Majestic Index Info

The Majestic Index Info node retrieves core SEO authority metrics (Trust Flow, Citation Flow, backlinks, referring domains) for one or several URLs through the Majestic API.

What does the Majestic Index Info node do?

The Majestic Index Info node queries the Majestic SEO API to retrieve the main authority metrics for one or several URLs: Trust Flow, Citation Flow, total backlinks, referring domains, referring IPs, referring subnets, plus the Topical Trust Flow breakdown by theme. It is the fastest way to assess how strong a page or domain is from a link-building perspective inside a Draft & Goal workflow.

Common use cases:

• Auditing a list of URLs to compare authority before launching an SEO campaign.
• Enriching an internal report with up-to-date Majestic metrics for client domains.
• Filtering a backlink prospect list to keep only domains above a Trust Flow threshold.
• Tracking thematic relevance of a site through its Topical Trust Flow categories.

Quick setup

Follow these steps to add and configure the Majestic Index Info node in your workflow:

Configuration parameters

The node has one mandatory input plus three configuration parameters that drive the Majestic API call.

Required fields

Optional fields

What does the node output?

The SEO Metrics output contains a JSON string with one entry per URL submitted. Each entry exposes the Trust Flow / Citation Flow couple, raw backlink counts and the requested Topical Trust Flow categories. Connect the output to a JSON Path Extractor or directly to an LLM to turn the data into a readable report.

How to use the output

1. Draw a connection from the SEO Metrics output of the Majestic Index Info node.
2. Drop it on the input of the next node.
3. In that next node, create and name your own variable (for instance majestic_metrics). The JSON payload is injected automatically.

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "trust_flow": 45,
    "citation_flow": 52,
    "external_backlinks": 25000,
    "referring_domains": 1500,
    "referring_ips": 1200,
    "referring_subnets": 980,
    "topical_trust_flow": [
      { "topic": "Business/Marketing and Advertising", "value": 38 },
      { "topic": "Computers/Internet/Web Design and Development", "value": 27 }
    ]
  }
]

Usage examples

Example 1: Qualify a list of backlink prospects

You start from a Google Sheet of candidate domains and want to keep only the ones with a Trust Flow above 25.

Workflow:

1. Google Sheets Reader loads the column domains into a list.
2. Majestic Index Info receives that list on its URL(s) input, with Data source = Fresh Index and Number of topics = 5.
3. A JSON Path Extractor reads $[*].trust_flow from the output.
4. A Filter List keeps only the rows where trust_flow >= 25.

Example 2: Build a competitor authority report with an LLM

You want a written summary that compares your domain to two competitors.

Workflow:

1. A Text Input lists the three URLs (your domain plus two competitors), one per line.
2. Majestic Index Info is configured with Historic Index and Number of topics = 10 to get a full thematic breakdown.
3. The SEO Metrics output is plugged into an LLM node whose prompt asks for a comparative analysis using the JSON variable majestic_metrics.

Common issues

The node fails with `Majestic: API key not configured`

Cause: No Majestic integration is attached to the node, or the integration has been deleted.

Solution: Open the node settings, select a valid Majestic Integration, and make sure the API key in the integrations page is still active on the Majestic side.

The node returns an error mentioning `URLs are required`

Cause: The URL(s) field is empty and the input port did not receive any value, or the upstream node sent an empty list.

Solution: Type at least one URL in the field, or check that the upstream node actually outputs a non-empty list (for example by previewing its output before running the workflow).

Topical Trust Flow values look incomplete

Cause: The Number of topics parameter is set too low, so Majestic only returns a few categories.

Solution: Increase the value (up to 100). Keep in mind that a high number of topics slightly increases the API response time.

Best practices and pitfalls

How does it fit into a workflow?

Majestic Index Info typically sits between a list-producing node and an analysis or storage node. A common SEO-audit pattern looks like this:

graph LR
    Sheets[Google Sheets Reader<br/>list of URLs] --> Majestic[Majestic Index Info]
    Majestic --> Extractor[JSON Path Extractor]
    Extractor --> Filter[Filter List<br/>Trust Flow >= 25]
    Filter --> Writer[Google Sheets Writer<br/>qualified prospects]

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