What This Workflow Does

This n8n workflow reads backlinks from a Google Sheet, sends each one to the DataForSEO On-Page API, and checks:

– Whether the backlink is still live on the target page
– Whether it’s dofollow or nofollow
– Whether it’s missing (i.e., lost)

The result is then written back to the same Google Sheet under a Status column. Your result will look like this:

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

1. Add your DataForSEO and Google Sheets credentials in n8n.
2. Make sure your Google Sheet has these columns: Backlink URL, Landing page, and Status.
3. Click the Test Workflow button to check a batch of backlinks.

Workflow Breakdown

– Trigger: Manual test start
– Read Data: Pulls backlink URLs and target pages from Google Sheets
– Format URLs: Extracts domain from URL
– Send POST Request to DataForSEO: Triggers a crawl on the backlink URL
– Wait 20 seconds: Allows crawl to finish
– Fetch Link Results: Retrieves backlink data from DataForSEO
– Validate Backlink: Checks if the backlink is live, and whether it’s dofollow
– Update Google Sheets: Logs the status as Live, Lost, or Lost (Nofollow)