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# Get Backlinks

> Get the list of individual backlinks pointing to a domain or URL — source page, anchor text, target URL, page authority, first/last seen, and link type

Get the list of individual backlinks pointing to a domain or URL — source page, anchor text, target URL, page authority, first/last seen, and link type.

| | |
| - | - |
| **App** | SEMrush |
| **Operation ID** | `semrush_get_backlinks` |
| **Type** | Action |
| **Connection** | `semrush` (required) |
| **Credits per run** | Free |
| **Agent / MCP tool** | Yes |

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `target` | string | Yes | - | The domain, subdomain, or URL to list backlinks for (e.g. example.com). |
| `target_type` | string or SelectItem | No | `root_domain` | How to interpret the target: 'root\_domain' (whole domain), 'domain' (subdomain), or 'url' (exact URL). |
| `export_columns` | array of string or SelectableOption | No | - | List of columns to return. Available: page\_ascore (page authority), source\_url, source\_title, target\_url, target\_title, anchor, first\_seen, last\_seen, nofollow, image, sitewide, newlink, lostlink, external\_num, internal\_num, response\_code. |
| `orders` | array of OrderItem | No | - | Sort results by a single column. Only page\_ascore, last\_seen, and first\_seen are sortable. |
| `limit` | integer | No | - | Maximum number of rows to return. |

### OrderItem

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `field` | string or SelectableOption | Yes | - | The field to sort by. must be one of the current selected metrics or dimensions. |
| `direction` | string | Yes | - | The order to sort by, must be one of 'ASC', 'DESC' |

### SelectItem

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `value` | string | Yes | - | The value of the selectable item. |
| `label` | string | Yes | - | The label of the selectable item, used for display purposes. If not provided, defaults to the value. |

### SelectableOption

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `value` | string | Yes | - | |
| `label` | string | Yes | - | |

## Output

**Type**: `List[Dict]`

Returns one row per backlink with: pageAuthorityScore, sourceUrl, sourceTitle, targetUrl, anchor, firstSeen, lastSeen, nofollow.

**Fields**: `pageAuthorityScore`, `sourceUrl`, `sourceTitle`, `targetUrl`, `anchor`, `firstSeen`, `lastSeen`, `nofollow`

**Example**:

```json theme={"dark"}
[
  {
    "pageAuthorityScore": 78,
    "sourceUrl": "https://blog.example.com/post",
    "targetUrl": "https://apple.com/",
    "anchor": "apple",
    "nofollow": "false"
  }
]
```


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