Check backlinks
$0.0035/requestBacklink totals and referring domains
Returns backlink, referring-domain and referring-subnet totals for a domain or URL.
Backlink API for AI agents
Scrollport gives AI agents 14 tools to check backlinks, from Serpstat, Ahrefs and DataForSEO, through one connection. Prices run from $0.0035/request to $0.0336/request, paid per use from one prepaid wallet with no subscription, provider accounts or API keys. Agents use them over MCP, the CLI or the HTTP API.
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Compare Backlink API tools
The lowest listed price is Backlink totals and referring domains from Serpstat at $0.0035/request. Compare what each tool returns before choosing.
| Tool | Provider | What it returns | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backlink totals and referring domains | Serpstat | Returns backlink, referring-domain and referring-subnet totals for a domain or URL. | $0.0035/request |
| Domain Rating | Ahrefs | Read domain backlink authority and global rank for a report date. | $0.0084/request |
| Active backlinks by domain or URL — anchor texts | Serpstat | Currently active backlinks to a domain or URL, with source page, anchor and link type | $0.0140/request |
| Anchor texts in backlinks by domain or URL | Serpstat | Anchor texts pointing at a target, with referring-domain and link counts per phrase | $0.0140/request |
| Most-linked pages by domain — backlinks, referring domains | Serpstat | List a site's most-linked-to pages, ranked by backlinks and referring domains | $0.0140/request |
| Referring domains by domain — authority, link counts | Serpstat | Referring domains linking to a target, with each source's link count and authority | $0.0140/request |
| Backlink Anchors | DataForSEO | Analyse anchor-text distribution across a backlink profile. | $0.0336/request |
| Backlink Competitors | DataForSEO | Find sites with backlink profiles that overlap a target. | $0.0336/request |
| Backlink History | DataForSEO | Track backlink and referring-domain growth or decline over time. | $0.0336/request |
| Backlink Summary | DataForSEO | Measure backlink authority, referring domains, link types and spam signals for a site or page. | $0.0336/request |
| Backlinks Explorer | DataForSEO | Inspect live, lost or broken backlinks with source, target and link attributes. | $0.0336/request |
| Link Gap | DataForSEO | Find domains that link to competitors but not to the promoted site. | $0.0336/request |
| Referring Domains | DataForSEO | Find the domains linking to a site or page and compare their authority and link counts. | $0.0336/request |
| Top Linked Pages | DataForSEO | Rank a site's pages by backlinks, referring domains and link authority. | $0.0336/request |
14 available tools
Check backlinks
$0.0084/requestDomain Rating
Read domain backlink authority and global rank for a report date.
AhrefsCheck backlinks
$0.0140/requestActive backlinks by domain or URL — anchor texts
Currently active backlinks to a domain or URL, with source page, anchor and link type
Check backlinks
$0.0140/requestAnchor texts in backlinks by domain or URL
Anchor texts pointing at a target, with referring-domain and link counts per phrase
Check backlinks
$0.0140/requestMost-linked pages by domain — backlinks, referring domains
List a site's most-linked-to pages, ranked by backlinks and referring domains
Check backlinks
$0.0140/requestReferring domains by domain — authority, link counts
Referring domains linking to a target, with each source's link count and authority
Check backlinks
$0.0336/requestBacklink Anchors
Analyse anchor-text distribution across a backlink profile.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestBacklink Competitors
Find sites with backlink profiles that overlap a target.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestBacklink History
Track backlink and referring-domain growth or decline over time.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestBacklink Summary
Measure backlink authority, referring domains, link types and spam signals for a site or page.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestBacklinks Explorer
Inspect live, lost or broken backlinks with source, target and link attributes.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestLink Gap
Find domains that link to competitors but not to the promoted site.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestReferring Domains
Find the domains linking to a site or page and compare their authority and link counts.
DataForSEOCheck backlinks
$0.0336/requestTop Linked Pages
Rank a site's pages by backlinks, referring domains and link authority.
DataForSEOQuestions about Backlink API
How much do backlink API tools cost?
Prices run from $0.0035/request to $0.0336/request. You pay per use from one prepaid wallet with no subscription. Your agent sees the exact price before each run, and connecting your first agent adds $1 of trial credit.
What is the best backlink API for an AI agent?
It depends on what you need back and how much you will run it. Backlink totals and referring domains (Serpstat, $0.0035/request): Returns backlink, referring-domain and referring-subnet totals for a domain or URL. Domain Rating (Ahrefs, $0.0084/request): Read domain backlink authority and global rank for a report date. Active backlinks by domain or URL — anchor texts (Serpstat, $0.0140/request): Currently active backlinks to a domain or URL, with source page, anchor and link type. Your agent can inspect the closest match and see its exact price before it runs.
Guide to backlink API
Measure and inspect a site or page's backlink profile and link authority. Use the result as one defined step in a wider agent workflow workflow.
Define the request
Tell your agent the outcome, audience, source material and constraints that define a useful result. It can inspect the available tools and ask for anything essential that is missing.
Compare the tools
Compare the available Serpstat, Ahrefs and DataForSEO tools by price, required input and returned fields; select the smallest contract that satisfies the task.
Check the result
Ask your agent to retain source context, explain important gaps and check that the result answers the original request before using it in the wider workflow. Verify the location, language, retrieval time and source-specific metric definitions.
Common questions
What should I check before using backlink API tools?
Measure and inspect a site or page's backlink profile and link authority. Compare the available Serpstat, Ahrefs and DataForSEO tools by price, required input and returned fields; select the smallest contract that satisfies the task. Ask your agent to retain source context, explain important gaps and check that the result answers the original request before using it in the wider workflow.
How do I use backlink API tools with Scrollport?
Give the setup prompt to your agent. Scrollport includes provider access, adds $1 in trial credit when you connect your first agent, and shows the live price before every run.