What this backlink checker does
Enter the address of a page and the domain you're looking for. The checker loads that one page the way a search engine crawler does, reads every link in the HTML, and lists each one that points to your domain or any of its subdomains.
For every link it shows:
- The anchor text, the clickable words. For an image link, it shows the image's alt text instead.
- The rel attribute and what it means: a plain link is dofollow and can pass ranking;
nofollow,sponsoredandugcask search engines not to. - Whether it's in the raw HTML. We don't run JavaScript, so every link we find is one a crawler sees on its first pass.
How to use it
- Paste the full URL of the page that should link to you, such as a directory listing or a blog post.
- Type your domain, like yoursite.com. Leave off https:// and www; subdomains are included automatically.
- Press Check links. Results usually take a couple of seconds.
- If the link is missing or nofollow, contact the site owner with the exact page and what you found. A specific request gets fixed far more often than a vague one.
Dofollow, nofollow, sponsored and ugc
Search engines treat links as votes. A plain link, often called dofollow, is a full vote. Since 2019 Google has offered three hints for links that shouldn't count as one: rel="nofollow" for links the site doesn't vouch for, rel="sponsored" for paid placements and rel="ugc" for user-generated content like comments and forum posts.
Nofollow links still bring visitors, and a natural link profile has plenty of them. But when you've earned a link through a launch, a review or a guest post, it's worth checking which kind you got.
Frequently asked questions
- Why can I see the link in my browser but the checker can't find it?
- The link is probably added by JavaScript after the page loads. Browsers run that code; crawlers often don't on their first visit, and some never do. Ask the site to include the link in the HTML its server sends. Also check that you entered the exact page, not the site's homepage.
- Does it check the whole website for backlinks?
- No. It checks one page at a time, the one you enter, which is the fastest way to confirm a specific backlink. To discover every site that links to you, use a backlink index such as Google Search Console's Links report.
- Are nofollow backlinks worthless?
- No. They send visitors, help search engines discover your pages, and Google treats nofollow as a hint rather than a strict rule. Followed links pass more ranking signal, though, so they're the ones worth asking for.
- What happens if the page itself has a nofollow robots tag?
- A robots meta tag with nofollow applies to every link on the page, even links without a rel attribute. The checker reads that tag and marks the links as nofollow when it's present.
- Do subdomains count?
- Yes. A search for yoursite.com also matches links to www.yoursite.com, blog.yoursite.com and any other subdomain. To check only a subdomain, enter it in full, like blog.yoursite.com.
- Is the page I check stored anywhere?
- No. The page is fetched once to run the check and isn't saved. Each visitor can run a limited number of checks per minute.