How to search for backlinks

Originally published on 2022.05.07. Last update on 2024.02.18.

In my case google is giving the most results, but try other search engines as well. Search term should be like the following:

link:pageurl -site:domain.com

Example (using my old blog post):

link:https://viktorbresan.blogspot.com/2012/09/intentservice-and-inter-process.html -site:viktorbresan.blogspot.com

If you want to exclude a certain file type from your results, you can do it for example, in the following way:

-filetype:pdf

 

Alternatives

Also check Ahrefs Backlink Checker and Neil Patel (Ubersuggest) Backlink Checker.

Bing Webmaster Tools also have backlink checker. Under 'SEO', click on 'Backlinks'. Under 'Backlinks to any site', you can add any other domain and compare their backlinks.