Moz Reference, 12 actions

01. Operations

Act on Moz from a workflow

Operations are the actions a workflow can take in Moz, grouped by category. Each lists its method, parameters, and a template you can drop it into.

Analytics

6 operations

Retrieve comprehensive SEO performance data including domain authority, page metrics, and ranking information across the web. Use these operations when you need to monitor your site's visibility, compare competitive domains, or extract detailed page-level performance insights for reporting and optimization purposes.

Action★ Featured

Fetch Site Metrics

MOZ_FETCH_SITE_METRICS

Retrieve key SEO metrics for any website including Domain Authority, Page Authority, Spam Score, and link counts to assess site credibility and search engine potential.

2 input

Action★ Featured

Get Top Pages

MOZ_POST_TOP_PAGES

Retrieve the highest-authority pages from any domain based on external link metrics, helping you identify which pages drive the most SEO value. Use this to understand where a competitor or your own site's link authority is concentrated.

10 input

Action

Get Global Top Domains

MOZ_LIST_GLOBAL_TOP_DOMAINS

Retrieve the highest-ranking domains globally based on Domain Authority to benchmark your site against industry leaders and understand the competitive landscape. This helps you identify authoritative sites to learn from, target for partnerships, or analyze for SEO strategy.

1 input

Action

Get Global Top Pages

MOZ_GLOBAL_TOP_PAGES

Retrieve a paginated list of the highest authority web pages across the internet ranked by Moz metrics, helping you understand what content performs best at a global scale.

2 input

Action

Get Global Top Root Domains

MOZ_GET_GLOBAL_TOP_ROOT_DOMAINS

Retrieve the 500 most authoritative websites globally ranked by Domain Authority, including their spam scores and backlink counts. Use this to identify high-authority sites for potential partnerships, competitive analysis, or link-building opportunities.

2 input

Action

List Global Top Pages (JSON-RPC)

MOZ_LIST_GLOBAL_TOP_PAGES

Retrieve the highest-performing pages across the entire web indexed by Moz, ranked by Page Authority to identify top-ranking content and competitive benchmarks.

2 input

Links

1 operation

Verify the status and validity of individual URLs to detect broken links or redirect issues. This is essential when maintaining website health, validating backlinks, or ensuring all external references in your content are active and properly configured.

Action★ Featured

Check Link Status

MOZ_LINK_STATUS

Verify whether specific source URLs contain links pointing to your website or a target URL, helping you monitor and validate inbound link placements.

4 input

Metadata

2 operations

Access indexing metadata and status information about when your content was last processed by search engines. Leverage these operations to understand crawl freshness, track indexation changes, and diagnose why certain pages may or may not be indexed.

Action

Fetch Metadata Index

MOZ_FETCH_METADATA_INDEX

Retrieve the current index metadata from Moz to track when your SEO data has been updated and identify the latest index version available for analysis.

1 input

Action

Get Index Metadata

MOZ_INDEX_METADATA

Retrieve metadata about Moz's link index including the current index ID and spam score model update dates to ensure you're working with the most recent data available.

Quota

1 operation

Monitor your current API subscription limits and remaining query allowances. Check this before making bulk requests or integrating operations into workflows to ensure you have sufficient quota for your planned usage.

Action

Lookup Quota Information

MOZ_LOOKUP_QUOTA

Check your current API usage and remaining quota allowance to understand how much access you have left. Use this to avoid hitting quota limits and plan your API usage effectively.

1 input

Usage

2 operations

Track your API consumption patterns and historical usage across API calls and data lookups. Use these operations to manage costs, identify usage trends, and optimize your integration to stay within your allocated resources.

Action★ Featured

Get API Usage Data

MOZ_GET_USAGE_DATA

Retrieve your API consumption metrics to track how many rows you've used within a specific time period or billing cycle. This helps you monitor your resource usage and avoid unexpected overages.

2 input

Action

Get Usage Data

MOZ_USAGE_DATA

Monitor your Moz API consumption and quota limits to stay within your plan's boundaries and avoid service interruptions. This helps you track how much of your monthly allocation you've used for SEO and visibility monitoring tools.

4 input

What now

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