BacklinkBot: a machine-readable backlink directory for bots

A backlink library bots can read and submit to, with free-tier labels and submission steps

Problem

Indie developers want grok bots to post backlinks on a schedule, but backlink lists are painful: awesome lists go stale with dead links, and big spreadsheets don't show which sites are free, where to submit or what's required. Even humans struggle, let alone bots. One developer manually built a 509-site directory, proving the demand and that it is currently a manual chore.

Solution

A machine-readable backlink submission directory where each site has category, price (free/paid), submission URL, required materials and steps, exposed via /llms.txt and a JSON API for bots. It tracks submission status and auto-detects dead links so bots can close the loop.

Users

Indie developers doing SEO backlinks with AI bots, solo hackers, small SEO teams

MVP

/llms.txt and JSON API; 200 curated submittable sites; price and category filters; submission URL and step fields; dead-link detection and status flags

Revenue

Free browsing plus paid API call quota; Pro subscription for submission tracking, dead-link alerts and bulk export; sponsored directory slots

Why now

Agents like grok bot can already submit backlinks automatically, but machine-readable directory data is missing. Existing directories are built for humans, so whoever ships a bot-friendly API first wins.