get_link_counts
Retrieve link count data for websites to analyze backlink profiles and inbound connections using Bing Webmaster Tools.
Instructions
Retrieve link counts for a specific site.
Args: site_url: The URL of the site page: The page number of results to retrieve
Returns: LinkCounts: Summary of link counts
Raises: BingWebmasterError: If link counts cannot be retrieved
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| self | Yes | ||
| site_url | Yes | ||
| page | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links | Yes | ||
| TotalPages | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_server_bwt/tools/bing_webmaster.py:160-160 (registration)Specific registration of the 'get_link_counts' MCP tool by wrapping the 'links' service method with @mcp.tool() decorator using the helper function.
get_link_counts = wrap_service_method(mcp, service, "links", "get_link_counts") # noqa: F841 - Generic helper that creates the handler wrapper for each tool, registers it as @mcp.tool(), copies schema from original method signature, and executes the underlying service method in async context.
def wrap_service_method( mcp: FastMCP, service: BingWebmasterService, service_attr: str, method_name: str ) -> Callable[..., Any]: """Helper function to wrap a service method with mcp.tool() while preserving its signature and docstring. Args: mcp: The MCP server instance service: The BingWebmasterService instance service_attr: The service attribute name (e.g., 'sites', 'submission') method_name: The method name to wrap Returns: The wrapped method as an MCP tool """ # Get the service class from our mapping service_class = SERVICE_CLASSES[service_attr] # Get the original method original_method = getattr(service_class, method_name) # Get the signature sig = inspect.signature(original_method) # Remove 'self' parameter from signature parameters = list(sig.parameters.values())[1:] # Skip 'self' # Create new signature without 'self' new_sig = sig.replace(parameters=parameters) # Create wrapper function with same signature @mcp.tool() @wraps(original_method) async def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: # Filter out any 'self' arguments that might be passed by the MCP client kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k != "self"} async with service as s: service_obj = getattr(s, service_attr) # Get the method from the instance method = getattr(service_obj, method_name) # Call the method directly - it's already bound to the instance return await method(*args, **kwargs) # Copy signature and docstring wrapper.__signature__ = new_sig # type: ignore wrapper.__doc__ = original_method.__doc__ return wrapper - mcp_server_bwt/main.py:17-17 (registration)Invokes the tool registration function, which includes the get_link_counts tool registration.
add_bing_webmaster_tools(mcp, bing_service) - Initializes the 'links' service instance (LinkAnalysisService) as an attribute, used by the tool wrappers.
# Expose all services directly self.sites = site_management.SiteManagementService(self.client) self.submission = submission.SubmissionService(self.client) self.traffic = traffic_analysis.TrafficAnalysisService(self.client) self.crawling = crawling.CrawlingService(self.client) self.keywords = keyword_analysis.KeywordAnalysisService(self.client) self.links = link_analysis.LinkAnalysisService(self.client) self.content = content_management.ContentManagementService(self.client) self.blocking = content_blocking.ContentBlockingService(self.client) self.regional = regional_settings.RegionalSettingsService(self.client) self.urls = url_management.UrlManagementService(self.client) - Maps 'links' service attribute to LinkAnalysisService class for signature introspection in wrappers.
# Map service attribute names to their corresponding service classes SERVICE_CLASSES = { "sites": site_management.SiteManagementService, "submission": submission.SubmissionService, "traffic": traffic_analysis.TrafficAnalysisService, "crawling": crawling.CrawlingService, "keywords": keyword_analysis.KeywordAnalysisService, "links": link_analysis.LinkAnalysisService, "content": content_management.ContentManagementService, "blocking": content_blocking.ContentBlockingService, "regional": regional_settings.RegionalSettingsService, "urls": url_management.UrlManagementService, }