This endpoint will provide you with the number of referring domains pointing to domains, subdomains, and pages specified in the targets array. The returned numbers are based on all live referring domains, that is, total number of domains pointing to the target with any type of backlinks (e.g., no...
AI agents call backlinks_bulk_referring_domains to retrieve information from Dataforseo without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
targets | array | Yes | domains, subdomains or webpages to get rank for required field you can set up to 1000 domains, subdomains or webpages the domain or subdomain should be specifie |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This is a read-only data query operation that retrieves SEO metrics (referring domain counts) for specified targets. There are no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive operations. The severity is low because misuse would only expose or aggregate publicly-available SEO intelligence data without operational impact.
From the tool's definition The tool 'backlinks_bulk_referring_domains' provides data retrieval: 'will provide you with the number of referring domains' and 'The returned numbers are based on all live referring domains.' It retrieves backlink statistics without modifying, executing…
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This endpoint will provide you with the number of referring domains pointing to domains, subdomains, and pages specified in the targets array. The returned numbers are based on all live referring domains, that is, total number of domains pointing to the target with any type of backlinks (e.g., nofollow, noreferrer, ugc, sponsored etc) that were found during the latest check. Note that if you indicate a domain as a target, you will get result for the root domain (domain with all of its subdomains), e.g. dataforseo.com and app.dataforseo.com. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dataforseo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
backlinks_bulk_referring_domains accepts 1 parameter: targets. Required: targets. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Dataforseo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for backlinks_bulk_referring_domains: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Dataforseo. Nothing to install.
backlinks_bulk_referring_domains is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the backlinks_bulk_referring_domains rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for backlinks_bulk_referring_domains. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
backlinks_bulk_referring_domains is provided by the Dataforseo MCP server (dataforseo-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.