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Check backlinks

Free, rate-limited check of a domain's top 100 backlinks and top 100 referring domains.

GEThttps://api.rankparse.com/v1/tools/backlinksFree (5 per tool per day per IP)Turnstile

Returns up to 100 backlinks and up to 100 referring domains for a domain in one call, the data behind the free backlink checker. Rows have the same shape as the paid Backlinks and Referring domains endpoints without scoring. Shared fields (tool, tier, quota), the daily allowance and the shared errors are described in Free tools.

Query parameters

domainstringrequired

Domain to check, for example stripe.com.

Response

domainstring

The normalized domain.

backlinksarray

Up to 100 backlink rows, ordered by importance. Same fields as the paid Backlinks rows (from_domain, from_url, to_url, anchor_text, rel, link_type, crawled_at), including the aggregated row shape described there.

referring_domainsarray

Up to 100 referring domains, most links first.

Show properties
from_domainstring

The linking domain.

dofollow_linksinteger

Links without nofollow.

nofollow_linksinteger

Links marked nofollow.

total_linksinteger

All links from that domain.

backlinks_totalinteger

Number of rows in backlinks, not the all-time link count.

referring_domains_totalinteger

Number of rows in referring_domains.

Errors

HTTPCodeWhen
400invalid_inputA required parameter is missing or invalid.
403turnstile_failedMissing or invalid Turnstile token.
429quota_exceededDaily allowance for this tool reached.
503query_timeout, upstream_errorThe data store timed out or was unavailable. Retry after 3 seconds.