{"name":"backlinks-list","id":"sfoln/backlinks-list","title":"Backlink Checker API – Anchors & Domains","description":"Check the backlinks of any domain or URL: source page and domain, anchor text, dofollow flag, link type, domain and page rank, spam score, first and last seen dates. $0.085 per target ($85 per 1,000) + $0.30 per 1,000 backlinks.","version":"0.1","status":"ready","family":{"id":"seo-search","name":"SEO & search","description":"Google search, news and Scholar results, keyword volumes and difficulty, backlinks, ranked keywords, competitor domains and on-page audits.","actors":13},"categories":["SEO_TOOLS","LEAD_GENERATION","DEVELOPER_TOOLS"],"availability":"on_request","seoTitle":"Backlink Checker API – Backlinks, Anchors & Rank","seoDescription":"Backlink checker API: backlinks of any site with anchor text, dofollow flag, domain rank and first/last seen dates. $0.085 per site + $0.30 per 1,000 links.","summary":"Backlink Checker API – Anchors & Domains lists the backlinks pointing to any domain or page. For each link you get the source page and domain, the anchor text, dofollow/nofollow, the link type, referring domain and page rank, the spam score, first-seen and last-seen dates, and new/lost/broken flags (DataForSEO Backlinks index). Use it for link audits, competitor link research, outreach lists and monitoring, or as a tool for AI agents. Filter to dofollow links only, sort by rank or recency, and pay $0.085 per target plus $0.30 per 1,000 backlinks.","pricing":{"model":"pay-per-event","currency":"USD","billedBy":"Apify","freePlanMaxItemsPerRun":5,"events":[{"name":"backlinks-query","title":"Backlinks query","description":"Charged once per target the upstream processed (covers the per-request fee).","priceUsd":0.085},{"name":"backlink","title":"Backlink","description":"Charged once per backlink record delivered.","priceUsd":0.0003}]},"input":{"description":"Enter domains or page URLs. 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