Documentation Index
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Get a backlinks summary for one or more domains or URLs — authority score, total backlinks, referring domains, referring IPs, and follow/nofollow breakdown
| App | SEMrush |
| Operation ID | semrush_get_backlinks_overview |
| Type | Action |
| Connection | semrush (required) |
| Credits per run | Free |
| Agent / MCP tool | Yes |
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
targets | array of string or string | Yes | - | Domains, subdomains, or URLs to analyze. Accepts a list or a newline/comma-separated string. One summary row is returned per target. |
target_type | string or SelectItem | No | root_domain | How to interpret each 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: ascore (authority score), total (total backlinks), domains_num (referring domains), urls_num (referring URLs), ips_num (referring IPs), ipclassc_num (class C IPs), follows_num (followed), nofollows_num (nofollow), sponsored_num (sponsored), ugc_num (UGC), texts_num (text), images_num (image), forms_num (form), frames_num (frame). |
| 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. |
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
value | string | Yes | - | |
label | string | Yes | - |
List[Dict]
Returns one summary row per target with metrics: target, authorityScore, totalBacklinks, referringDomains, referringUrls, referringIps, followedBacklinks, nofollowBacklinks.
Fields: target, authorityScore, totalBacklinks, referringDomains, referringUrls, referringIps, followedBacklinks, nofollowBacklinks
Example:
[
{
"target": "apple.com",
"authorityScore": 94,
"totalBacklinks": 285000000,
"referringDomains": 180000,
"referringIps": 95000
}
]