DataForSEO Backlinks APIInstall

Summary

Retrieve a live overview of backlink data for a domain, subdomain, or webpage from DataForSEO. The request applies the selected link scope, backlink status, rank scale, and optional backlink filters.

Inputs

• Target (Domain, Subdomain, URL) (required) — Domain or subdomain without https:// or www., or a page as an absolute URL including its scheme.
• Include Subdomains (required) — Whether to include links from subdomains; defaults to true.
• Include Indirect Links (required) — Whether to include indirect links; defaults to true.
• Exclude Internal Links (required) — Whether to exclude internal backlinks; defaults to true.
• Internal List Limit (up to 1000) — Limit for the internal list, from 1 to 1000; defaults to 10.
• Backlink Status — Choose all, live, or lost backlinks; defaults to live.
• Rank Scale — Choose the scale used for rank values: 0–100 or 0–1000; defaults to 0–1000.
• Backlinks Filters — Optional JSON array of filters applied to backlink fields. Invalid JSON causes an “Invalid Filters value” error.

Output shape

A list of n8n items, with one item per input item; each successful item contains the DataForSEO API response in its json field.

Calls the live backlinks summary endpoint. Errors stop execution unless Continue On Fail is enabled, in which case the item input and error are returned.

Examples

Example 1: Get a target's live backlink overview

Enter a domain without https:// or www., or a page as an absolute URL. Optionally adjust subdomain, indirect and internal link inclusion, status, rank scale, internal list limit, or filters.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide