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Documentation - anchors_refdomains
Contains connection between anchors and domains. Can be used to get all referring domains with specified anchor.
Each request to anchors_refdomains costs 1 row.
Each result in the response costs 1 row.
Using 'where' costs 5 rows.
Using 'having' costs 5 rows.
• refdomains
| Column | Type | Where | Having | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anchor | string | + | − | Anchor text used in at least one backlink from the referring domain. |
| anchors | int | − | + | Number of different anchor texts that are used in backlinks to the target on the referring domain. |
| backlinks | int | + | + | Number of external backlinks found that are using the anchor text. |
| refdomain | string | + | + | Referring domain that contains at least one backlink using the anchor text. |
Examples
Request
https://apiv2.ahrefs.com?from=anchors_refdomains&target=ahrefs.com&mode=domain&limit=3&order_by=anchors%3Adesc&output=json
Response
{
"refdomains": [
{
"anchors":26676,
"backlinks":66570,
"refdomain":"domainoom.com"
},
{
"anchors":240,
"backlinks":450,
"refdomain":"tntu.edu.ua"
},
{
"anchors":189,
"backlinks":298,
"refdomain":"blackhatworld.com"
}
]
}