> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dev.ranked.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backlink Summary

> Get aggregated backlink metrics for a project

Returns total backlinks, referring domains, and dofollow/nofollow breakdown.

<ParamField path="projectId" type="string" required>Project UUID</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl "https://app.ranked.ai/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/backlinks/summary" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_your_api_key"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://app.ranked.ai/api/v1/projects/${projectId}/backlinks/summary`,
    { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}` } }
  );
  const { data } = await response.json();
  console.log(`${data.total_backlinks} backlinks from ${data.total_referring_domains} domains`);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.get(
      f'https://app.ranked.ai/api/v1/projects/{project_id}/backlinks/summary',
      headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {api_key}'}
  )
  summary = response.json()['data']
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "project_id": "40596405-c27c-4dfc-89e4-142c87846d66",
      "total_backlinks": 58,
      "total_referring_domains": 54,
      "average_domain_rank": 0,
      "dofollow_backlinks": 0,
      "nofollow_backlinks": 0,
      "broken_backlinks": 0,
      "tracked_domains_count": 1,
      "last_updated": "2026-05-02"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>