Backlink Opportunity Finder

What is Backlink Opportunity Finder?

Backlink Opportunity Finder returns one dataset row per link prospect: a public page that is likely to link out on your topic, such as a resource page, a "write for us" page, a "best tools" list, a directory, a podcast looking for guests or an expert roundup. Give it topic keywords and pick the prospect types; it searches live Google results with proven footprints and scores each page for relevance. SEO specialists, link builders and content marketers use it to build outreach lists in minutes, with no SEO tool subscription.

Why link builders use it

• Six prospect types. Resource pages, guest posts, listicles, directories, podcasts and expert roundups.
• Live Google results. Prospects come from current organic results, localised by country and language.
• Relevance score. Each page gets a 0–100 score from keyword overlap, footprint cues and ranking position, and weak matches are dropped before they are charged.
• Clean lists. Your own domain and any competitors in excludeDomains are filtered out, and duplicate URLs are removed.
• Source query kept. sourceQuery shows exactly which search found each page.

How to use it

Guest-post and list prospects for two topics, skipping your own site:

{
  "keywords": ["email marketing", "crm software"],
  "targetDomain": "hubspot.com",
  "opportunityTypes": ["guest_post", "listicle"],
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 25
}

UK podcasts and roundups looking for guests:

{
  "keywords": ["personal finance"],
  "countryCode": "GB",
  "opportunityTypes": ["podcast", "expert_roundup"],
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20
}

Input	What it controls
keywords	Topics to prospect, up to 10
opportunityTypes	resource_page, guest_post, listicle, directory, podcast, expert_roundup (default: the first three)
targetDomain	Your own site, left out of the results
excludeDomains	Competitors or marketplaces to leave out
countryCode, languageCode	Google market and language (default US, en)
maxResultsPerKeyword	Saved prospects per keyword, 1 to 100 (default 25)
maxPagesPerQuery	Google result pages per search, 1 to 5 (default 1)
minimumRelevanceScore	Lowest score to keep, 0 to 100 (default 35)

Output: link prospect data you receive

A real row:

{
  "keyword": "crm software",
  "opportunityType": "listicle",
  "title": "Best CRM software in 2026",
  "url": "https://attio.com/f/best-crm-software",
  "prospectDomain": "attio.com",
  "snippet": "The best CRM software in 2026, compared: Attio, HubSpot, and Salesforce head-to-head on pricing, features, and fit for your team.",
  "sourceQuery": "crm software \"best\" OR \"top tools\" OR \"recommended\"",
  "resultPosition": 1,
  "relevanceScore": 100,
  "discoveryMethod": "google_organic_serp",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "languageCode": "en",
  "discoveredAt": "2026-10-02T14:25:14.387Z"
}

Field	What it contains
url, prospectDomain, title, snippet	The prospect page
opportunityType	What kind of link opportunity it is
relevanceScore	0–100 fit for your keyword
keyword, sourceQuery, resultPosition	Which topic and search found it, and where it ranked
countryCode, languageCode, discoveredAt	Market and collection time

OUTPUT reports the outcome (COMPLETE, PARTIAL, VALID_EMPTY) with prospects saved and any searches that were retried.

Example workflow: a guest-post outreach list

A B2B SaaS content lead plans a quarter of guest posts. They run their five product topics with guest_post and listicle, put their own domain in targetDomain and their two main competitors in excludeDomains, then sort by relevanceScore. The top prospects go into the outreach sheet. They continue with Contact Details Scraper on the prospect domains to find editor emails and social profiles.

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay per event. Apify platform usage is included in the event price. You pay one event per prospect saved. Filtered, duplicate and excluded pages are not charged. The live Pricing tab on this page shows the current price.

• 2 keywords × maxResultsPerKeyword 25 = up to 50 prospect events.
• minimumRelevanceScore and excludeDomains drop pages before charging.
• maxResultsPerKeyword is the cost ceiling per topic.

Link prospecting with AI agents (MCP)

Connect this Actor to an AI agent through Apify MCP and ask in plain language:

Find 20 sites that accept guest posts about remote work and list them with their "write for us" pages.

Agent checklist:

1. Put topics in keywords and choose opportunityTypes from the request.
2. Add the user's own domain to targetDomain.
3. Set maxResultsPerKeyword to the number requested.
4. Read rows with get-dataset-items, sorted by relevanceScore.

API example

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/khadinakbar~backlink-opportunity-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["remote work"], "opportunityTypes": ["guest_post"], "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20}'

Related SEO tools from the same developer

Your next step	Use	Why
When you then want emails for the prospect domains	Contact Details Scraper	Emails, phones and social profiles per site
When you check where your own pages rank	Keyword Rank Tracker	Positions and ranking URLs per keyword
When you research the whole results page	Google SERP Scraper	Organic results, People Also Ask and related searches

Best results

Starting situation	Helpful action	Expected outcome
A broad topic	Use two or three narrower keywords	More relevant prospects
Too many weak pages	Raise minimumRelevanceScore to 60	A shorter, stronger list
A local market	Set countryCode and languageCode	Prospects from that market
Deeper lists	Raise maxPagesPerQuery	Pages beyond the first ten results

Builder's note

I found that link builders spend most of their prospecting time typing the same search footprints, so the Actor runs the proven footprints for each prospect type and scores the pages it finds. I learned that long combined footprint searches can be slow at Google's end, so when one stalls the Actor repeats it with the main footprint phrase and keeps the list moving.

FAQ

Does it send outreach emails?

No. It builds the prospect list; you choose who to contact and how.

Does it guarantee a backlink?

It finds pages that commonly link out on your topic. Whether a site links to you depends on your pitch and content.

Can I search other countries?

Yes. Set countryCode (for example GB, AU, DE) and languageCode.

What does the relevance score mean?

A transparent heuristic from keyword overlap, footprint cues and ranking position. It is a sorting aid, not a domain-authority metric.

Do I need a Google or SEO tool account?

No. Searches run through the Actor's managed Google results access.

Responsible use

This Actor collects publicly available Google search results. Use the prospects for genuine, relevant outreach and follow anti-spam rules such as CAN-SPAM and GDPR. Read Apify's guide on whether web scraping is legal for more context. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. This independent Actor is not affiliated with, associated with, or endorsed by Google. For questions or bugs, open a ticket in the Issues tab.