AnchorsAnchorSource
AnchorsLink SignalGoogleApi.ContentWarehouse.V1.Model.AnchorsAnchorSource
SEO Analysis
AI GeneratedRelated to anchor text analysis and link signal processing. Anchor text—the clickable text in hyperlinks—has been a fundamental ranking signal since Google's inception. This model processes how link text is analyzed, stored, and weighted, affecting how Google understands what a page is about based on how other sites link to it.
Actionable Insights for SEOs
- Monitor for changes in rankings that may correlate with updates to this system
- Consider how your content strategy aligns with what this signal evaluates
- Audit your backlink profile for anchor text diversity and relevance
- Ensure internal linking uses descriptive, relevant anchor text
- Monitor for unnatural link patterns that could trigger penalties
Attributes
25additionalInfoProto2BridgeMessageSet →nilFull type: GoogleApi.ContentWarehouse.V1.Model.Proto2BridgeMessageSet.tAdditional information related to the source, such as news hub info.
clusterinteger(nilanchor++ cluster id
compressedUrlstringnilFull type: String.tcompressed source url
crawlTimestampstringnilFull type: String.tSource page crawl timestamp.
docidstringnilFull type: String.tThe docid field used to be "required", but it is now "optional" because it is not present when anchors are stored in webtable. When anchors are stored as part of docjoin files in the segment indexer, however, docid should be considered required.
doclengthinteger(nilnecessary for anything?
homePageInfointeger(nilInformation about if the source page is a home page. It can be one of the enum values defined in PerDocData::HomePageInfo (NOT_HOMEPAGE, NOT_TRUSTED, PARTIALLY_TRUSTED, and FULLY_TRUSTED).
indyrankinteger(niluint16 scale
ipaddrinteger(nilDEPRECATED, use packed_ipaddress
languageinteger(nildefault -> English
linkhashstringnilFull type: String.t0 -> no hash
localCountryCodeslist(integer(nilCountries to which the source page is local/most relevant; stored as III identifiers for country/region codes (see http://go/iii).
nsrinteger(nilThis NSR value has range [0,1000] and is the original value [0.0,1.0] multiplied by 1000 rounded to an integer.
outdegreeinteger(niloutsitesinteger(nilapprox num of pointed-to sites
packedIpaddressstringnilFull type: String.tstring in IPAddress::ToPackedString() format.
pageTagslist(integer(nilPage tags are described by enum PageTag in PerDocData. Page tags are used in anchors to identify properties of the linking page. These are DEPRECATED: in the future, use link_tags instead. DEPRECATED
pagerankinteger(niluint16 scale
pagerankNsinteger(nilunit16 scale
seglanguageinteger(nilDEPRECATED
sitestringnilFull type: String.tspamrankinteger(niluint16 scale
spamscore1integer(nildeprecated, to be removed after October 20. 0-127 scale
spamscore2integer(nil0-127 scale
webtableKeystringnilFull type: String.tWebtable key of source