Get the authority metrics of a URL or domain
/v1/tools/web.url.metrics/calls Needs an API keyReturns the rank, backlink count and linking domain count of each domain or URL you send. Use it to compare authority across many targets in one call.
Tool web.url.metrics 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
targetsarray of stringRequiredDomains or subdomains, without scheme or www, such as "moz.com", or full URLs of pages.
Each item: 1 or more characters.
1 to 50 items.
No item twice.
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.
targetstringRequiredThe target as it was asked for.
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_countintegerLinks to the target from other sites.
linking_domain_countintegerDomains that link to the target.