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Backlink Analytics

Commands and options for backlink analytics.

Paginated backlinks with provider caps and totals.

semrush backlink-links --help

MCP tool: backlink_links.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"
--filtersstring""Web backlink filter, e.g. +|type||nofollow
--pageinteger0Zero-based provider page
--sort-fieldstring""
--descendingbooleantrue

Paginated referring domains.

semrush backlink-referring-domains --help

MCP tool: backlink_referring_domains.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"
--filtersstring""Web backlink filter, e.g. +|type||nofollow
--pageinteger0Zero-based provider page
--sort-fieldstring""
--descendingbooleantrue

Historical backlink and referring-domain trends.

semrush backlink-history --help

MCP tool: backlink_history.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"

Competitors sharing a backlink profile.

semrush backlink-competitors --help

MCP tool: backlink_competitors.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"

Paginated indexed pages ranked by referring domains.

semrush backlink-top-pages --help

MCP tool: backlink_top_pages.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"
--filtersstring""Web backlink filter, e.g. +|type||nofollow
--pageinteger0Zero-based provider page
--sort-fieldstring""
--descendingbooleantrue

Paginated anchor texts and backlink counts.

semrush backlink-anchors --help

MCP tool: backlink_anchors.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"
--filtersstring""Web backlink filter, e.g. +|type||nofollow
--pageinteger0Zero-based provider page
--sort-fieldstring""
--descendingbooleantrue

Paginated outbound domains and outgoing link counts.

semrush backlink-outgoing-domains --help

MCP tool: backlink_outgoing_domains.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"
--filtersstring""Web backlink filter, e.g. +|type||nofollow
--pageinteger0Zero-based provider page
--sort-fieldstring""
--descendingbooleantrue

Referring-domain country distribution.

semrush backlink-countries --help

MCP tool: backlink_countries.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"

Authority score and supporting metrics.

semrush backlink-authority --help

MCP tool: backlink_authority.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"

Referring-domain category profile.

semrush backlink-categories --help

MCP tool: backlink_categories.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainstringRequired.
--target-typestring"root_domain"

Compare backlink history, country distribution and domain zones.

semrush backlink-comparison --help

MCP tool: backlink_comparison.

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
--domainsarrayRequired. Two to five root domains, first is your site

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