View when a link was first discovered in Moz?

[Sam.at.Moz]

Is it possible to check when a link was first discovered in Moz?

[PatrickDelehanty]

Hi there

Moz Open Site Explorer will give you that information. So will Ahrefs, Majestic, and Webmasters Tools. By checking all of these tools you can find when the link was first indexed.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

[Sam.at.Moz]

Brilliant thanks! Checked all these out.

To confirm the best way is to view when any link was found I suggest Google Webmaster Tools:

Log into Google Webmaster Tools go to Search Traffic - Links to your site - Who Links the Most - More - Click "Download Latest Links". On this export you can see the link and date found by Google! Despite it's name it dates back (for us) up to 7 years.

If you want to watch links as they come in then I suggest the Moz Fresh link Explorer (only goes back 60 days I believe).

Thanks and enjoy!

Sam