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POST /v1/backlinks/anchors

Anchor-text distribution of backlinks to a target.

Credits: 50 credits per call. Timeout: 60s

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
target string required — Domain or URL to analyze backlinks for. Required.
limit integer optional 100 Page size. Optional, default 100. 1-1000.
offset integer optional 0 Pagination offset. Optional, default 0. 0-10000.

Request

→ requestPOST /v1/backlinks/anchors
POST /v1/backlinks/anchors HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer sof_live_your_key_here
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "target": "example.com",
  "limit": 100,
  "offset": 0
}

Response

Wrapped in the standard envelope -- id, object, created_at, elapsed_ms, cache, credits -- documented once on The Contract. The body below is a real envelope with this endpoint's data shape; values vary per request, and a … marks an array cut short for display.

← response200
{
  "id": "back_hysgmwixfiki6t5xk4rodfrb",
  "request_id": "req_hn6o6wmeanh4lbgbt72q6x6izi",
  "object": "backlink_anchors",
  "created_at": "2026-08-09T07:23:05Z",
  "elapsed_ms": 180,
  "cache": "miss",
  "credits": {
    "charged": 50,
    "balance": 9857
  },
  "data": {
    "target": "example.com",
    "total_count": 3316,
    "limit": 100,
    "offset": 0,
    "items": [
      {
        "anchor": "running shoes",
        "backlinks": 597726,
        "referring_domains": 247,
        "first_seen": "2023-05-14"
      },
      {
        "anchor": null,
        "backlinks": 1201,
        "referring_domains": 88,
        "first_seen": "2024-01-09"
      },
      "…"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

What each field in data (above) means.

FieldDescription
data.target The domain or URL you requested.
data.total_count Total number of rows matching the target, independent of limit/offset.
data.limit Page size actually used (echoes the request).
data.offset Pagination offset actually used (echoes the request).
data.items One row per distinct anchor text, up to limit.
data.items[].anchor Anchor text, or null for backlinks with no anchor text (e.g. image links).
data.items[].backlinks Number of backlinks using this anchor text.
data.items[].referring_domains Number of distinct domains using this anchor text.
data.items[].first_seen Date this anchor text was first observed.