How do I see my backlinks in Google?

Open Search Console, choose your site and go to Links. It shows top linking sites, top linked pages and top linking text. Click Export external links to get the full list as a CSV.

Is this the same as Ahrefs or Semrush?

No. Those tools crawl the web themselves; this report reads what Google lists in Search Console. You can also upload an Ahrefs or Semrush export to get the same report from their data.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser. The file never reaches 3way or anyone else.

Why don't I see all my links?

Search Console exports up to 100,000 links and gives a sample when there are more. A new link appears only after Google has crawled the page it is on.

Can I compare my backlinks with a competitor's?

Yes. Switch to Compare two exports, add your export and an Ahrefs or Semrush export of the competitor's site, and see the sites that link to them but not to you. Search Console only shows your own sites, so the competitor's file has to come from one of those tools.

Should I disavow the links marked here?

Usually not. The marks point at links worth a look, not at bad links. Google ignores most spammy links on its own and advises disavowing only when unnatural links caused, or could cause, a manual action.

Your backlinks, as Google sees them

Upload your Search Console links export and get a clear report: who links to you, how much, since when and with which words.

Your files are read in your browser and never leave it. Exports from Ahrefs and Semrush work too.

Get your links from Search Console

1Open Search Console and choose your site.
2Go to Links and click Export external links, then Latest links (or More sample links), then Download CSV.
3For a fuller picture, also download the Top linking sites and Top linking text tables from the same page.

Exports from Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz and Majestic work too.

Drop your export here

CSV, TSV or the ZIP file Search Console downloads. Several files at once are fine.

Runs in your browser. Nothing you enter or upload is sent anywhere.

Without vs. with 3way

Reading your links, before and after

Without 3way

A list of URLs with no summary
No view of which sites link the most
Stats pages and real links mixed together
Anchor texts in a separate table
Copying data into spreadsheets by hand

With 3way

Linking sites ranked by pages
Links by month at a glance
Sitewide, stats-page and free-blog links marked
Your anchor text ratio in the same report
A CSV of your linking sites in one click

In plain words

What is a Google backlink checker?

Google shows the links it knows about in Search Console, under Links. It is the only backlink list that comes from Google itself, and it is free for every site you have verified.

The report is hard to read as it is: tables of up to 1,000 rows and exports of raw URLs. This checker turns the export into a summary: the sites that link to you, how the links are spread over time, which of your pages get them and your anchor text ratio.

Other backlink checkers use their own crawlers, so they show links Google may not count and miss some it does. Use both, and trust Search Console for what Google sees.

How it works

How to check your backlinks in Google

Three steps, about two minutes.

01
Export from Search Console
In Links, click Export external links, then Latest links, then Download CSV.
Search Console
3way
- Links
  External links
- Export external links
  Latest links · More sample links
- Download CSV
  ZIP or CSV
02
Drop the file here
Add the Top linking sites and Top linking text tables too, if you like. Nothing is uploaded.
Your files
3way
- Latest links.csv
  Link list
  Read
- Top linking sites.csv
  Linking sites
  Read
- Top linking text.csv
  Anchor texts
  Read
03
Read your report
Linking sites, links by month, your most linked pages and your anchor ratio, with notes on what stands out.
Report for pagetest.ai
3way
- Linking sites
  10
- clevercodelab.com
  64 linking pages
  Sitewide
- pagetest.ai/
  Most linked page
  52 links

Capabilities

Your links export, summarised

One report instead of five tables.

Google's own data

Built on the links Search Console reports, not on another crawler's view.

Linking sites ranked

Every site with its number of linking pages, searchable and filterable.

Compare two exports

Your links against a competitor's shows the sites you're missing; an old export against a new one shows new and lost sites.

What's worth a look

Sitewide links, stats pages, free blogs and spammy domain endings are marked.

Anchor ratio included

Add the Top linking text table to see your anchor text mix in the same report.

Private by design

The export is read in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.

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Your backlinks, as Google sees them

Get your links from Search Console

Reading your links, before and after

What is a Google backlink checker?

How to check your backlinks in Google

Export from Search Console

Drop the file here

Read your report

Your links export, summarised

Google's own data

Linking sites ranked

Compare two exports

What's worth a look

Anchor ratio included

Private by design

Questions, answered

More tools

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