# Bulk Backlink Analysis API — 100 Rows, No Per-Link Fee > A bulk backlink analysis API: one GET request returns a domain's full ranked backlink list — up to 100 rows — in a single call. No per-link billing. - Canonical page: https://backlinkmcp.com/bulk-backlink-analysis-api - MCP endpoint: `POST https://backlinkmcp.com/api/mcp` (JSON-RPC 2.0, streamable HTTP, no install, 13 tools) - REST: `GET https://backlinkmcp.com/api/v1/authority?domain=example.com`, `/api/v1/backlinks?domain=example.com` ([docs](https://backlinkmcp.com/docs.md)) - Pricing: Free = 10 lookups/day per IP, 25 backlink rows, no signup. Pro = $19/mo, unlimited daily lookups, 100 rows, `ai_visibility_report` (operator-issued; self-serve checkout is not live) - Data limits: the index is domain-level (referring domains with authority + outbound counts). No per-link URLs, anchor text or rel/dofollow. `domain_rating` is not Moz DA and not a Google factor - Site index for agents: https://backlinkmcp.com/llms.txt --- One GET request returns a domain's entire backlink list — ranked by linker authority — in a single response. No per-link fee, no pagination to manage, no dashboard export button to click. Updated 2026-10-15 "Bulk" here means bulk-per-domain: one call returns the full ranked list for that domain (up to 100 rows on Pro), not a single request across many domains. For a list of domains, loop the same lightweight call — see the code sample below. Most backlink tools make you choose between depth and cost: a free "check a few backlinks" widget, or a paid seat that meters usage per row or per export. BacklinkMCP's backlink endpoint skips that tradeoff for the common analysis workflow — auditing one domain's full link profile, or running that same check across a list of competitor or prospect domains — by returning the complete ranked list in one call, at a flat per-lookup price. ## Try it ## The endpoint A single GET request returns the full ranked backlink list for one domain: ``` curl "https://backlinkmcp.com/api/v1/backlinks?domain=stripe.com" ``` Response shape: ``` { "ok": true, "backlinks": { "domain": "stripe.com", "results": [ { "source": "example.com", "authority": 48213, "links_out": 118 }, { "source": "another.org", "authority": 1931, "links_out": 54 } ], "ranked_returned": 25 }, "row_cap": 25, "granularity": { "level": "domain" } } ``` ## Running it in bulk across a domain list There's no multi-domain batch endpoint today — that would need its own queueing and result-polling design, and we'd rather be honest about that than fake a "bulk upload" button that just loops internally anyway. In practice, looping the same call client-side is the bulk workflow, because each call is cheap, cacheable, and already returns everything for that domain in one shot: ``` const domains = ["stripe.com", "notion.so", "linear.app"]; const rows = await Promise.all( domains.map(async (domain) => { const r = await fetch( "https://backlinkmcp.com/api/v1/backlinks?domain=" + encodeURIComponent(domain) ); const { ok, backlinks } = await r.json(); return { domain, count: ok ? backlinks.ranked_returned : 0, ok }; }) ); console.table(rows); ``` On the free tier that's capped by the 10-lookups/day rate limit shared across all endpoints, so a list of more than a handful of domains needs the [Pro plan](https://backlinkmcp.com/pricing) for unlimited calls. Each call is still one domain's full list, not a fragment of it. ## What each row means - `source` — the linking domain. - `authority` — that linking domain's own editorial-authority score, so you can sort a backlink list by how much each link is actually worth rather than just counting rows. - `links_out` — the linking domain's total outbound link count, a rough signal of whether it's a curated hub or a low-effort link farm. - `ranked_returned` / `row_cap` — how many rows this call actually returned and the tier limit that capped it, so you know when a domain has more backlinks than you're seeing. This is domain-level data — referring domains and their scores, not individual linking URLs or anchor text. See the [docs](https://backlinkmcp.com/docs) for the full field reference. ## Rate limits and pricing 10 lookups/day per IP on the free tier (25 backlink rows per call). Unlimited lookups and 100 rows per call on the [$19/mo Pro plan](https://backlinkmcp.com/pricing). No per-row or per-export charge either way. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a single call that analyzes many domains at once? Not as one batched request today. Each domain is its own GET call to `/api/v1/backlinks`, and each of those calls already returns that domain's full backlink list in bulk (up to 100 rows on Pro) rather than one row at a time. For a list of domains, loop the same endpoint — it's cheap and cacheable per domain. See the code sample above. ### How many backlinks does one call return? Up to 25 rows per call on the free tier, up to 100 on Pro, ranked by the linking domain's authority score. ### Do I get billed per link like some backlink tools? No. Pricing is per lookup call — free tier or a flat [$19/mo Pro plan](https://backlinkmcp.com/pricing) for unlimited calls — not per row returned. ### What data does each backlink row include? The linking domain (`source`), that domain's own authority score, and its outbound link count — domain-level data, not per-URL or anchor-text detail. ### Can an AI agent run bulk analysis without integration code? Yes, via the `backlinks_for_domain` MCP tool — any MCP-aware agent can call it directly, including in a loop across a domain list, mid-conversation. See the [MCP install docs](https://backlinkmcp.com/docs#mcp-install). For the authority-score side of a domain rather than its backlink list, see the [domain metrics API](https://backlinkmcp.com/domain-metrics-api). For the full case against dashboard-first tools like Ahrefs, see the [Ahrefs alternative](https://backlinkmcp.com/ahrefs-alternative) comparison. ## Related tools & guides [Free backlink checker API](https://backlinkmcp.com/free-backlink-checker) [Domain authority API](https://backlinkmcp.com/domain-authority-api) [MCP + REST docs](https://backlinkmcp.com/docs) [What is a backlink?](https://backlinkmcp.com/articles/anatomy-of-a-backlink)