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List the anchor texts of a target's backlinks

Returns the anchor texts of the links pointing to a domain or page, with backlink and linking domain counts. Use it to see how other sites describe a target.

$0.0257 per call + $0.0000385 per anchor, up to $0.0295

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Example response

200 OKoutput

{
  "results": [
    {
      "anchor": "Moz",
      "backlink_count": 140211,
      "dofollow_backlink_count": null,
      "linking_domain_count": 25998,
      "linking_page_count": 107660,
      "first_seen_at": "2019-01-15T22:56:54Z",
      "lost_at": null
    },
    {
      "anchor": "MOZ",
      "backlink_count": 8588,
      "dofollow_backlink_count": null,
      "linking_domain_count": 3932,
      "linking_page_count": 8196,
      "first_seen_at": "2019-01-15T23:33:15Z",
      "lost_at": null
    }
  ]
}

The output of a real call, each list cut to 3 items.

Providers and pricing

Provider	Price
DataForSEO`dataforseo`	$0.0257 per call + $0.0000385 per anchor, up to $0.0295

A failed call costs nothing.

What it costs at your volume

Calls

Anchors per call

Provider	Per call	Total
DataForSEOCheapest	$0.0261	$260.65

Assumes the anchors per call set above. A provider priced per call charges the same whatever the count. Only calls that succeed are charged.

Input

targetstringRequired

The domain or subdomain, without scheme or www, such as "moz.com", or the full URL of one page.

1 or more characters.

link_statusstring· default live

Which backlinks count: live (still on the linking page), lost (gone from it, or the page itself gone) or all.

live

lost

all

pageinteger· default 1

Page of results, page_size per page. Anchors come by linking_domain_count, highest first.

At least 1.

page_sizeinteger· default 10

Results per page. Each result adds to the price of the call.

From 1 to 100.

Output

resultslist of rows, 7 fields

anchorstringRequired

Text of the links. Links with no text, such as image links, are not listed.

backlink_countinteger

Links to the target with this text.

dofollow_backlink_countinteger

Of those, the links that pass ranking credit, having no nofollow attribute.

linking_domain_countinteger

Domains that link to the target with this text.

linking_page_countinteger

Pages that link to the target with this text.

first_seen_atstring

When a link with this text was first found, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC.

lost_atstring

When the last link with this text was lost, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC. Absent while a link remains.

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Common questions

How much does web.anchors.list cost?

$0.0257 per call + $0.0000385 per anchor, up to $0.0295. It is debited from your balance, and only a call that succeeds is charged.

What does web.anchors.list return?

Returns the anchor texts of the links pointing to a domain or page, with backlink and linking domain counts. Use it to see how other sites describe a target. Fields include anchor, backlink_count, dofollow_backlink_count, linking_domain_count, linking_page_count, first_seen_at and 1 more.

Which providers serve web.anchors.list?

DataForSEO. The answer comes back in Voxoria's own format, whichever provider serves it.

What happens if a call fails?

The call fails and costs nothing.

Do I need a subscription?

No. There is no subscription and no seat fee. You add funds and pay per call. A new account starts with $1 in its balance.

How do I use web.anchors.list from an AI agent?

Connect Voxoria over MCP, then ask your agent in plain language. It calls call_tool with the tool web.anchors.list and its input. In Claude Code, connect with claude mcp add --transport http voxoria https://mcp.voxoria.ai.