Free Backlink Checker
Check backlinks for any website. See referring domains, top links, anchor text, follow status, quality indicators and AI-powered next steps. No signup required for your first report.
kettleandcrumb.com
Example reportExample report with illustrative data. Enter a domain above to check its real backlinks.
Top Backlinks
Up to 20 links, spread across different referring domains.
bakingdaily.blogbakingdaily.blog/best-sourdough-startersAnchor textKettle & Crumb’s starter guideTarget/guides/sourdough-starterAttributesFollowedRank512
citybitesguide.com · 14 linkscitybitesguide.com/bakeries/top-10Anchor textKettle & CrumbTarget/AttributesFollowedRank468
flourpowermag.comflourpowermag.com/interviews/small-bakeriesAnchor textkettleandcrumb.comTarget/aboutAttributesFollowedRank431
sourdoughforum.net · 6 linkssourdoughforum.net/t/hydration-tips/2231Anchor textthis hydration chartTarget/guides/hydrationAttributesNofollowUGCRank388
localfoodawards.org · 3 linkslocalfoodawards.org/2026/winnersAnchor textKettle & CrumbTarget/AttributesFollowedRank376
weekendrecipes.coweekendrecipes.co/brioche-bunsAnchor textbrioche bun recipeTarget/recipes/briocheAttributesFollowedRank352
kitchengearlab.comkitchengearlab.com/reviews/dutch-ovensAnchor textbaking bread in a Dutch ovenTarget/guides/dutch-oven-breadAttributesSponsoredRank341
farmersmarketmap.orgfarmersmarketmap.org/vendors/kettle-crumbAnchor textVisit websiteTarget/AttributesNofollowRank296One link from each of 20 referring domains, highest domain rank first, so one site can’t fill the list. Rank is a 0–1000 domain rank estimate for the linking site, not a Google score.
Link Quality Signals
Anchor text, link attributes and concentration, with what each one means.
Anchor text mix · 146 referring domains
Link attributes · all backlinks
AI Insights
Observations drawn from the links above, with a next step for each.
A few sites supply a large share of links
38% of your backlinks come from just three referring domains.
Next step: Look for links from more relevant sites so your profile doesn’t lean on a handful of sources.
Brand anchors dominate
41% of referring domains link with your brand name and 17% with a bare URL.
Next step: Where it reads naturally, ask for descriptive anchors that tell readers what the linked page covers.
Guides earn most of the deep links
Your sourdough and hydration guides attract links from forums and blogs.
Next step: Keep those guides current and link from them to related recipes.
Drawn from the totals above and one link from each of all 146 referring domains.
Top Linked Pages
Which of your pages attract the most backlinks.
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This report is a Fetch Hive workflow, not a black box. Clone it, run it whenever you want, or schedule it weekly.
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Analyze Backlink Quality, Not Just Backlink Count
A big backlink total can hide a thin profile. This backlink analysis tool shows where links come from, what they say and how they are marked, so you can judge relevance instead of chasing a number.
A backlink count on its own
1,284
backlinks
Sitewide footer and blogroll links inflate the total
No view of which sites link to you, or why
Nofollow, sponsored and followed links all count the same
The same profile in this free backlink analysis
146
referring domains
Unique referring domains alongside the total
Anchor text and follow status for your top links
Explainable quality signals, not a black-box score
Figures come from the example report above. The same 1,284 backlinks come from 146 referring domains, and that gap is where a backlink quality review starts.
Your Free Backlink Report Includes
Check backlinks of any website and get four views of its link profile. Each one is a workflow step you can open, read and change.
Step 1
Count backlinks and referring domains
We pull total backlinks, unique referring domains and the share of links without a nofollow attribute.
Returns
Total backlinks · referring domains · followed share
Step 2
See your top backlinks, anchor text and link attributes
Up to 20 links, one per referring domain so one site can’t fill the list. Each row shows the linking page, the page it points to, the anchor text and its rel attributes.
Returns
Linking page · target · anchor text · follow status
Step 3
Analyze backlink quality with explainable signals
Anchor text mix, link attributes, how concentrated your links are, and how many sit in footers or point at your homepage. Every signal says why it matters.
Returns
Anchor mix · attribute mix · link concentration
Step 4
Get AI recommendations from your actual links
Two to four observations drawn from the links in your report, each with a next step. No generic advice shown to every domain.
Returns
Observations · next steps · sample scope
How the Fetch Hive Workflow Works
The backlink report above is one Fetch Hive workflow: backlink index queries, a clean-up step, a quality review and an AI summary. Nothing is hidden, so you can copy it, change it and run it yourself.
Your input
Any public domain
Backlink index
Summary and links
Build report
Classify and score
Quality signals
Anchors and attributes
AI recommendations
Next steps
Report
What you see above
See what every check does and what it costs
Every run of this workflow in Fetch Hive logs all of this, so you know what happened and what it cost.
Every provider call
Every model call
Every link returned
Every tool call
Every workflow step
Every cost
Clone it, then change anything
Add a competitor domain, a broken link check or your own scoring step, or swap the model that writes the recommendations. It is your copy, so nothing is locked.
Schedule it, send it to Slack
Run the workflow every week or month and post the totals to a Slack channel with the built-in schedule and Slack steps.
Call it from your own app
Every workflow can be invoked through the Fetch Hive API, so the same backlink checks can power your dashboard or client reports.
What This Report Can and Cannot Tell You
No backlink index sees the whole web. Totals reflect what the data provider has crawled, which is why backlink checkers show different numbers.
Rank and quality signals are estimates from the backlink index and this workflow. They are not Google ranking factors or Google scores.
Anchor text and link-location signals use one link from each of up to 1,000 referring domains, not every link in the index.
Nofollow, sponsored and UGC links aren’t automatically bad. This report doesn’t label links as toxic or suggest disavowing them.
New links can take time to appear and removed links time to drop out. Check the retrieval date on each report.
How to Use This Backlink Checker
Enter a domain, review the backlink report, then act on the recommendations.
Check backlinks of your website
Enter your domain without https or www. Compare total backlinks with referring domains to see how many separate sites actually link to you.
Automate it in Fetch Hive
Schedule the check weekly so you compare like with like.
Check competitor backlinks
Enter a competitor’s public domain to see who links to them, their top anchor text and which pages earn links. It checks one domain at a time, not link gaps between two sites.
Automate it in Fetch Hive
Clone the workflow and run it for each competitor you track.
What is a referring domain?
A referring domain is a unique website that links to you. Ten links from one site count as ten backlinks but one referring domain, which is why this checker shows both.
Automate it in Fetch Hive
Schedule the workflow and post referring domain totals to Slack.
Act on the recommendations
Start with the insight that affects the most links, such as a profile that leans on a few sites. Refresh pages that already earn links before chasing new ones.
Automate it in Fetch Hive
Send the insights to a saved agent that turns them into a task list.
Automate Future Backlink Checks
Clone the workflow that made your backlink report and schedule it to run every week. You will see every step, every provider call and what each run costs.
Weekly backlink check
Scheduled
Every Monday
Check backlinks and referring domains for your domain
Compare
Compare totals and top referring domains with last week’s run
Notify
Post a short summary to your team’s Slack channel
Run the backlink checker right inside Claude
Connect Fetch Hive once, then ask for this report in the chat you already have open. Free for 72 hours as a guest, no account needed.
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Open Connectors
In Claude (web or Desktop), open Settings, then Connectors, and click Add custom connector.
Paste the connector URL
Name it Fetch Hive and paste this URL.
https://connect.fetchhive.com/mcpConnect as a guest
Click Connect. When Fetch Hive opens in your browser, choose Continue as guest (or sign in), then click Allow.
Then ask Claude
Check the backlinks for acme.com and list the strongest referring domains.
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Frequently asked questions
Everything people ask about checking backlinks, referring domains and link quality, and what the free backlink checker includes.
Enter the domain in the free backlink checker at the top of this page and select Check Backlinks. Your first report is free with no signup. It shows total backlinks, referring domains, the top 20 backlinks with anchor text and link attributes, quality signals and AI recommendations.
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