dataforseo-backlinks-api_skill

Overview

This skill integrates with the DataForSEO Backlinks API to retrieve backlink profiles, bulk link metrics, and live backlink index data. It’s built for backlink audits, monitoring new and lost links, and performing bulk competitor link research. The skill returns normalized summaries plus raw payloads for debugging and reporting.

How this skill works

The skill calls DataForSEO live and task-based endpoints using HTTP Basic auth and the documented JSON payloads. For interactive lookups it uses Live endpoints; for high-volume or scheduled jobs it posts tasks, polls tasks_ready, and fetches results with task_get or via postback. Responses are validated by status_code and tasks[] statuses and then normalized into concise reports (top referring domains, anchors, spam signals, link velocity).

When to use it

• Audit a domain or URL to list backlinks, anchors, and spam indicators
• Monitor new and lost backlinks or track link velocity over time
• Run bulk backlink checks or bulk domain rank/referring-domain counts
• Perform competitor backlink research and link gap analysis
• Create recurring reports or alerts for major backlink changes

Best practices

• Use Live endpoints for single, interactive queries and task endpoints for large batches or scheduled jobs
• Always check top-level status_code and each tasks[].status; treat non-20000 as failure and surface status_message
• Store task IDs and use tasks_ready/task_get or webhooks to retrieve results reliably
• Include targeting (location, language, device) and time windows when trends or historical context matter
• Return both a normalized summary and the raw API payload to aid debugging and auditing

Example use cases

• Run a backlink audit: top referring domains, anchor distribution, and spam risk summary for a target domain
• Set up weekly monitoring that alerts on large drops or spikes in backlinks and lost high-value links
• Bulk-check 200 domains for referring domain counts and link-based rank signals
• Find competitor backlinks you don’t have and generate prioritized outreach targets
• Perform M&A diligence by exporting a domain’s backlink profile and suspicious-link flags