backlinks_competitors
Identify websites competing for backlinks with a target domain by analyzing shared backlink profiles and intersection counts to inform competitive SEO strategies.
Instructions
This endpoint will provide you with a list of competitors that share some part of the backlink profile with a target website, along with a number of backlink intersections and the rank of every competing website
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| target | Yes | domain, subdomain or webpage to get backlinks for required field a domain or a subdomain should be specified without https:// and www. a page should be specified with absolute URL (including http:// or https://) | |
| limit | No | the maximum number of returned domains | |
| offset | No | offset in the results array of returned networks optional field default value: 0 if you specify the 10 value, the first ten domains in the results array will be omitted and the data will be provided for the successive pages | |
| filters | No | array of results filtering parameters optional field you can add several filters at once (8 filters maximum) you should set a logical operator and, or between the conditions the following operators are supported: regex, not_regex, =, <>, in, not_in, like, not_like, ilike, not_ilike, match, not_match you can use the % operator with like and not_like to match any string of zero or more characters example: ["rank",">","100"] [["target","like","%forbes%"], "and", [["rank",">","100"],"or",["intersections",">","5"]]] | |
| order_by | No | results sorting rules optional field you can use the same values as in the filters array to sort the results possible sorting types: asc – results will be sorted in the ascending order desc – results will be sorted in the descending order you should use a comma to set up a sorting type example: ["rank,desc"] note that you can set no more than three sorting rules in a single request you should use a comma to separate several sorting rules example: ["intersections,desc","rank,asc"] | |
| main_domain | No | indicates if only main domain of the target will be included in the search if set to true, only the main domain will be included in search | |
| exclude_large_domains | No | indicates whether large domain will appear in results if set to true, the results from the large domain (google.com, amazon.com, etc.) will be omitted | |
| exclude_internal_backlinks | No | indicates if internal backlinks from subdomains to the target will be excluded from the results if set to true, the results will not include data on internal backlinks from subdomains of the same domain as target if set to false, internal links will be included in the results |
Implementation Reference
- The handle method implements the core logic of the backlinks_competitors tool, making a POST request to the DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API endpoint and processing the response.async handle(params: any): Promise<any> { try { const response = await this.client.makeRequest('/v3/backlinks/competitors/live', 'POST', [{ target: params.target, limit: params.limit, offset: params.offset, filters: this.formatFilters(params.filters), order_by: this.formatOrderBy(params.order_by), main_domain: params.main_domain, exclude_large_domains: params.exclude_large_domains, exclude_internal_backlinks: params.exclude_internal_backlinks }]); return this.validateAndFormatResponse(response); } catch (error) { return this.formatErrorResponse(error); } }
- Defines the Zod schema for input parameters of the backlinks_competitors tool.getParams(): z.ZodRawShape { return { target: z.string().describe(`domain, subdomain or webpage to get backlinks for required field a domain or a subdomain should be specified without https:// and www. a page should be specified with absolute URL (including http:// or https://)`), limit: z.number().min(1).max(1000).default(10).optional().describe("the maximum number of returned domains"), offset: z.number().min(0).optional().describe( `offset in the results array of returned networks optional field default value: 0 if you specify the 10 value, the first ten domains in the results array will be omitted and the data will be provided for the successive pages` ), filters: z.array( z.union([ z.array(z.union([z.string(), z.number(), z.boolean()])).length(3), z.enum(["and", "or"]) ]) ).max(8).optional().describe( `array of results filtering parameters optional field you can add several filters at once (8 filters maximum) you should set a logical operator and, or between the conditions the following operators are supported: regex, not_regex, =, <>, in, not_in, like, not_like, ilike, not_ilike, match, not_match you can use the % operator with like and not_like to match any string of zero or more characters example: ["rank",">","100"] [["target","like","%forbes%"], "and", [["rank",">","100"],"or",["intersections",">","5"]]]` ), order_by: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe( `results sorting rules optional field you can use the same values as in the filters array to sort the results possible sorting types: asc – results will be sorted in the ascending order desc – results will be sorted in the descending order you should use a comma to set up a sorting type example: ["rank,desc"] note that you can set no more than three sorting rules in a single request you should use a comma to separate several sorting rules example: ["intersections,desc","rank,asc"]` ), main_domain: z.boolean().optional().describe(`indicates if only main domain of the target will be included in the search if set to true, only the main domain will be included in search`).default(true), exclude_large_domains: z.boolean().optional().describe(`indicates whether large domain will appear in results if set to true, the results from the large domain (google.com, amazon.com, etc.) will be omitted`).default(true), exclude_internal_backlinks: z.boolean().optional().describe(`indicates if internal backlinks from subdomains to the target will be excluded from the results if set to true, the results will not include data on internal backlinks from subdomains of the same domain as target if set to false, internal links will be included in the results`).default(true) }; }
- src/core/modules/backlinks/backlinks-api.module.ts:29-62 (registration)Registers the BacklinksCompetitorsTool (line 39) among other tools in the BacklinksApiModule's getTools method, mapping it by name with description, params, and handler.getTools(): Record<string, ToolDefinition> { const tools = [ new BacklinksTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksAnchorTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkBacklinksTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkNewLostReferringDomainsTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkNewLostBacklinksTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkRanksTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkReferringDomainsTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkSpamScoreTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksCompetitorsTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksDomainIntersectionTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksDomainPagesSummaryTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksDomainPagesTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksPageIntersectionTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksReferringDomainsTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksReferringNetworksTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksSummaryTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksTimeseriesNewLostSummaryTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksTimeseriesSummaryTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksBulkPagesSummaryTool(this.dataForSEOClient), new BacklinksFiltersTool(this.dataForSEOClient) // Add more tools here ]; return tools.reduce((acc, tool) => ({ ...acc, [tool.getName()]: { description: tool.getDescription(), params: tool.getParams(), handler: (params: any) => tool.handle(params), }, }), {}); }
- Returns the tool name 'backlinks_competitors' used for registration and identification.getName(): string { return 'backlinks_competitors'; }
- Maps the tool name to its filter path 'competitors' in the available filters tool.'backlinks_competitors': 'competitors'