{
  "locale": "en",
  "manualOnly": true,
  "providerRequests": 0,
  "measuredSeoValue": null,
  "title": "PDF backlinks: inspect real document links and destinations",
  "notice": "Original learning sample. It demonstrates references, not purchased placements or measured SEO results.",
  "diagram": {
    "title": "Keep the two link directions separate",
    "caption": "Fictional incoming reference; the sample’s outgoing links are real authored examples. No external backlink to this site has been acquired.",
    "relationLabel": "Source and destination relationships",
    "nodes": [
      {
        "id": "referrer",
        "title": "Partner resource page",
        "body": "A hypothetical page could cite a useful document; this reference has not been acquired."
      },
      {
        "id": "pdf",
        "title": "Sample PDF",
        "body": "The actual downloadable document has two authored URI links and a separate printed address."
      },
      {
        "id": "reference",
        "title": "Referenced resource",
        "body": "The external example leads to Google’s file-format documentation."
      }
    ],
    "relations": [
      {
        "id": "incoming",
        "from": "referrer",
        "to": "pdf",
        "label": "links to the document"
      },
      {
        "id": "outgoing",
        "from": "pdf",
        "to": "reference",
        "label": "cites an external resource"
      }
    ]
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "id": "incoming",
      "title": "Link into the PDF",
      "values": [
        "A reader reaches the intended document",
        "Record referring page, PDF URL and source owner",
        "Do not invent a referring page or count a hypothetical link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "annotation",
      "title": "Authored annotation",
      "values": [
        "A meaningful label opens the intended URI",
        "Inspect the exported action, target and readable link text",
        "Repair the source link and export again"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "printed",
      "title": "Printed address",
      "values": [
        "Text provides an address for reference",
        "Separate file annotations from viewer auto-detection",
        "Do not count plain text as an authored link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "destination",
      "title": "Final destination",
      "values": [
        "The promised resource is still available",
        "Record redirect chain, final URL, response and date",
        "Fix obsolete paths and verify again"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "headers",
      "title": "Document controls",
      "values": [
        "Publication matches the intended use",
        "Inspect text, language, HTTP headers and equivalent versions",
        "Keep search controls and canonical purpose distinct"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sample": {
    "title": "Document link inspection sample",
    "notice": "Original learning sample. It demonstrates references, not purchased placements or measured SEO results.",
    "external": "Google: supported file formats",
    "externalNote": "External reference to the documentation used when reviewing PDF indexability.",
    "internal": "Publisher-quality review guide",
    "internalNote": "Internal navigation to another guide on this website; not an earned external backlink.",
    "printed": "Printed address without an authored annotation",
    "printedNote": "Some viewers may auto-link this text. That is separate from a link authored into the file. The example domain is not a destination to submit to.",
    "review": "Inspect the exported document",
    "checks": [
      "Select and copy a sentence.",
      "Inspect the two authored URI actions.",
      "Compare the labels with the final destinations.",
      "Record the viewer and date of your check."
    ],
    "dateLabel": "Sample revision",
    "date": "2026-10-27",
    "pdf": "Download sample PDF",
    "diagramNotice": "Fictional incoming reference; the sample’s outgoing links are real authored examples. No external backlink to this site has been acquired.",
    "targets": [
      {
        "uri": "https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/indexable-file-types",
        "label": "Google: supported file formats",
        "relationship": "external-reference"
      },
      {
        "uri": "https://starbacklink.com/blog/backlink-quality",
        "label": "Publisher-quality review guide",
        "relationship": "internal-navigation"
      }
    ],
    "printedAddress": "https://archive.example/notes",
    "printedAddressHasAuthoredAnnotation": false,
    "incomingPartnerLink": "fictional"
  },
  "checklist": [
    "Identify source and destination owners",
    "Inspect the exported annotation and exact URI",
    "Test text selection, link purpose and keyboard access",
    "Record final response and inspection date",
    "Recheck publication controls after file changes"
  ]
}