> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.markifact.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Referring Domains > List the domains linking to a target from DataForSEO, one row per referring domain with its backlinks, referring pages, rank, spam score and first and last seen dates List the domains linking to a target from DataForSEO, one row per referring domain with its backlinks, referring pages, rank, spam score and first and last seen dates. Filter and sort to find the strongest or the spammiest linking sites. Needs the DataForSEO Backlinks subscription. | | | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | **App** | DataForSEO | | **Operation ID** | `dataforseo_get_referring_domains` | | **Type** | Action | | **Connection** | `dataforseo` (required) | | **Credits per run** | Free | | **Agent / MCP tool** | Yes | ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- | -------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `target` | string | Yes | - | Domain, subdomain or page to analyse. Domains go in bare (example.com, blog.example.com); a single page needs its full URL (`https://example.com/pricing`). | | `include_subdomains` | boolean | No | `True` | Count links to subdomains of the target as well. Defaults to true. | | `exclude_internal_backlinks` | boolean | No | `True` | Leave out links coming from the target's own subdomains. Defaults to true. | | `backlinks_status_type` | string or SelectableOption | No | `live` | Which backlinks to count: 'live' (default, found on the last crawl), 'all' (live and lost together) or 'lost' (only links that disappeared). | | `rank_scale` | string or SelectableOption | No | `one_thousand` | Scale for the rank, domain\_from\_rank and page\_from\_rank values: 'one\_thousand' (DataForSEO's default, 0 to 1000) or 'one\_hundred' (0 to 100, comparable to the domain ratings other SEO tools show). | | `top_n` | integer | No | `5` | How many entries to keep in each distribution per row (top TLDs, countries, link types), 1 to 10. Defaults to 5. | | `filters` | array of FilterItem | No | - | Up to 8 filters on referring domain fields, e.g. rank GREATER\_THAN 300, backlinks GREATER\_THAN 5, backlinks\_spam\_score LESS\_THAN 30, domain CONTAINS .edu. | | `orders` | array of OrderItem | No | - | Sort by up to 3 referring domain fields, e.g. rank DESC or backlinks DESC. | | `limit` | integer | No | `100` | Maximum number of referring domains to return (1 to 1000). Defaults to 100. | | `offset` | integer | No | - | Number of rows to skip, for paging. | | `fields` | string or array of string | No | - | Result columns to keep, e.g. domain, rank, backlinks, referring\_pages, referring\_domains, backlinks\_spam\_score, broken\_backlinks, first\_seen, lost\_date, referring\_links\_types, referring\_links\_countries. Leave empty for the default set listed in the output description. | ### FilterItem | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | ---------- | -------------------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `field` | string or SelectableOption | Yes | - | The field to filter on, must be one of the current selected metrics or dimensions. | | `operator` | string | Yes | - | The operator to use for filtering. Must be one of the supported values. Use REGEXP\_MATCH to search/filter by multiple OR values like '.*(summer\|holiday).*' | | `value` | string | Yes | - | The value to filter by, always as a string: text, a number, or a regex. For IN\_LIST and NOT\_IN\_LIST, pass the values as one comma-separated string such as 'a,b,c', not as an array. For regex values, escape backslashes once in the JSON string: write \b for a word boundary, not \b. | ### OrderItem | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | ----------- | -------------------------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `field` | string or SelectableOption | Yes | - | The field to sort by. must be one of the current selected metrics or dimensions. | | `direction` | string | Yes | - | The order to sort by, must be one of 'ASC', 'DESC' | ### SelectableOption | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | | ------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | `value` | string | Yes | - | | | `label` | string | Yes | - | | ## Output **Type**: `List[Dict]` Returns one row per referring domain. Default columns: domain, rank, backlinks, referring\_pages, referring\_domains, referring\_ips, backlinks\_spam\_score, broken\_backlinks, referring\_links\_types, referring\_links\_countries, first\_seen, lost\_date. Other columns available through fields include referring\_main\_domains, referring\_pages\_nofollow, referring\_subnets, broken\_pages and the remaining referring\_links\_\* maps. **Fields**: `domain`, `rank`, `backlinks`, `referring_pages`, `backlinks_spam_score`, `first_seen` **Example**: ```json theme={"dark"} [ { "domain": "blog.example.com", "rank": 412, "backlinks": 18, "referring_pages": 12, "backlinks_spam_score": 8 } ] ```