# Referring Domains

DataForSEO

Find the domains linking to a site or page and compare their authority and link counts.

## Use this tool with your AI agent

1. Copy the prompt
2. Paste it into your agent
3. Tell it what you need

Read https://scrollport.com/start. Use my existing Scrollport connection, or help me connect if needed. Help me use Referring Domains (tool ID: dataforseo.referring-domains). Ask me for the details you need, then show me the result.

**Already connected:** Your agent can use that connection.

**New user:** Your agent will guide you through setup, sign-in and authorisation.

Provider access is included.

Connect your first agent to receive $1 trial credit.

**Job:** [Check backlinks](https://scrollport.com/tools/backlink-api)

**Current price:** $0.0336/request

**Availability:** Ready to run

## Tool details

**About this tool**

Returns a bounded list of referring domains with DataForSEO Rank, backlink counts and first-seen or lost timing.

**Inputs and outputs**

### Input

`backlinks_status_type` string · optional

Value supplied for backlinks status type.

enum: all, live, lost

`include_subdomains` boolean · optional

Value supplied for include subdomains.

`limit` integer · optional

Value supplied for limit.

minimum: 1 · maximum: 1000

`offset` integer · optional

Value supplied for offset.

minimum: 0 · maximum: 100000000

`order_by` array · optional

Value supplied for order by.

maxItems: 3

`rank_scale` string · optional

Value supplied for rank scale.

enum: one_hundred, one_thousand

`target` string · required

Domain, subdomain or absolute page URL.

minLength: 1 · maxLength: 2000

### Output

`items` array

Returned items value.

`items_count` number

Returned items count value.

`total_count` number

Returned total count value.

**Example request and output**

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

### Request

```
{
  "tool_id": "dataforseo.referring-domains",
  "input": {
    "limit": 1,
    "target": "dataforseo.com"
  }
}
```

### Output

```
{
  "items": [
    {
      "rank": 40,
      "domain": "ipip.la",
      "backlinks": 1,
      "first_seen": "2026-08-11 13:37:57 +00:00",
      "referring_domains": 1
    }
  ],
  "items_count": 1,
  "total_count": 3471
}
```

**Errors and limitations**

- `configuration_error`: DataForSEO account access, funding or cost controls blocked the request.Verify and fund the server-side DataForSEO API-access credentials, then retry unchanged.
- `invalid_input`: DataForSEO rejected a target, location or bounded result control.example: {"target":"dataforseo.com","limit":1}

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Canonical page: https://scrollport.com/tools/providers/dataforseo/referring-domains