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Ahrefs Backlink Checker

Ahrefs Backlink Checker

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PowerAI

PowerAI

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Check backlinks and domain authority metrics using Ahrefs API with comprehensive link analysis and real-time data collection.

5.0 (1)

Pricing

Pay per event

1

Total users

4

Monthly users

4

Runs succeeded

>99%

Last modified

a day ago

This actor allows you to check backlinks for any URL using the Ahrefs API. It provides comprehensive backlink analysis including domain metrics, top backlinks, and detailed link information.

Features

  • Backlink analysis for any URL
  • Domain Rating (DR) and URL Rating (UR) metrics
  • Total backlinks and referring domains count
  • Dofollow vs nofollow backlink breakdown
  • Top backlinks with detailed information
  • Multiple check modes (exact, subdomains)
  • Real-time data collection
  • Rate limiting protection

Input Parameters

  • url (required): The URL to check backlinks for
  • mode (optional, default: 'exact'): Check mode ('exact' or 'subdomains')

Output Data

The actor outputs comprehensive backlink data, including:

  • url: The checked URL
  • mode: The check mode used
  • overview: Domain and URL metrics
    • domainRating: Domain Rating (0-100)
    • urlRating: URL Rating (0-100)
    • backlinks: Total number of backlinks
    • refdomains: Number of referring domains
    • dofollowBacklinks: Number of dofollow backlinks
    • dofollowRefdomains: Number of dofollow referring domains
  • topBacklinks: Array of top backlinks with detailed information
  • totalBacklinks: Total number of backlinks in the response
  • scrapedAt: When the data was collected

Usage Example

{
"url": "https://www.apify.com",
"mode": "exact"
}

Output Example

{
"url": "https://www.apify.com",
"mode": "exact",
"overview": {
"domainRating": 75,
"urlRating": 20,
"backlinks": 149008,
"refdomains": 264,
"dofollowBacklinks": 99,
"dofollowRefdomains": 69
},
"topBacklinks": [
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 46,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": false,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "AI Engineer World's Fair",
"urlFrom": "https://www.ai.engineer/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 53,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "— Web scraping and automation platform to create an API",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Free for Developers",
"urlFrom": "https://free-for.dev/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": false,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "apify.com",
"domainRating": 59,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": ": la herramienta de scraping web perfecta que te permite",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Los 101 sitios web más útiles de 2021 - Periodismo . com",
"urlFrom": "https://www.periodismo.com/2021/09/28/los-101-sitios-web-mas-utiles-de-2021/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 96,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "— Web scraping and automation platform to create an API",
"textPre": "",
"title": "GitHub - ripienaar/free-for-dev: A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev",
"urlFrom": "https://github.com/ripienaar/free-for-dev",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "apify",
"domainRating": 37,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": false,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Geneea",
"urlFrom": "https://geneea.com/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "apify.com",
"domainRating": 51,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "— il perfetto strumento di web scraping che consente di",
"textPre": "",
"title": "45 utili siti che avresti voluto conoscere prima | Notizie di Disegno e Sviluppo Web, Javascript, Angular, React, Vue, Php",
"urlFrom": "https://www.ma-no.org/it/siti-web-utili-che-avresti-voluto-conoscere-prima",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 56,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": ", especially when looking for an Octoparse alternative. With its",
"textPre": "is pivotal. That's why many are turning their gaze towards",
"title": "The 10 Best Octoparse Alternatives for 2025",
"urlFrom": "https://www.getmagical.com/blog/best-octoparse-alternatives",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 43,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": ", TopMonks , Kebooly a",
"textPre": "na Data fesťák , v rámci kterého se vytvořil tým z",
"title": "Proč děláme Hlídač shopů",
"urlFrom": "https://www.hlidacshopu.cz/proc-to-delame/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "apify.com",
"domainRating": 73,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Apify Software Pricing 2025 - Get the Lowest Price & Never Overpay",
"urlFrom": "https://www.vendr.com/buyer-guides/apify",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "https://www.apify.com",
"domainRating": 49,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Y Combinator Company List",
"urlFrom": "https://yclist.com/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 27,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Best LinkedIn Scraper Tools on 2025",
"urlFrom": "https://scrupp.com/blog/linkedin-scraping",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "trang web chính thức của Apify",
"domainRating": 60,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "khám phá các khả năng của Apify, hãy truy cập",
"title": "10 công cụ quét web hàng đầu năm 2024",
"urlFrom": "https://www.ipburger.com/vi/blog/web-scraping-tools-24/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Visit Website",
"domainRating": 74,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Top Trove Alternatives & Competitors 2025 | SoftwareWorld",
"urlFrom": "https://www.softwareworld.co/competitors/trove-alternatives/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "",
"domainRating": 36,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": false,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "DEVRELCON BENGALURU 2024 - DevRelCon Bengaluru 2024DevRelCon Bengaluru 2024",
"urlFrom": "https://blr24.devrelcon.dev/sponsors/hsr-hacker-house/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Website",
"domainRating": 19,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "strajk’s home",
"urlFrom": "https://strajk.me/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "Apify",
"domainRating": 69,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": ". Oferują one możliwość łatwego tworzenia, hostowania, jak również zarządzania",
"textPre": "dużej skalizaleca się użycie zintegrowanych platform web scrapingowych, takich jak",
"title": "Jak stworzyć skutecznego web scrapera. Poradnik dla początkujących",
"urlFrom": "https://nofluffjobs.com/pl/log/technologia-pl/web-scraper-co-to-jest-jak-stworzyc-poradnik-dla-poczatkujacych/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "",
"domainRating": 91,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Apify The Web Console Integration - Quick Connect - Zapier",
"urlFrom": "https://zapier.com/apps/apify/integrations/the-web-console",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "APIFY",
"domainRating": 80,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": true,
"textPost": "and Phantom Buster",
"textPre": "Des bibliothèque d'API de scrapping:",
"title": "100 outils pour lancer sa startup sans argent (mais pas sans talent)",
"urlFrom": "https://www.maddyness.com/2021/11/29/100-outils-pour-lancer-sa-startup-sans-developpeur-ni-graphiste-et-presque-sans-argent/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": true,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "ApifyApify is a platform that allows developers to create, deploy, and manage web scraping tools. With access to over 1,500 pre-built tools on the Apify Store, users can easily find and customize tools for their data extraction needs.",
"domainRating": 80,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": false,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Apify and SimpleHash: Automate Workflows with n8n",
"urlFrom": "https://n8n.io/integrations/apify/and/simplehash/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
},
{
"anchor": "apify apify",
"domainRating": 25,
"edu": false,
"gov": false,
"httpCode": 200,
"redirectChain": [],
"text": false,
"textPost": "",
"textPre": "",
"title": "Coaching and Training for Software Engineering Managers, Directors and CTOs - Marian Kamenistak",
"urlFrom": "https://www.kamenistak.com/",
"urlTo": "https://www.apify.com/",
"inRendered": false,
"inRaw": true,
"redirectCode": 0,
"original": true,
"urlToMustBeGray": false,
"urlToHttpCodeCross": false,
"urlToNew": "None",
"urlToChainDestinationChanged": false,
"urlToDelReasonTitle": "None",
"urlToDelReasonKey": "None",
"urlToHasDelReason": false,
"lost_redirect_reason": "",
"del_reason": "",
"lost_redirect_source": "",
"lost_redirect_new_target": "",
"isLost": true
}
],
"totalBacklinks": 20,
"scrapedAt": "2025-06-23T08:07:50.114Z"
}

Domain Rating (DR) Interpretation

  • 0-30: Low authority domain
  • 31-70: Medium authority domain
  • 71-100: High authority domain

URL Rating (UR) Interpretation

  • 0-30: Low authority URL
  • 31-70: Medium authority URL
  • 71-100: High authority URL

Check Modes

  • exact: Check backlinks for the exact URL only
  • subdomains: Check backlinks for the URL and all its subdomains

The actor provides detailed information about each backlink including:

  • Anchor text used
  • Domain Rating of the referring site
  • HTTP status codes
  • Redirect information
  • Whether the link is dofollow or nofollow
  • Link placement context (pre/post text)
  • Link status (active, lost, redirected)