Summarize the backlink profile of a domain or URL
/v1/tools/web.backlinks.summary/calls Needs an API keyReturns a domain or page's backlink profile in one object: rank, backlink and linking domain counts, and spam score. Use it for a quick view of a site's authority.
Tool web.backlinks.summary 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.
link_statusstringWhich backlinks count: live (still on the linking page), lost (gone from it, or the page itself gone) or all.
livelostallOutput
A successful call returns these blocks in its output. A field not marked required can be null.
summary
One object. Can be null.
rankintegerAuthority of the target from its backlinks, from 0 to 100, the domain's for a domain and the page's for a URL. Each provider computes its own; scores of different providers do not compare.
backlink_countintegerRequiredLinks to the target from other sites.
dofollow_backlink_countintegerOf those, the links that pass ranking credit, having no nofollow attribute.
broken_backlink_countintegerLinks to pages of the target that answer with an error.
linking_domain_countintegerRequiredDomains that link to the target.
nofollow_linking_domain_countintegerOf those, the domains with at least one nofollow link to the target.
linking_page_countintegerPages that link to the target.
linking_ip_countintegerIP addresses the linking domains are hosted on.
linking_subnet_countintegerClass C subnets (/24) the linking domains are hosted on.
spam_scoreintegerLikelihood that the target is spam, from 0 (least) to 100. Each provider computes its own.
first_seen_atstringWhen the target was first found, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC.