Description
This automated n8n workflow monitors your backlinks at scale using the DataForSEO On-Page API. It reads backlink URLs from Google Sheets, checks their current status, and writes the results back—so you always know which links are active, lost, or downgraded to nofollow.
🧠 How It Works:
✅ 📄 Pull Backlink Data – Reads backlink and target page URLs from a Google Sheet ✅ 🌐 Format Domain – Extracts the domain name from the backlink URL ✅ 🛰️ Trigger DataForSEO API – Sends a crawl request using the On-Page API ✅ ⏱️ Wait for Processing – Delays 20 seconds to allow DataForSEO to crawl and analyze ✅ 📥 Retrieve Results – Fetches the backlink report via API ✅ ✅ Validate Link – Checks: • Is the backlink still present? • Is it dofollow or nofollow? ✅ ✏️ Update Status – Writes result to Google Sheets under a Status column (Live, Lost, Lost - Nofollow)
🔍 It Automates:
✅ Regular backlink audits with zero manual checking ✅ Flagging lost or downgraded (nofollow) links ✅ Real-time status updates in your existing Google Sheets ✅ Scalable checks for large backlink profiles
💡 Why Choose This Workflow:
✅ Reduce churn in your backlink profile ✅ Save hours of manual link-checking ✅ Automate SEO maintenance at scale ✅ Keep SEO clients or marketing leads informed with live status reports
👤 Who Is This For:
✅ SEO Agencies tracking backlinks for clients ✅ Digital Marketers monitoring PR or outreach campaigns ✅ Bloggers or site owners managing link-building efforts ✅ Webmasters ensuring healthy off-page SEO
🔗 Integrations:
✅ Google Sheets (store backlink and result data) ✅ DataForSEO API (On-Page endpoint) ✅ Optional: Slack/Email alerts for broken link detection
📬 Never Lose Track of Your SEO Backlinks Again Turn backlink monitoring into a fully automated process with this workflow. Whether you're managing 10 or 10,000 links, this system ensures you stay informed, up-to-date, and ahead of your SEO game.
Link : https://lovable.dev/projects/18c36b88-3ba5-4af7-8405-456c75778f41
