# Backlinks & Ratings

> Analyzes backlink counts, referring domains trust scores, and backlink domain competitors.

**URL:** https://caywork.com/learn/docs/node/dataforseo-backlinks

## Content

The **Backlinks & Ratings Node** delivers complete backlink ratings, referring links profiles, and backlinks competitors indexing.

## Parameters

### Required Parameters
* **action** (string): Backlink index query action:
  * `summary`: Overview of rating score, backlinks count, referring domains list count.
  * `competitors`: Find other domain profiles with similar backlink counts.
  * `referring_domains`: List all external domains referring traffic links.
* **target** (string): Target domain URL (e.g., `openai.com`).

### Optional Parameters
* **limit** (integer): Result limit size (used for `referring_domains`). *Default: 100*.

## Practical Use Cases
1. **Spam Audit**: Retrieve referring domain ratings and trust indexes to filter out low-quality referring sites.
2. **Link-building Campaigning**: Discover other competitor domains' backlinks to construct list opportunities for outreach campaigns.