> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.markifact.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Backlinks Overview

> Get a backlinks summary for one or more domains or URLs — authority score, total backlinks, referring domains, referring IPs, and follow/nofollow breakdown

Get a backlinks summary for one or more domains or URLs — authority score, total backlinks, referring domains, referring IPs, and follow/nofollow breakdown.

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

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `targets` | array of string or string | Yes | - | Domains, subdomains, or URLs to analyze. Accepts a list or a newline/comma-separated string. One summary row is returned per target. |
| `target_type` | string or SelectItem | No | `root_domain` | How to interpret each 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: ascore (authority score), total (total backlinks), domains\_num (referring domains), urls\_num (referring URLs), ips\_num (referring IPs), ipclassc\_num (class C IPs), follows\_num (followed), nofollows\_num (nofollow), sponsored\_num (sponsored), ugc\_num (UGC), texts\_num (text), images\_num (image), forms\_num (form), frames\_num (frame). |

### 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 summary row per target with metrics: target, authorityScore, totalBacklinks, referringDomains, referringUrls, referringIps, followedBacklinks, nofollowBacklinks.

**Fields**: `target`, `authorityScore`, `totalBacklinks`, `referringDomains`, `referringUrls`, `referringIps`, `followedBacklinks`, `nofollowBacklinks`

**Example**:

```json theme={"dark"}
[
  {
    "target": "apple.com",
    "authorityScore": 94,
    "totalBacklinks": 285000000,
    "referringDomains": 180000,
    "referringIps": 95000
  }
]
```


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