Backlinks API
Deprecated
Pricing
Pay per event
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Backlinks API
Deprecated
Find backlinks overview and list of backlinks to given url with complete details about links
4.5 (2)
Pricing
Pay per event
18
Monthly users
14
Runs succeeded
>99%
Response time
46 days
Last modified
a month ago
You can access the Backlinks API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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379}Backlinks API OpenAPI definition
OpenAPI is a standard for designing and describing RESTful APIs, allowing developers to define API structure, endpoints, and data formats in a machine-readable way. It simplifies API development, integration, and documentation.
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Pricing
Pricing model
Pay per eventThis Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Cost per actor start per 1GB
$0.005
Flat fee for starting an Actor run for each 1 GB of memory.
Cost per backlink data
$0.0025
Cost per input URL for which backlinks data scraped
