Backlink Checker - Backlinks, Referring Domains & Anchors

Check the backlinks of any website or page. Get every link pointing to a domain or URL with the linking page, anchor text, dofollow status, domain rank, spam score and first/last seen dates. You can also group the results by referring domain or by anchor text. It's a pay-as-you-go alternative to the Ahrefs, Semrush and Moz backlink checkers, with no subscription.

What you get

Pick what to return:

Backlinks: one row per link with

• sourceUrl, sourceDomain and sourceTitle: the page that links to you
• targetUrl: the page it links to
• anchor, dofollow, linkType (anchor, image, redirect, canonical…) and linkAttributes (nofollow, sponsored, ugc)
• domainRank and pageRank (0-100): how strong the linking domain and page are
• spamScore (0-100), sourceCountry, sourceLanguage and sourcePlatforms
• firstSeen, lastSeen, lostDate, isNew, isLost and isBroken

Referring domains: one row per linking domain with domainRank, backlinks, dofollowBacklinks, referringPages, spamScore, sourceCountry, firstSeen and lostDate.

Anchor texts: one row per anchor with backlinks, dofollowBacklinks, referringDomains, referringPages, firstSeen and lostDate.

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or Google Sheets from the Dataset tab, or use the API.

Use cases

• Competitor backlink research: find the sites linking to your competitors and pitch them too
• Link building and outreach: build prospect lists of strong, dofollow linking domains
• Backlink audits: spot spammy links, lost links and broken links pointing at your site
• Anchor text analysis: check for over-optimised anchors before they cause a penalty
• Client reporting: track new and lost backlinks for every client site

How to use

1. Enter one or more Domains or URLs. A domain (example.com) includes its subdomains; a full URL with a path (https://example.com/blog/post) checks only that page.
2. Pick What to return: Backlinks, Referring domains or Anchor texts.
3. Optional filters: Dofollow links only, Minimum linking domain rank (0-100) and Link status (live, lost or both).
4. In Backlinks mode, One backlink per linking domain (on by default) keeps only the strongest link from each site. Turn it off to list every link.
5. Set Max results per target (default 100, up to 20,000). Results are sorted strongest first.
6. Run the actor. Results appear in the Dataset tab.

Output example

{
  "target": "apify.com",
  "resultType": "backlink",
  "sourceDomain": "crawlee.dev",
  "sourceUrl": "https://crawlee.dev/",
  "sourceTitle": "Crawlee · Build reliable crawlers. Fast.",
  "targetUrl": "https://console.apify.com/actors/…",
  "anchor": "Run on",
  "dofollow": true,
  "linkType": "anchor",
  "domainRank": 56,
  "spamScore": 0,
  "sourceCountry": "US",
  "firstSeen": "2023-12-01T23:45:00.000Z",
  "lastSeen": "2026-10-06T17:24:45.000Z",
  "isLost": false
}

Pricing

Pay per event, no subscription:

• Target lookup: charged once per domain or URL checked, plus once per extra 1,000 rows.
• Result: charged for each backlink, referring domain or anchor row returned.

See the Pricing tab for current prices. Failed lookups are not charged.

Free plan limits

Free Apify plans can check 1 domain or URL with up to 20 rows per run, 3 runs per day, with 30 minutes between runs. Upgrade to any paid Apify plan to remove these limits.

FAQ

How big is the backlink index? The index covers trillions of links and is updated continuously, so new links usually show up within days.

What is domain rank? A 0-100 authority score based on the number and strength of a domain's referring domains, similar in spirit to Domain Rating or Domain Authority.

Need summary metrics for thousands of domains instead? Use our Bulk Domain Authority Checker, which returns one row of totals per domain.