# Check Backlinks of Any Website – Referring Domains

**Use case:** 

Check the backlinks of any website: one row per linking domain with its strongest link, the linking page, anchor text, dofollow, domain strength and spam score. Replace the site with your own or a competitor.

## Input

```json
{
  "targets": [
    "notion.so"
  ],
  "maxBacklinks": 100,
  "mode": "one_per_domain",
  "dofollowOnly": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "target": {
    "label": "Target",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "position": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "domain_from": {
    "label": "Linking domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "domain_from_rank": {
    "label": "Domain rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "url_from": {
    "label": "Linking page",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "anchor": {
    "label": "Anchor",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dofollow": {
    "label": "Dofollow",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "spam_score": {
    "label": "Spam",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "first_seen": {
    "label": "First seen",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "last_seen": {
    "label": "Last seen",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Backlinks Checker – Check Backlinks, Anchors & Link Strength Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check Backlinks of Any Website – Referring Domains". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/nOmvqbXPBOQgrMtCE) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check Backlinks of Any Website – Referring Domains" task

The Backlinks Checker – Check Backlinks, Anchors & Link Strength Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like websites or pages, max backlinks per site, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check Backlinks of Any Website – Referring Domains" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as target, #, linking domain, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check Backlinks of Any Website – Referring Domains" task via API](https://apify.com/rowfeed/backlink-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Backlinks Checker – Check Backlinks, Anchors & Link Strength](https://apify.com/rowfeed/backlink-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowfeed/backlink-checker.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rowfeed/backlink-checker.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).