Semrush Scraper

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GET/domains/backlinks-overview

Backlinks Overview

Backlinks, referring domains, Authority Score and Google penalty risk, with 6-month histories.

QUERY PARAMS

Root domain, any link to the site, or a semrush.com/website link. Subdomains and low-traffic sites have no data.

Examples:

  • Domain: openai.com
  • Site link: https://www.openai.com/research
  • Semrush link: https://www.semrush.com/website/openai.com/overview/
{
  "domain": "openai.com",
  "brand_name": null,
  "link": "https://www.semrush.com/website/openai.com/overview/",
  "favicon": null,
  "description": null,
  "country": "US",
  "categories": [
    {
      "slug": "ai",
      "name": "AI"
    },
    {
      "slug": "computer-software-and-development",
      "name": "Computer Software and Development"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wellness",
      "name": "Wellness"
    }
  ],
  "rank": {
    "global": {
      "value": 57,
      "change": 1
    },
    "country": {
      "value": 114,
      "change": -1,
      "country": "US",
      "name": "United States"
    },
    "category": {
      "value": 1,
      "change": 0,
      "category": {
        "slug": "wellness",
        "name": "Wellness"
      }
    }
  },
  "authority_score": 96,
  "visits": 565585964,
  "site_health": null,
  "data_date": "2026-08-15",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-17",
  "backlinks": {
    "date": "2026-08-01",
    "authority_score": 96,
    "backlinks": {
      "value": 68590939,
      "change_percent": 1.62
    },
    "referring_domains": {
      "value": 463522,
      "change_percent": 5.03
    },
    "google_penalty_risk": "low",
    "backlinks_history": [
      {
        "date": "2026-08-01",
        "backlinks": 68590939
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "backlinks": 67496002
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "backlinks": 64639384
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "backlinks": 63685052
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "backlinks": 61950074
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-03-01",
        "backlinks": 63909417
      }
    ],
    "referring_domains_history": [
      {
        "date": "2026-08-01",
        "referring_domains": 463522
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "referring_domains": 441326
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "referring_domains": 423708
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "referring_domains": 403683
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "referring_domains": 389855
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-03-01",
        "referring_domains": 380378
      }
    ]
  }
}