Quick summary
The Semrush Backlink Audit tool lets you identify and remove toxic backlinks that can harm your site's search rankings. By flagging links with a toxicity score of 45 or higher, Semrush helps you send removal requests and protect your SEO health.
Steps
- Navigate to the Backlink Audit tool in the left sidebar.
- Enter your website URL and click Start Audit.
- Select the root domain and begin the audit.
- Review the toxicity score: links scoring 60–100 are toxic; scores of 45–59 are potentially toxic.
- Select your toxic links, click Delete, and choose To Remove.
- Repeat for all toxic links — they will appear under the Remove tab above the report.
- Click Send in the Send Email column to request link removal from each domain.
- Edit your removal request email and hit the Send button to submit it.
