> ## Documentation Index
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# 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

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**:

```json theme={"dark"}
[
  {
    "target": "apple.com",
    "authorityScore": 94,
    "totalBacklinks": 285000000,
    "referringDomains": 180000,
    "referringIps": 95000
  }
]
```