Domain Authority Checker Overview
Frequently Asked Questions
What's Covered?
In this guide you will learn more about the free Domain Authority Checker tool and the data returned.
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Getting Started With the Domain Authority Checker Tool
The Free Domain Authority Checker Tool allows you to quickly pull top competitive SEO metrics quickly so you’re able to start your research right away.
To get started, enter the domain you’re looking to research and click Check Authority.
![Enter a root domain into the search box and click Check Authority to get started.](https://moz.com/images/help/large/Domain-Authority-Checker-Overview.jpg?w=1962&h=608&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1670436065&s=07b96dc0aaa52211c952648f97493e43)
Data Included in Your Report
Once the report is generated, you will see some top level metrics noted including Domain Authority, the number of Linking Root Domains, the number of Rankings Keywords, and Spam Score for this domain.
![The first thing you'll see in your report are some top level metrics.](https://moz.com/images/help/large/Domain-Analysis-metric-overview.png?w=2006&h=334&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1614703008&s=9c2ec46f4900d63d2adb7a9a58e091e5)
Below these top level metrics, the following modules will be included in the Domain Authority Checker report.
Link Based Modules
Top Pages by Links - The site's most important pages based on Page Authority (PA), an algorithm of link metrics
Top Linking Domains - The top linking domains based on Domain Authority (DA), a metric which predicts ranking potential based on links
Discovered and Lost Linking Domains - Powered by Link Explorer. Illustrates the Linking Domains discovered and lost within the last 60 days
Keyword Based Modules
Keyword by Estimated Clicks - Estimated clicks for top keywords, based on volume and CTR (Click through rate)
Top Ranking Keywords - The domain’s top keywords sorted by ranking position
Top Featured Snippets - Keywords the site ranks for that trigger a featured snippet
Branded Keywords - The highest-volume keywords reflecting the site's brand.
Keyword Ranking Distribution - The number of keywords ranking in the search results within given ranges
Top Search Competitors - The domains that compete for the same keywords as the target domain, ranked by visibility
Top Questions - Top questions mined from People Also Ask boxes for relevant keywords
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I’m seeing the message “Bummer! No data found for this domain”
![An example of the "Bummer! No Data found for this domain" error message.](https://moz.com/images/help/large/Domain-Analysis-Tool-Bummer-No-Data-message.png?w=1996&h=570&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1614703110&s=3ed9ee682a5cf1e1168cb8810689cc1e)
If you’ve entered a domain into the Domain Authority Checker tool and see the message Bummer! No data found for this domain, there are a few different reasons this may have happened.
1. We’re not able to find ranking keywords data for this domain
In order for the Domain Authority Checker tool to return data, we must be able to find ranking keywords in our corpus for the domain queried. This portion of the tool is powered by the Ranking Keywords section of the Keyword Explorer tool.
We track a lot of keywords—over 500 million!—but occasionally you might rank for keywords that aren't in our corpus. Typically, these are lower-volume keywords. Never fear, this doesn't mean you don't rank, only we haven't tracked the keyword. In this case, there is nothing you need to do. If your domain starts ranking for higher-volume keywords, we'll typically pick these up.
If you’re seeing the Bummer! No data found for this domain and you suspect it is due to us not being able to find ranking keywords for the domain, you can head over to Keyword Explorer to double check. Or, head over to Link Explorer to do some link research.
2. The keywords this domain is ranking for are from a different search engine
At this time the Domain Authority Checker tool is only available for domains which have ranking keywords for Google United States - en-us. If the site you’re analyzing is ranking for keywords in the United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia but not the United States, we will not be able to return a Domain Authority Checker report.
If you’re seeing the Bummer! No data found for this domain and you suspect it is due to us not being able to find ranking keywords for the domain, you can head over to Keyword Explorer to double check. Or, head over to Link Explorer to do some link research.
3. We’re not able to find link data for this domain
In order for the Domain Authority Checker tool to return data, we must be able to find data in our link index for the domain queried. This portion of the tool is powered by the Link Explorer tool.
If you’re seeing the Bummer! No data found for this domain and you suspect it is due to us not being able to find link data for the domain, you can head over to Link Explorer to double check. Or, head over to Keyword Explorer to do some keyword research.
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