# Web Backlinks API

Backlinks pointing at a domain, with source URL and title, target URL, anchor text and authority scores. Pass the domains.

**Pricing:** $0.008 per backlink

**Endpoint:** `POST /v1/data/web/backlinks/run`

**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer mk_live_...`

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `domains` | array | Yes | One or more domains. One request reads them all. |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | How many backlinks to return in total. Defaults to 20; use 0 for all. |

## Example

`?wait=true` holds the request open until the run finishes (up to 60s) and returns the rows inline: one request, no polling.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/web/backlinks/run?wait=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"params":{"domains":["..."]}}'
```

```python
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/web/backlinks/run",
    params={"wait": "true"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"params": {
    "domains": [
        "..."
    ]
}},
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
```

## Longer runs

If the run is still going at the 60s ceiling you get back `{ job_id, status: "running" }` instead of rows (same if the result is over 100 rows; those come back `truncated`). Poll with that `job_id`:

```bash
# 1) check status
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2) when status == completed, fetch the rows
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID/results \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Full API reference (auth, jobs, balance, SDKs, MCP): https://mindcase.co/skills.md

## Response columns

| Field | Display name | Type |
|-------|--------------|------|
| `domain` | Domain | text |
| `sourceUrl` | Source URL | text |
| `sourceTitle` | Source Title | text |
| `targetUrl` | Target URL | text |
| `anchor` | Anchor | text |
| `sourceAuthorityScore` | Source Authority Score | number |
| `pageAuthorityScore` | Page Authority Score | number |
| `firstSeen` | First Seen | date |
| `lastSeen` | Last Seen | date |
| `nofollow` | Nofollow | boolean |
| `sponsored` | Sponsored | boolean |
| `ugc` | Ugc | boolean |
| `linkType` | Link Type | text |
| `linkPosition` | Link Position | text |
| `imageUrl` | Image URL | text |
| `sitewide` | Sitewide | boolean |
| `isNew` | Is New | boolean |
| `isLost` | Is Lost | boolean |
| `lostReason` | Lost Reason | text |
| `sourceLanguage` | Source Language | text |
| `sourceExternalLinks` | Source External Links | number |
| `sourceInternalLinks` | Source Internal Links | number |