# Backlink Opportunity Finder (`scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder`) Actor

Identify relevant link-building prospects by searching Bing for websites that publish guest articles, curated resource lists, industry roundups, and other pages that may provide valuable backlink opportunities.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeAI](https://apify.com/scrapeai) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Backlink Opportunity Finder

Identify relevant link-building prospects by searching Bing for websites that publish guest articles, curated resource lists, industry roundups, and other pages that may provide valuable backlink opportunities.

### Features

- **Niche Keyword Discovery** — Search using targeted keywords, phrases, and industry topics.
- **Opportunity Classification** — Identify potential guest post, resource page, and roundup opportunities.
- **Custom Result Limits** — Control the number of search results collected in each run.
- **Structured Results** — Capture useful URLs, page titles, search snippets, and related metadata.
- **Scalable Crawling** — Process multiple keywords efficiently in a single run.
- **Apify Compatible** — Run in the cloud with scheduling, proxy support, webhooks, datasets, and API access.

### Use Cases

- Build targeted backlink prospect lists for SEO campaigns.
- Discover websites accepting guest contributions.
- Find relevant resource pages for link outreach.
- Research competitor link-building opportunities.
- Identify new websites and pages within a specific niche.
- Automate backlink prospecting and SEO research workflows.

### Input

```json
{
  "keywords": "digital marketing",
  "opportunityTypes": [
    "write-for-us",
    "guest-post",
    "resource-page"
  ],
  "market": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 75
}
```

#### Sample Output

```json
{
	"position": 8,
	"title": "Digital Marketing Write for Us - Ranjeet Digital",
	"url": "https://ranjeetdigital.com/write-for-us/",
	"domain": "ranjeetdigital.com",
	"displayUrl": "ranjeetdigital.com",
	"description": "Write for Us and Guest Post - SEO, Pay Per Click, Tool, CRM, Social Media, Email Marketing, etc. We are always looking forward to …",
	"opportunityType": "write-for-us",
	"matchedQuery": "\"write for us\" digital marketing",
	"queryKeyword": "digital marketing",
	"scrapedAt": "2026-08-13T07:31:04.030Z"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Your niche keywords to find backlink opportunities for (e.g. 'digital marketing', 'fitness tips', 'python tutorial').

## `opportunityTypes` (type: `array`):

Types of backlink opportunities to search for.

## `market` (type: `string`):

Bing market code (e.g. 'en-US', 'en-GB', 'en-IN'). Leave empty for global results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of backlink opportunities to extract.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Use Apify Proxy for better reliability.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "digital marketing",
  "opportunityTypes": [
    "write-for-us",
    "guest-post",
    "resource-page"
  ],
  "market": "",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped backlink opportunities

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": "digital marketing"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": "digital marketing" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": "digital marketing"
}' |
apify call scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapeai/backlink-opportunity-finder"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/a6sQ4Blcofb74yePi/builds/kN5EMTo5M2NolfQcG/openapi.json