Backlinks
Backlinks (/backlinks) summarizes referring domains, link counts, and quality signals for your primary domain and configured competitors.
What it is
Section titled “What it is”An optional backlink intelligence pipeline plus scorecard and comparison table. Unlike core onboarding scans, backlinks do not run automatically — you start the first scan from this page.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”- Competitive link gap analysis
- Monitoring toxic or broken backlink signals
- Benchmarking against up to five competitor domains
Step-by-step
Section titled “Step-by-step”- Open Backlinks in the sidebar (
/backlinks). - If no run exists, click Run backlinks scan (optional pipeline).
- Watch scan progress in the active scans panel.
- When complete, Refresh data to load the scorecard.
- Add or edit Competitor domains for benchmark columns.
- Review sections: Ingestion, Profile, Quality.
Understanding results
Section titled “Understanding results”| Section | Examples |
|---|---|
| Ingestion | API task health, estimated run cost |
| Profile | Total backlinks, referring domains |
| Quality | Toxicity, broken links, nofollow ratios |
Reference: Backlink scorecard checks.
- First scan may take longer while the pipeline ingests your profile.
- High API cost warnings indicate scope or quota issues — review run limits.