Backlinks
Semrush API
Backlinks
Individual backlink records pointing at a target (source, target, anchor).
GET
Backlinks
Individual backlink records pointing at a target (source, target, anchor).
Billing is per returned data row, $0.36 per row (up to 20 rows). A broad seed returns more rows, so the input size decides the cost — start narrow.
⚠️ The response is semicolon-delimited text, not JSON — parse it as CSV-style rows.
Related:
get_semrush-referring-domains, get_semrush-backlink-anchors.Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Query Parameters
Target domain or URL.
Example:
"ahrefs.com"
One of root_domain, domain, or url.
Example:
"root_domain"
Response
200 - text/plain
Semicolon-delimited rows. Header: source_url;target_url;anchor.
The response is of type string.