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SEO API · Website Backlinks

Website Backlinks

The top inbound links pointing at an entire domain.

Discover who links to a domain: the linking sites, the exact source and target pages, and the anchor text — the raw material for link-building, competitor research and disavow audits.

POST /api/v1/backlink/website $0.02 / request
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curl
curl -X POST https://seonio.com/api/v1/backlink/website \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $SEONIO_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"target": "moz.com"}'

Sample response

{
  "backlinks": [
    {
      "anchor_text": "beginner\u0027s guide to SEO",
      "domain_source": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "url_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization",
      "url_target": "https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo"
    },
    {
      "anchor_text": "Domain Authority",
      "domain_source": "backlinko.com",
      "url_source": "https://backlinko.com/hub/seo/domain-authority",
      "url_target": "https://moz.com/learn/seo/domain-authority"
    }
  ],
  "source": "moz.com",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-30T12:00:00"
}
 

Request and response

The full contract for /api/v1/backlink/website — what to send and what comes back.

Request body

target string required

A bare domain, e.g. "moz.com".

Response fields

source string

The domain or URL the backlinks point to.

updated_at string | null

When the backlink set was last refreshed (ISO 8601), or null for a completed lookup with no data.

backlinks[] object[]

Inbound links, each as { domain_source, url_source, url_target, anchor_text }.

backlinks[].domain_source string

The linking site's domain.

backlinks[].url_source string

The exact page the link is on.

backlinks[].url_target string

The page on your target the link points to.

backlinks[].anchor_text string

The clickable anchor text of the link.

 

Code examples

Copy, paste, swap in your API key.

curl -X POST https://seonio.com/api/v1/backlink/website \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"target": "moz.com"}'
 

Playground

Run a real /api/v1/backlink/website request. No key? We show the real sample result so you can still inspect the shape.

Leave the API key empty to load the built-in sample response.

Request

POST /api/v1/backlink/website

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What developers build with it

Common ways Website Backlinks ends up in production.

Link-building prospecting from a competitor's profile.

Anchor-text distribution analysis for a domain.

Spotting toxic or spammy linking domains.

 

Status codes

The same predictable contract on every endpoint.

200 Success. The lookup completed and was charged, even if the response is empty.
401 Missing or unknown API key.
402 Not enough balance on the account.
422 Invalid request body (wrong shape or types).
429 Rate limit exceeded (fixed-window default: 30 requests / 3 seconds).
 

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FAQ

Simple answers for developers using the API.

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