I need to run an Ahrefs backlink audit tool report to find toxic links pointing to our startup website, but how do I know which ones are actually harmful?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I need to run an Ahrefs backlink audit tool report to find toxic links pointing to our startup website, but how do I know which ones are actually harmful?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
site:ahrefs.com/blog toxic backlinks identify harmful backlinks spam score disavow linksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
developers.google.com/search/docs disavow links tool unnatural links link spam policyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Central link spam policies disavow links when to use disavow tool official documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Ahrefs identify toxic backlinks audit toxic links guide officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
site:ahrefs.com/blog toxic backlinks identify harmful backlinks spam score disavow links Google ↗
developers.google.com/search/docs disavow links tool unnatural links link spam policy Google ↗
Google Search Central link spam policies disavow links when to use disavow tool official documentation Google ↗
Ahrefs identify toxic backlinks audit toxic links guide official Google ↗
- Spam Policies for Google Web Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Toxic Backlinks: SEO Woe or a Load of Baloney? · ahrefs.com
- Does a low DR mean that the website is spammy? · help.ahrefs.com
- Does Ahrefs have a spam score, or something similar? · help.ahrefs.com
- Disavow links to your site · support.google.com
- Manual actions report · support.google.com
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
site:ahrefs.com/blog toxic backlinks identify harmful backlinks spam score disavow links OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
developers.google.com/search/docs disavow links tool unnatural links link spam policy OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central link spam policies disavow links when to use disavow tool official documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Ahrefs identify toxic backlinks audit toxic links guide official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 |