# Check Domain History – Backlinks & Spam Before You Buy

**Use case:** 

Month-by-month history of medium.com since 2019: strength, backlinks, linking domains, links won and lost, and spam score. Swap in a domain you plan to buy or redirect to spot drops and spam.

## Input

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "medium.com"
  ],
  "fromYear": 2019,
  "includeTraffic": false,
  "country": "United States",
  "language": "English"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "month": {
    "label": "Month",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "domain_strength": {
    "label": "Strength",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "referring_domains": {
    "label": "Linking domains",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "new_referring_domains": {
    "label": "Won",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "lost_referring_domains": {
    "label": "Lost",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "backlinks": {
    "label": "Backlinks",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "organic_traffic": {
    "label": "Google traffic",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "errorMessage": {
    "label": "Note",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Domain History Checker – Backlink & Authority History by Month Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check Domain History – Backlinks & Spam Before You Buy". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/R21e1sfWRfhjieb66) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check Domain History – Backlinks & Spam Before You Buy" task

The Domain History Checker – Backlink & Authority History by Month Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like domains, from year, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check Domain History – Backlinks & Spam Before You Buy" 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 domain, month, strength, 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 Domain History – Backlinks & Spam Before You Buy" task via API](https://apify.com/rowfeed/domain-history-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Domain History Checker – Backlink & Authority History by Month](https://apify.com/rowfeed/domain-history-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowfeed/domain-history-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/domain-history-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`).