# Best backlink API in 2026

> [DataForSEO](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50), [SE Ranking](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/se-ranking/29-monthly-add-on-monthly-billing-get-v1-backlinks-raw) and [RankParse](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/rankparse/199-pack-lifetime-deal-get-v1-backlinks) are the best backlink API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 3 providers. We list all three, ranked by score. For each one, we show its top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 backlinks cost. We rank 43 plans by price. [RankParse's $199 pack](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/rankparse/199-pack-lifetime-deal-get-v1-backlinks) costs the least per 1,000 backlinks: $0.004. RankParse charges for each page of results. We count 1,000 backlinks on each page to get the $0.004 price.

1. [DataForSEO, top-up from $50: Backlink API](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50): Overall score 85.8 (Price 73, Data 94, Cost to get started 82, Bundle 92, Performance 100), $0.036 per 1,000 backlinks
   - It returns all 5 key fields we check: Source URL, Anchor text, Follow or nofollow, Authority, First and last seen.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 domains as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.941 out of 1 on those 20 domains. That gives this plan a Data score of 94 out of 100.
2. [SE Ranking, $29 monthly, Add-on, monthly billing: Backlink API](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/se-ranking/29-monthly-add-on-monthly-billing-get-v1-backlinks-raw): Overall score 51.1 (Price 72, Data 19, Cost to get started 82, Bundle 86, Performance 32), $0.193 per 1,000 backlinks
   - It returns all 5 key fields we check: Source URL, Anchor text, Follow or nofollow, Authority, First and last seen.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 domains as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.1903 out of 1 on those 20 domains. That gives this plan a Data score of 19 out of 100.
3. [RankParse, $199 pack, Lifetime deal: Backlink API](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/rankparse/199-pack-lifetime-deal-get-v1-backlinks): Overall score 49.4 (Price 88, Data 4, Cost to get started 72, Bundle 96, Performance 10), $0.004 per 1,000 backlinks
   - It returns all 5 key fields we check. 4 are in the plan's price: Source URL, Anchor text, Follow or nofollow, First and last seen. 1 costs extra: Authority.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 domains as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.0388 out of 1 on those 20 domains. That gives this plan a Data score of 4 out of 100.

The Data score on backlink APIs: This score, out of 100, shows how many backlinks a call returns for a domain. The score also shows how much the call says about each backlink. We opened the page of every backlink a call returned. A backlink counts only when the page still links to the domain. On each domain, we count the backlinks that still link. We divide this count by the highest count any call reached on the same domain. The highest count is never above 100. We also score each part of a backlink, such as the anchor text or the page's title. For each part, we count the backlinks that still link and come with that part. We divide by the highest count any call reached for that part. We score a part on a domain only when at least one call returned that part for that domain. When the page shows a different value, we count the value as missing. A call scores 0 on a part when the call has no field for the part. A call scores 0 on a domain where the call found nothing. We average the results over all domains. Every domain counts the same. Every call here answers from an index the provider keeps. A link in the index may be gone from the page. We do not count a gone link. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer domains than the benchmark has.

Last updated: October 31, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-backlink-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/backlink-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/backlink-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.