Find domains whose backlinks overlap a target's
/v1/tools/web.backlinks.competitors/calls Needs an API keyReturns the domains whose backlinks overlap a target's, with how many linking domains they share. Use it to find link-building competitors.
Tool web.backlinks.competitors on Open web and SEO. Contract version 1, released 2026-10-27.
Over REST, send the input in the body. Over MCP, pass the same input to call_tool.
Both return the full response: the call's ID, status and cost, with this tool's result in output.
Input
targetstringRequiredThe domain or subdomain, without scheme or www, such as "moz.com", or the full URL of one page.
1 or more characters.
pageintegerPage of results, page_size per page. Domains come by shared_linking_domain_count, highest first.
At least 1.
page_sizeintegerResults per page. Each result adds to the price of the call.
From 1 to 100.
Output
A successful call returns these blocks in its output. A field not marked required can be null.
results
A list of rows. Always present, possibly empty.
domainstringRequiredA domain whose backlinks overlap the target's.
domain_rankintegerAuthority of the domain from its own backlinks, from 0 to 100. Each provider computes its own; scores of different providers do not compare.
shared_linking_domain_countintegerDomains that link to both this domain and the target.
linking_domain_countintegerDomains that link to this domain.