MyBacklinks CLI – Domain Analysis

Evaluate any domain's SEO strength and reverse-engineer its backlink profile from the command line.

Prerequisites

Authenticate once before running any command:

# API-key auth (recommended for agents)
mybacklinks login --api-key <YOUR_API_KEY>

# Verify credentials
mybacklinks status

All commands accept --json for machine-readable output and --base-url <url> to target a different server.

Commands

1. fetch-dr-by-domain

Retrieve the Domain Rating (DR) for a single domain. DR is a 0–100 score reflecting the strength of a domain's backlink profile.

When to use: Qualify a domain before outreach, compare competitors, or audit your own site's authority.

mybacklinks fetch-dr-by-domain --domain <domain>

Examples:

# Quick DR check
mybacklinks fetch-dr-by-domain --domain ahrefs.com

# JSON output for scripting
mybacklinks fetch-dr-by-domain --domain ahrefs.com --json

Typical response (JSON):

{
  "domain": "ahrefs.com",
  "dr": 91
}

2. fetch-traffic-by-domain

Retrieve estimated monthly organic traffic for a domain.

When to use: Evaluate whether a site is worth pursuing for a guest post or backlink, gauge competitor reach, or prioritize outreach targets by traffic volume.

mybacklinks fetch-traffic-by-domain --domain <domain>

Examples:

mybacklinks fetch-traffic-by-domain --domain moz.com

mybacklinks fetch-traffic-by-domain --domain moz.com --json

Typical response (JSON):

{
  "domain": "moz.com",
  "traffic": 1250000
}

3. fetch-backlinks-by-domain

Discover the backlinks pointing to any domain. Returns referring pages, anchor texts, dofollow status, and referring domain ratings.

When to use: Reverse-engineer a competitor's link profile, find link-building opportunities from shared referring domains, or audit a prospective partner's backlink quality.

mybacklinks fetch-backlinks-by-domain --domain <domain> [options]

Examples:

# Basic discovery
mybacklinks fetch-backlinks-by-domain --domain competitor.com

# Only high-quality dofollow links
mybacklinks fetch-backlinks-by-domain --domain competitor.com --dofollow --min-dr 30

# Limit results and output JSON
mybacklinks fetch-backlinks-by-domain --domain competitor.com --limit 50 --json

# Search for specific anchor
mybacklinks fetch-backlinks-by-domain --domain competitor.com --anchor-text "best tools"

Agent Workflows

Competitive Gap Analysis

1. Identify competitor domains.
2. For each competitor, run fetch-dr-by-domain and fetch-traffic-by-domain to benchmark.
3. Run fetch-backlinks-by-domain --dofollow --min-dr 20 to find high-quality referring domains.
4. Cross-reference referring domains across competitors to find common link sources you're missing.

Domain Qualification for Outreach

Before reaching out to a site for a guest post or link placement:

1. fetch-dr-by-domain --domain <target> — confirm DR meets your minimum threshold.
2. fetch-traffic-by-domain --domain <target> — verify the site has real organic traffic.
3. If both pass, proceed with outreach; otherwise skip.

Batch Domain Screening

Use --json output to pipe results into downstream processing:

for domain in site1.com site2.com site3.com; do
  mybacklinks fetch-dr-by-domain --domain "$domain" --json
done

Credit Cost

fetch-dr-by-domain and fetch-traffic-by-domain share the same underlying API endpoint (getDomainMetrics). fetch-backlinks-by-domain calls the backlink discovery endpoint. Both consume credits — check mybacklinks status to see your balance.

Related Skills

• mybacklinks-cli-resource-management — Save qualified domains as backlink resources
• mybacklinks-cli-campaign-tracking — Track backlinks you build against your projects
• blog-commenter-skill — Automate blog comment outreach