Backlink MonkeyEvery backlink, watched.
Backlink Monkey checks the pages that link to your site and tells you the moment a link goes missing. When you trade links with a partner, we watch both sides, so every exchange stays fair.
| Page with the link | Anchor | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| blog.example.net/best-email-tools | email marketing platform | Live | 2 hr ago |
| news.example.org/2026/growth-guide | SMS campaigns | Lost | 5 hr ago |
| example.co/resources/marketing | marketing automation | Live · nofollow | 1 day ago |
| partner.example.com/blog/lead-scoring | lead scoring | Not found | 1 day ago |
| guide.example.io/crm-checklist | CRM | Exchange · healthy | 3 days ago |
What the Links page looks like (example data). Every status comes with a reason and a history.
Set it up once. We keep looking.
No spreadsheets and no checking pages by hand. Add the links you care about and Backlink Monkey checks them for you.
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Add your site and its backlinks
Paste the pages that link to you. We find the link on each page, note whether it's dofollow, and start checking it on a schedule.
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Agree exchanges with partners
Share your request page, or add a partner yourself. Track the link they give you and the link you give back, side by side.
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Hear about it when something changes
When a link disappears we email you, warn the partner, and give them a grace period. If it stays gone, the exchange ends and your link comes down.
Everything a link exchange needs, and nothing it doesn't
Real checks, not guesses
We fetch each page the way a search engine does. Lost links, nofollow and sponsored rel values, noindex pages and broken pages are each reported in plain words.
Exchanges with both sides in view
Each partner shows their links to you and your links to them, with one status: healthy, waiting on them, waiting on you, or their link lost.
Fair by default
If a partner removes your link, they get an email and a grace period you choose. After that, we can end the exchange and remove your link to them.
A request page for your site
Share one link where other sites can propose an exchange. You accept or decline, and each partner gets a status page showing both links.
Edits made for you
Connect WordPress, and Backlink Monkey adds your link to the right post, updates it, and takes it off when an exchange ends.
A history of every link
See when each link was found, lost or changed, and who did what. You get a weekly digest by email, and only when there's something to report.
Your links, placed and removed for you
Connect your WordPress site. When you agree an exchange, Backlink Monkey links the anchor text you chose in the post you chose. When the exchange ends, the link comes off and the text stays.
- Works with a WordPress application password. No plugin to install.
- Every change is checked on the live page a couple of minutes later.
| You do this in Backlink Monkey | Your page changes like this |
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| Accept an exchange | The anchor text becomes a link to your partner. |
| Change the target, anchor or rel | The existing link is updated in place. |
| Move the link to another article | It's removed from the old article and added to the new one. |
| End an exchange | The link is removed and the words stay. |
Start free. Pay per site when you grow.
One plan to try it, one plan to run it. Change or cancel any time from your account.
- 1 site and 1 user
- 25 monitored links
- Weekly checks and email alerts
- Exchange request page and partner status pages
- WordPress editing
- Automatic exchange enforcement
- As many sites and teammates as you buy
- 5,000 monitored links per site
- Daily checks and email alerts
- Exchange request page and partner status pages
- WordPress: add, update and remove your links
- Automatic exchange enforcement after your grace period
Questions people ask us
What does Backlink Monkey actually check?
For each page you add, we fetch it and look for a link to your domain or any of its subdomains. We record the link's address, anchor text and rel value, and whether the page itself is set to noindex. A link we can't find is rechecked once before it's marked Lost, so a slow page doesn't set off a false alarm.
How often are links checked?
New links are checked within a few minutes. After that, Free accounts check every link weekly and Pro accounts check daily. You can check any link right away with Check now.
What is a link exchange?
An exchange is an agreement between two sites: they link to you and you link to them. Backlink Monkey tracks both links, so either of you can see at a glance whether the deal is being kept.
What happens when a partner removes my link?
We email you and, if you've turned it on, the partner too. They have the grace period you chose (14 days by default) to put it back. If it's still missing after that, a Pro account can end the exchange and remove your link to them automatically. You can turn this off for any partner.
Do I need WordPress?
No. Monitoring works on any public page, on any platform. WordPress only matters if you want Backlink Monkey to add and remove your own links for you.
What's the difference between dofollow and nofollow?
A normal (dofollow) link passes ranking value to the page it points to. Links marked nofollow, sponsored or ugc ask search engines not to. We show the rel value on every link, so you can tell whether a partner quietly changed yours.
Will your checker show up in my analytics?
Our checker identifies itself as a bot and only fetches the pages someone asked us to monitor, usually once a day per page. Most analytics tools filter it out. You can read about it at /bot.
Does Backlink Monkey sell links?
No. We don't sell links or broker deals. Backlink Monkey is a tool for keeping track of the links you've agreed with other sites. Link schemes and private blog networks are against our terms of service.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Manage or cancel your subscription from Plan & billing. If you cancel, your account goes back to Free and your data stays.
We outgrew the spreadsheet
We built Backlink Monkey after one too many afternoons spent opening partner pages by hand to see whether our links were still there. Now an automated backlink management engine does it for us, and it can do it for you.
Find out which of your backlinks are still live.
Add your site and your first links in about two minutes.