection

live Live

Investigate available content-duplicate signals alongside link context. Use filters and row depth to build a relevant research dataset instead of assuming every returned link is useful.

extended Extended

Confirm the selected route and source

FROM IDEA TO FIRST REQUEST

Build with Backlinks API

Inspect links for a domain, subdomain or page. Review referring URLs, destination URLs, anchors and available link attributes in the same record.

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NODE.JS

// Server-side task request; use your deployment origin and HTTP Basic authentication.
// POST /v3/backlinks/backlinks/live
const tasks = [
  {
    "target": "example.com"
  }
];
// Check HTTP status and each task status_code before reading task.result.

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