Backlink Checker
Enter a domain to see the websites that link to it. Most people use it to understand their own site's off-site presence: where it shows up on other websites, and how.
What you get with this Backlink Checker
DA & PA authority scores
See a 0–100 authority estimate for every page (PA) and domain (DA) linking to you, and get a quick sense of how big and established the sites that know you are.
Country and extension breakdown
See the sites linking to you by country and domain extension. You'll know right away which corners of the web you're present in and where you're missing.
Anchor text distribution
Explore your profile's dominant anchor texts in a chart and catch over-optimized or spammy anchors early.
Referring domains & trust signals
See how many unique sites link to you and which of your pages get the most links.
New & lost link tracking
As a member, monitor the backlinks you gain and lose over time and react quickly when valuable links drop.
CSV export
Download your filtered list as an Excel-compatible CSV for reports or client presentations.
How it works
- 1
Enter a domain
No need to type www or https, example.com is enough.
- 2
Click Get Backlinks
Results arrive in seconds from an index of billions of pages.
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Analyze, filter, export
Sort by authority score, look into sources you don't recognize and download the list as a CSV.
What's happening outside your site?
Not everyone who knows a business writes about it on their own website. Some of the ones who do will link to it: a news site, an industry directory, a partner's client page, a customer's blog post. Together, those links make up your presence beyond your own site.
The list this tool shows is a snapshot of that presence. You'll see who knows you, which of your content gets noticed and which pages never come up at all. If an unfamiliar or unrelated source shows up, this is where you'll catch it.
Why keep an eye on your off-site presence?
Your site's presence across the web never stands still. New sites link to you every month, and some older links disappear. If an important source quietly drops off, you often won't find out until months later. Regular checks also show which of your content draws attention on its own.
Monitoring is also how you manage risk. Catching a link from a spammy, irrelevant or unfamiliar site early keeps your profile healthy. If you find one, the section below covers what to do, based on Google's own guidance.
Unwanted links and Google's disavow tool
In most cases, Google decides on its own which links to trust, so most sites never need the disavow tool. Google says to use it only when both of these are true: a considerable number of spammy, artificial or low-quality links point to your site, and those links have caused a manual action or likely will.
Start by getting the link removed. Contact the owner of the linking site and ask them to take it down. For links you can't get removed, you can upload a disavow file in Search Console. It's a .txt file encoded in UTF-8 with one URL per line. To disavow a whole domain, add the domain: prefix.
This is an advanced feature. Google warns that using it incorrectly can hurt your site's performance in Search, and it can take a few weeks for your list to take effect. Read Google's own documentation before you decide:
- Disavow links to your site (Search Console Help)
- Disavow links tool (Search Console)
- Spam policies for Google Web Search: link spam
- Manual actions report (Search Console Help)
- Report spam to Google
What is this tool for?
This tool shows where your site appears on the web outside its own pages. You'll see which websites link to you, which of your pages they point to and the words they use. The data comes from an independent link index.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Backlink Checker?
It's an analysis tool that shows a site's presence across the web. It lists the websites that link to that site and, for each one, the source page, the link text and the page and domain authority scores (PA/DA). Most people use it to see where, and how, their own site shows up on other websites.
Is the Backlink Checker free?
Yes. You can scan 3 unique domains without signing up; with a free account this increases to 10 unique domains per day.
What does off-site presence mean?
It's the trail your site leaves on the web outside its own pages: news sites, directories, partners, forums and blogs that link to you. It tells you who knows you and in which circles you come up. It's also where you'll spot an unfamiliar or unrelated source early.
How many backlinks can I see?
The list view shows the 1,000 most recent backlinks for the target domain, while the summary cards report the full totals of backlinks and referring domains.
Where does the data come from and how fresh is it?
Results come from a large backlink index that continuously crawls the web. Results for frequently checked domains are briefly cached for speed.
What are DA (Domain Authority) and PA (Page Authority)?
They're authority scores from 0 to 100. DA summarizes the overall strength of a domain, PA that of a single page. Both are estimates from an independent link index, not metrics Google uses.
I found an unwanted link to my site. What should I do?
First, ask the owner of the linking site to remove it. Google evaluates most links on its own, so most sites don't need to do anything else. If many spammy or artificial links point to your site and they've caused a manual action, or likely will, you can use the disavow tool in Search Console.
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