Referring domains table metrics

Canonical column definitions for the Referring domains table. In-product help deep-links to /help/knowledge-base/metrics/backlinks/backlinks-domains-table.

UI surface

Open …/backlinks/referring-domains. Each row aggregates links from one referring domain.

Metrics and columns

• Domain — Referring hostname that links to your target.
• Anchor text / Source URL / Target URL — Representative link fields for the domain (as shown when expanded or in columns).
• Canonical path / Extracted path / Target host — Target normalization fields for filters.
• Domain rank — Domain-level rank score for the referring domain.
• Trust ratio — Trust-oriented quality ratio for the domain’s links.
• TLD — Top-level domain of the referring host.
• Domain category — Category label for the referring domain when classified.
• Backlinks — Number of backlink rows from this domain.
• Active / Lost — Active vs lost link counts from the domain.
• Active ratio — Share of links from the domain that are still active.
• Toxicity % — Share of links flagged toxic from this domain.
• Equity passed — Aggregated equity passed from the domain when available.
• Domains / subnet — Network concentration helper for related hosts.
• Anchor density — How concentrated anchor usage is for this domain.
• Toxic — Domain-level toxicity flag when present.

Related

• Analyze referring domains
• Identify link-building targets from referring domains