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Haloscan

Haloscan is a powerful SEO analysis tool that provides insights into keyword rankings, domain metrics, and related searches.

Overview

This node operation retrieves the business categories associated with a given domain or URL based on Google My Business (GMB) backlinks. It is useful for SEO professionals and marketers who want to analyze the categories linked to a domain through its GMB backlinks, helping to understand the business's online presence and category relevance.

Use Case Examples

  1. Analyzing the business categories of a competitor's domain based on their GMB backlinks.
  2. Checking the categories associated with your own domain to optimize local SEO strategies.

Properties

Name Meaning
Input The requested URL or domain for which to retrieve the business categories based on GMB backlinks.
Mode Specifies whether to look for a domain or a full URL. Options include auto detection, domain, root, or URL.

Output

JSON

  • categories - The business categories associated with the given domain or URL based on GMB backlinks.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for authentication to the Haloscan API service.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the input URL or domain is correctly formatted and accessible.
  • Check that the API key credential is valid and has sufficient permissions.
  • If the response is empty, verify that the domain has GMB backlinks and associated categories.
  • Timeouts may occur if the server is slow; consider increasing the timeout setting in request options.

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