Get Backlinks - Markifact

Get the list of individual backlinks pointing to a domain or URL — source page, anchor text, target URL, page authority, first/last seen, and link type. Semrush requires a Markifact connection using an API key from a Semrush Business or Enterprise subscription.


App	SEMrush
Operation ID	`semrush_get_backlinks`
Type	Action
Connection	`semrush` (required)
Credits per run	Free
Agent / MCP tool	Yes

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`target`	string	Yes	-	The domain, subdomain, or URL to list backlinks for (e.g. example.com).
`target_type`	string or SelectItem	No	`root_domain`	How to interpret the target: ‘root_domain’ (whole domain), ‘domain’ (subdomain), or ‘url’ (exact URL).
`export_columns`	array of string or SelectableOption	No	-	List of columns to return. Available: page_ascore (page authority), source_url, source_title, target_url, target_title, anchor, first_seen, last_seen, nofollow, image, sitewide, newlink, lostlink, external_num, internal_num, response_code.
`orders`	array of OrderItem	No	-	Sort results by a single column. Only page_ascore, last_seen, and first_seen are sortable.
`limit`	integer	No	-	Maximum number of rows to return.

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’

SelectItem

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`value`	string	Yes	-	The value of the selectable item.
`label`	string	Yes	-	The label of the selectable item, used for display purposes. If not provided, defaults to the value.

SelectableOption

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`value`	string	Yes	-
`label`	string	Yes	-

Output

Type: List[Dict] Returns one row per backlink with: pageAuthorityScore, sourceUrl, sourceTitle, targetUrl, anchor, firstSeen, lastSeen, nofollow. Fields: pageAuthorityScore, sourceUrl, sourceTitle, targetUrl, anchor, firstSeen, lastSeen, nofollow Example:

[
  {
    "pageAuthorityScore": 78,
    "sourceUrl": "https://blog.example.com/post",
    "targetUrl": "https://apple.com/",
    "anchor": "apple",
    "nofollow": "false"
  }
]