# Adding a single link

February 18, 2026

## Adding a single link

You can manually add a single backlink to Linkody to start monitoring it immediately. This is useful when you acquire new links through outreach or want to track specific links not discovered automatically.

## Required field

- **Referring page URL (URL from)** – This is the page where the backlink is located. It’s the only required field.

## Prospect link option

You can mark the link as a **prospect link** using a toggle switch.

If enabled, a dropdown appears to select the prospect status: Candidate, Requested, Pending, Declined.

This status is for your reference only—it does not affect how Linkody tracks the link.

​ [Learn more about prospect links](/content/helpcenter/en/articles/11070086-understanding-prospect-links/index.html)

## Optional fields

You can define the following optional values when adding the link:

- **Tags** – Add labels to categorize or organize your links
- **Notes** – Add any comments or context
- **Date added** – Defaults to now, but can be backdated
- **Expires** – Set an expiration date to be reminded via email when a link is about to expire
- **Cost** – Useful if you're tracking paid links
- **Contact** – Associate the link with one of your saved [contacts](/content/helpcenter/en/articles/11813157-managing-contacts-in-linkody/index.html) to track who you worked with for this link
- **Expected landing page URL** – If the actual target differs, the link gets a **WLP (Wrong Landing Page)** status
- **Expected anchor** – If the anchor text doesn’t match, the link gets a **WA (Wrong Anchor)** status
- **Must be follow** – If the link is _nofollow_, the link gets a **WR (Wrong Rel)** status
- **Report status changes** – Enabled by default. If unchecked, the link will still be monitored but won’t trigger email notifications when its status changes.

## Adding multiple links from the same page

You can add **several links from the same referring page**, as long as each one points to a **different target page**.

If you don’t specify an expected landing page and Linkody detects that links from this source already exist, a pop-up will prompt you to enter the expected target page URL:

This ensures that each link is tracked individually and correctly.