API talk:Backlinks

Is there no way, using the API, to get backlinks for a non-existent page? This functionality exists using the Special:WhatLinksHere feature and would be useful for programatically fixing broken links. /Lokal Profil (talk) 10:52, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Is there any way to include transcluding pages among those who link the template? Soshial (talk) 22:36, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Backlinks Watchlist

 * Backlinks Watchlist, a tool for monitoring changes to the backlinks of a page. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 04:08, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikiget

 * Wikiget, a unix command-line tool to retrieve the backlinks for a template, article etc.. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 01:49, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Compared with API:Linkshere
My understanding is that the other API is available under a lower MW version, since they all claimed to be able to be used as generators. Is that true? --CXuesong (talk) 07:35, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Seconding this question. What is the semantic difference between this list module and API:Linkshere? It seems both have features the other one does not have, but what is the reason for having two modules that effectively solve the same task? --78.50.153.140 13:43, 11 November 2018 (UTC)