DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors

Name: DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors
Price: 0.004 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: DataForSEO

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live

Returns domains that compete for similar backlink profiles. Analyze competitor backlink sources and compare link-building overlaps across related websites.

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Price: $0.004USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Method: POST
Response: JSON
Parameters: 0 required · 0 optional

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[
  {
    "cost": 0,
    "status_code": 20000,
    "status_message": "Ok.",
    "tasks": [
      {
        "cost": 0,
        "data": {
          "api": "backlinks",
          "function": "competitors"
        },
        "id": "08200930-2190-0461-0000-4fe70b4b9d2b",
        "path": [
          "v3",
          "backlinks",
          "competitors",
          "live"
        ],
        "result": null,
        "result_count": 0,
        "status_code": 40503,
        "status_message": "POST Data Is Invalid.",
        "time": "0 sec."
      }
    ],
    "tasks_count": 1,
    "tasks_error": 1,
    "time": "0.0080 sec.",
    "version": "0.1.20260806"
  }
]

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Pricing

Base price: $0.004 / run
Daily free calls: First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)

Request & response

Method: POST
Request body: application/json
Response: application/json
Execution: sync

Parameters

Parameters: None

Access

Provider: DataForSEO
API: Platform API
Base URL: https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint: /v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live
Authentication: Bearer API key

API README

DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API

Fetch competing domains that share backlink profiles with a target domain to analyze off-page SEO competition.

Use cases

Identify competing websites that share similar backlink profiles.
Discover link-building prospects based on competitor backlink overlaps.
Benchmark domain authority and link overlap against industry competitors.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"target": "nike.com", "limit": 5}'

Parameters

The JSON body is forwarded to the upstream endpoint (one task per call). Fields used above:

Name	Description
`target`	Target domain or page, e.g. "nike.com".
`limit`	Maximum number of results (up to 100).

Pricing

Flat price per call. Failed calls are not charged.

Related APIs

DataForSEO Backlinks Anchors: Returns anchor text distribution metrics for backlinks pointing to a target website or page.
DataForSEO Backlinks List: Returns a list of external backlinks pointing to a specified target domain or webpage.
DataForSEO Backlinks Bulk Ranks: Returns rank metrics for multiple domains or pages in bulk.

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Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

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Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/dataforseo/v3/backlinks/competitors/live with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

How much does the DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API cost?

$0.004 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

What parameters does the DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API accept?

DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors takes no input parameters; send an empty JSON body.

What does the DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

Do I need a DataForSEO developer account or API key?

No. DataForSEO Backlinks Competitors runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for DataForSEO API access separately.