Backlink competitors by domain — shared referring domains
semrush.web.backlinks.competitorsDomains whose backlink profile overlaps a target's, by shared referring domains
- Price
- Price pendingAt provider cost
- Success rate
- —No success-rate data yetLast 30 days · 0 calls
- Latency p50
- ——
- Last verified
- —Not verified yet
GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/semrush.web.backlinks.competitorsPreview- Uses platform quota
- Synchronous response
- Reads public data
Parameters
CSV response, one line per competitor. `neighbour` is the competing domain and `common_refdomains` is the overlap count — this is the link-gap prospecting report.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Query parameters | ||||
type | string | Required | backlinks_competitors | |
target | string | Required | searchenginejournal.com | |
target_type | string | Required | root_domain | domain | url | root_domain |
display_sort | string | Optional | ||
display_limit | integer | Optional | COST DIAL — one line per competitor domain | 10 |
export_escape | integer | Optional | ||
display_filter | string | Optional | ||
display_offset | integer | Optional | ||
export_columns | string | Required | EFFECTIVELY REQUIRED — the backlinks family serves no default column set. Columns: ascore, neighbour (the competitor domain), similarity, common_refdomains, domains_num, backlinks_num | ascore,neighbour,similarity,common_refdomains,domains_num |
- Query parameters
typestringRequiredExample:
backlinks_competitorstargetstringRequiredExample:
searchenginejournal.comtarget_typestringRequiredroot_domain | domain | url
Example:
root_domaindisplay_sortstringOptionaldisplay_limitintegerOptionalCOST DIAL — one line per competitor domain
Example:
10export_escapeintegerOptionaldisplay_filterstringOptionaldisplay_offsetintegerOptionalexport_columnsstringRequiredEFFECTIVELY REQUIRED — the backlinks family serves no default column set. Columns: ascore, neighbour (the competitor domain), similarity, common_refdomains, domains_num, backlinks_num
Example:
ascore,neighbour,similarity,common_refdomains,domains_num
Code samples
Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.
curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/semrush.web.backlinks.competitors' \
-H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"import os
import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/semrush.web.backlinks.competitors",
headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/semrush.web.backlinks.competitors", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
},
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data.