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RankParse
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Backlink data for any domain. No subscription.

Pull backlinks, find outreach opportunities, and automate monthly SEO audits via API or MCP. Pay only for what you use. No subscription, no seat pricing.

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All systems operational
3B+
Pages indexed
25+
SEO signals
$0.01
Per request
Claude

Ask me about any domain — I'll look up backlinks, authority scores, tech stack, and more using the RankParse API.

— Why now

The web is full of AI noise.
Backlinks are the signal Google still trusts.

When any page can be written by a bot in seconds, content alone can't be ranked. What hasn't changed is who chose to link to whom — that's still the strongest authority signal on the web.

AI-generated web content
20192026
90%
of new pages indexed in 2026 have measurable AI-generation fingerprints.
Top Google ranking signal
2012#1Backlinks
2018#1Backlinks
2022#1Backlinks
2026#1Backlinks
#1
ranking factor across every leaked algorithm document. Unchanged since 2012.
Who controls the data today
Ahrefs$129–$1,499/mo
Semrush$139–$499/mo
Moz$99–$599/mo
$499
what one indie dev pays per month to query a database they'll touch twice a week.
→ RankParseThe same backlink graph. From $0.01 per credit. Pay only when you query.
— What you get back

Real data, structured for code.

No HTML scraping, no CSV exports. Every endpoint returns clean JSON, paginated, with explicit credit cost in the response.

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api.rankparse.com/v1/backlinks200 OK · 142ms
$ curl https://api.rankparse.com/v1/backlinks?domain=stripe.com&limit=4
Backlinks2 credits4 results returned
from domaindaanchor textfirst seendofollow
github.com96Stripe Docs2018-03-12follow
news.ycombinator.com91stripe.com/atlas2019-07-04follow
techcrunch.com94payments platform2020-11-08follow
producthunt.com87Stripe2017-02-21nofollow
— How it works

Signup takes a minute. Your first query takes ten seconds.

Three steps. The third one is the only one you'll run again — and it costs less than a tenth of a cent.

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— MCP-native

Built for the way agents actually work.

RankParse ships an MCP server. Your agent calls it like any other tool — typed arguments, structured output, billed per invocation. Drop it into Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT desktop, or anything that speaks the protocol.

Claude · agentic chatMCP connected
Find me 20 high-DA sites that link to stripe.com but not to plaid.com. I want outreach prospects.
Claude

I'll pull backlinks for both, then diff. Two RankParse calls.

✓rankparse.referring_domains(stripe.com, min_da=70)
✓rankparse.referring_domains(plaid.com, min_da=70)
Claude

23 domains link to Stripe but not Plaid. Top 5 by authority:

a16z.comDA 93VC firm
techcrunch.comDA 94Tech media
producthunt.comDA 87Product community
firstround.comDA 81VC firm
indiehackers.comDA 78Indie dev community
Draft outreach emails for the top 3.
4 credits spent · 261ms totalBalance · $0.024
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Tools registered
rankparse.backlinksLinks pointing to a domain
rankparse.referring_domainsUnique domains by authority
rankparse.domain_authorityDA / PA score for a domain
rankparse.anchor_textAnchor distribution
rankparse.site_explorerTop pages by traffic + links
rankparse.keyword_overlapShared keywords vs competitor
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— How we stack up

The same backlink data. A bill that matches how you actually use it.

We're not trying to replace Ahrefs for the SEO team running daily rank-tracking. We are trying to replace the $499/month line item for everyone else.

Feature
RankParse
$0/mo + usage
Monthly minimum
$0
Per-lookup price
from $0.01
Credits expire
Never
MCP server
Free tier
Pay-as-you-go API
Yes
Open SDKs
Python · Node
Data freshness
—Quarterly
Seat lock-in
None

We're honest about the tradeoff: data ships quarterly, not daily. If you need intra-day SERP changes, Ahrefs is still the right call. For everything else, you're overpaying.

— Pricing

You pay for the calls you make.
Not for the seat that made them.

No plans, no tiers, no monthly minimum. Buy credits once — they never expire.

5,000

API credits

$50

$0.010/credit

Slide to $80+ to unlock volume discounts

What you can analyze

Domain Authority checks5k
Backlink lookups2k
Referring domain reports2k
Tech stack analyses2k
Page performance scans1k
Site Explorer reports500

Each backlink lookup costs $0.020 — cheaper than any other SEO API.

All 22 endpoints Credits never expire 60 req/min MCP server included
— Built for

Built for solo founders, SEO agencies, builders and agents.

For developers

Build outreach scripts that find the right inboxes.

Pull referring-domain diffs between you and a competitor, score by DA, push to your CRM. One Python script, ~10 credits per run.

editor@techcrunch.comsent
partners@a16z.comsent
tips@producthunt.comqueued
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For agencies

Ship monthly audits at 1/40th the data cost.

Run the same backlink + DA + page-audit pull across every client. Auto-generate a deck. Bill the client for the deck, not the SaaS.

client-a.comDA 64 → 72
Audit workflow →
For AI builders

Give your agent backlink superpowers.

Plug in the MCP server and your agent can answer ‘find me 20 link prospects’ without you writing a single API call. Billed per tool use.

✓rankparse.referring_domains2 cr
✓rankparse.anchor_text2 cr
◐rankparse.site_explorer10 cr
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