Snapshot, queue stats, and monthly usage
Developer API
Backlink API — queue discovery and sync jobs per property
Queue discovery and sync jobs, poll jobs, and read new/lost link diffs from the workspace — same as the app.
Async jobs
Two job types — discovery finds links, sync verifies them
backlink-discovery runs Common Crawl and mention search; Backlink sync probes candidates and writes snapshot diffs to your property index.
Quick start (curl)
Replace $XF_API_KEY and property IDs with values from your workspace. Full reference: Developer API docs.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $XF_API_KEY" \
https://api.xenonflare.com/api/v1/properties/$XF_PROPERTY_ID/backlinks/workspaceEinen eigenen Crawler bauen vs. XenonFlare API
Bauen Sie intern, wenn…
- Common Crawl CDX — candidate queues, probe infrastructure, and dedupe
- Referring-domain expand — bounded spiders and monthly quota metering
- Snapshot diffs — durable link index, retention, and new/lost tracking
- Job orchestration — discovery vs sync lanes, schedulers, and idempotent enqueue
Nutzen Sie XenonFlare, wenn…
- POST backlink-discovery — and gsc-links-sync jobs per property
- GET workspace + stats — queue depth, sources, and monthly quota remaining
- Scheduled discovery — on Growth+ with same verify pipeline
- Agency portfolios — unlimited syncs and 100 discovery queries/mo on Agency
Typical API integration
- Create a Starter+ workspace and API key with jobs:write and properties:read
- Resolve property IDs via GET /properties
- POST …/jobs/backlink-discovery then POST …/jobs/gsc-links-sync
- Poll GET /jobs/:id until completed; read workspace for link diffs
Das bekommen Sie
Candidate counts by source and quota remaining
Common Crawl + web mention candidate enqueue
Verify candidates and persist new/lost/broken diffs
Scoped Bearer keys
properties:read, jobs:write; same rate limits as audits
Agency portfolios
Unlimited syncs, 100 discovery queries/mo per org
FAQ
Which endpoints enqueue backlink jobs?
POST /properties/:id/backlinks/jobs/backlink-discovery and POST …/jobs/gsc-links-sync. Both return 202 with a job id to poll via GET /jobs/:id.
Is Google Search Console Links available via API?
No. Google does not expose the Links report publicly. XenonFlare discovery uses Common Crawl and mention search; GSC top pages only seed on-site crawl paths.
How is this different from Ahrefs or Moz APIs?
XenonFlare builds a per-property index you manage — not a global backlink database for arbitrary competitor domains. See /backlink-monitoring.
Which plan includes the Backlink API?
Developer API keys require Starter or above. Discovery and sync quotas follow plan limits — Growth adds scheduled jobs; Agency raises caps.
Backlink API on paid workspace plans
Create API keys after upgrading to Starter. Free tier includes the dashboard — not REST job enqueue for backlinks.