Get Backlinks Overview

Get a backlinks summary for one or more domains or URLs — authority score, total backlinks, referring domains, referring IPs, and follow/nofollow breakdown. Semrush requires a Markifact connection using an API key from a Semrush Business or Enterprise subscription.


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

Inputs

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).

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 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
  }
]

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