Backlink Disavow Tool

Move selected records from Backlink Checker or Referring Domains into a project-only review list. Choose domain or URL scope, save a note, review or remove entries, and export a dated Google-formatted .txt file for manual upload.

Prepare a disavow list Read the Disavow Links guide
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Build Your Disavow List

Keep investigated sources in one project list before preparing a Google file. Screpy records your decisions; it does not identify harmful links or recommend disavow from a score alone.

  • Select reviewed rows in Backlink Checker or Referring Domains after checking the source pages and link history.
  • Dashboard selection must match your own project target; competitor research cannot populate its disavow list.
  • The project's plan must include backlink access to add, review, remove or export entries.
  • Repeated values of the same type are kept as one project entry, so selecting several links from one domain does not create duplicate domain records.

Choose Domain or URL Scope

The entry refers to the website linking to you, not the destination on your own site. Choose the scope that the evidence supports before adding the selected sources.

  • Backlink Checker offers domain scope for a source hostname or URL scope for an exact source page; Referring Domains offers domain scope only.
  • Domain values are normalized to valid lowercase hostnames. Google text lines use the domain: prefix for the stored domain or subdomain.
  • URL entries require a full HTTP or HTTPS source URL, retaining its path and query; one URL does not exclude an entire folder.
  • A stored www.example.com domain exports both domain:www.example.com and domain:example.com, broadening the file beyond that hostname alone.
  • Review the resulting scope before upload: a domain entry can affect other links from the same source, not just the row that prompted the investigation.

Record Disavow Review Notes

Save the reasoning when you add entries so another reviewer can understand the decision. A note can describe the known campaign, removal attempt or evidence behind the selected scope.

  • An optional note of up to 1,000 characters is attached to the new entries in the same selection batch.
  • Adding an existing entry again preserves its earlier note and date; it is not a way to edit that record.
  • Notes remain in Screpy's review table and are not written as comments into the Google .txt download.

Review Disavow Entries

Use the project list to inspect what the next download will contain. Compare entry types and reasons before treating the file as ready for the property owner.

  • Total, domain and URL cards count saved project entries, not the number of links Google has ignored.
  • The table shows type, value, note and date, keeping exact source URLs separate from domain-wide entries.
  • Sort by type, value or date in either direction; the default puts the latest local additions first.
  • The Disavowed date is the date an entry was added to Screpy, not proof of Google upload, acceptance or processing.

Remove Disavow Entries

Remove an entry when a reviewed source should no longer appear in the local list. The confirmation gives you a final chance to check the exact value before deletion.

  • Each row has a delete action with a confirmation dialog; removing a domain entry also removes its domain lines from the next export.
  • Deleting a saved entry changes future Screpy downloads, not files you previously downloaded or uploaded.
  • To change Google's existing list, the property owner must upload a complete replacement or cancel disavowals in Google's tool separately.

Export Google Disavow Files

Use the main Export button for the complete project list in a UTF-8 .txt file. The dashboard filename contains the project domain and export date, helping you identify the file you actually reviewed.

  • The Google text download contains all currently saved entries, rather than only selected rows or a table page.
  • Domains are written as domain: lines and source pages as full URLs; www domain expansion means file lines can outnumber saved entries.
  • The table's CSV and Excel downloads are review formats, separate from the Google .txt file.
  • Screpy does not import or sync the property's existing Google file. Compare and reconcile that file manually before replacing it, preserving entries that should remain.

Use Disavow API and MCP

Connect an authorized workflow to the same project list for review, additions, deletion and export. Access remains project-scoped and subject to the project's backlink eligibility.

  • API and MCP lists support domain or URL filtering, sorting and cursor pagination; summary counts describe the whole saved list, not just the returned page.
  • Add up to 100 domain or URL values per request with an optional shared note; the result separates new entries from values already present.
  • Delete a specific entry by its project-scoped ID instead of clearing the whole list.
  • MCP additions and deletions require your explicit confirmation; a read-only review does not change the list or submit anything to Google.
  • The dedicated API .txt download contains the whole list. MCP exports an authenticated text resource for the current page: follow every next cursor and combine the pages before preparing a complete file.

Talk about Disavow Management. With SEO MCP.

Ask an AI assistant to review saved disavow entries, notes and whole-list domain/URL counts for an authorized, backlink-eligible project. MCP additions or deletions require explicit confirmation; text exports are paginated resources, and Google upload remains manual.

  1. Screpy: Hello! Let’s look at Disavow Management for example.com. What would you like to know?
  2. You: Review every saved disavow entry for example.com and compare the domain and URL totals. Do not change the list.
  3. Screpy: I can read the project's disavow list, follow its pages and review types, notes and local addition dates against the whole-list totals. This is a read-only review: it does not judge links harmful, change entries or submit a file to Google. Disavow list review: Review scope: All pages and project totals. Google submission: Manual property-owner action.
  4. You: Turn that into a short action plan.
  5. Screpy: I’ll keep the evidence and recommendations separate. Review the findings, choose one change and check the results afterward. Your next steps: Review: Check the source and date of each finding.. Decide: Choose the first change to make.. Verify: Compare the results after the change..
  6. You: Can you explain the evidence in plain language?
  7. Screpy: Yes. Ask about a supported result and I can explain what it shows, where it comes from and what is still uncertain. Missing data stays unavailable; recommendations are not automatic fixes.

Move from link evidence to a controlled export.

Confirm the need, investigate the links, choose the narrowest justified scope, review the complete replacement list, and keep the final Google action manual.

  1. Confirm that the problem warrants disavow

    Check Google Search Console for a link-related manual action or credible evidence of a large artificial-link problem. Do not start from a third-party score or an unfamiliar domain alone.

  2. Investigate and try removal first

    Review source pages, anchors, targets, link attributes, dates, and patterns in Backlink Checker or Referring Domains. Try to remove links you intentionally built or control when possible.

  3. Choose the narrowest justified scope

    Select the whole source domain only when the evidence applies broadly. Otherwise select the exact source URL and add a note that explains the decision.

  4. Review the complete replacement list

    Check every local entry and reconcile it with any list already stored by Google. A new Google upload replaces the property’s previous list instead of appending to it.

  5. Export, upload manually, and record the date

    Download the dated .txt file, inspect its domain and URL lines, and let a verified property owner complete the external upload. Keep the submitted version because Google may need weeks to recrawl and reprocess links.

Use a disavow list only for a defensible link problem.

The workflow is most useful when the link history and remediation goal are known—not as a recurring response to every unfamiliar backlink or third-party score.

Support a manual-action cleanup

Organize links that remain after a documented removal effort when Google has reported unnatural inbound links and the evidence supports a reconsideration workflow.

  • Manual-action context
  • Removal evidence
  • Final reviewed list

Address a known historical link scheme

Record domain or URL decisions for paid, exchanged, automated, or otherwise controlled links from an earlier campaign when those links cannot be removed from the web.

  • Known campaign history
  • Domain or URL scope
  • Decision note

Hand off decisions between teams

Keep the selected value, scope, note, and disavowed date visible when responsibility moves between an internal team, consultant, or agency before the next export.

  • Visible scope
  • Stored reason
  • Dated entry

Review an inherited disavow process

Compare the Screpy list with the property’s current Google file before replacing anything, especially after a site acquisition, platform migration, or SEO ownership change.

  • Existing-file check
  • Ownership change
  • Complete replacement review

Keep this advanced action inside its real limits.

Screpy helps prepare and review the list. It does not decide that a link is harmful, remove links from the web, change an uploaded Google list, or make processing immediate.

Most websites do not need this tool

Google describes disavow as an advanced feature for a considerable artificial-link problem tied to a manual action or likely manual action, not routine backlink maintenance.

No metric proves that a link is harmful

Spam and authority scores can help prioritize investigation, but they do not replace source-page evidence, ownership history, link context, or Google’s manual-action information.

Screpy does not remove links or submit files

The list and export are preparation tools. Publishers control source-page removal, and a verified property owner controls the final Google upload or cancellation.

Google replaces the full list and processes it later

A replacement upload must include every entry that should remain. Google says processing can take several weeks while it recrawls and reprocesses the affected pages.

Choose the link workflow that matches the decision.

Inspect exact placements first, group sources when the domain pattern matters, and enter Disavow Management only after the evidence supports an owned-project action.

Screpy documentation

Learn how to manage disavow links

Use the Screpy guide to investigate links first, choose domain or URL scope, review the project list, and prepare a manual Google upload only when justified.

Read the Disavow Links guide

Backlink Disavow FAQ

Understand when Google recommends this advanced action, how Screpy prepares the list, and what remains under the property owner’s control.

How are entries added to Screpy?

Select backlinks or referring domains while analyzing a project you control, choose domain or URL scope where available, and add an optional note. Competitor-domain research cannot populate the project’s disavow list.

What does a backlink disavow file do?

A disavow file asks Google not to take selected inbound links into account when evaluating a website. Google treats it as an advanced action for specific link-related problems, not a routine cleanup step.

Does Screpy submit the disavow file to Google?

No. Screpy prepares a download; the verified property owner reviews and uploads it manually. Google's Disavow Links tool requires an appropriate URL-prefix property and does not support Domain properties.

Should I disavow every backlink with a high spam score?

No. A third-party score is a review signal, not proof that Google considers a link harmful. Check the live source, relevance, placement, anchor, target, ownership history, broader pattern, and any manual action before making a decision.

What if Google already has a disavow file for the property?

Download and review the existing Google list before uploading a replacement. Google says a new upload replaces the property’s previous list rather than appending to it, so the final file must preserve every entry that should remain active.

What does the Screpy export contain?

The dated .txt contains the current project list as domain: lines and full source URLs. Before uploading, check Google's limits: 2 MB per file, 100,000 lines including comments and blank lines, and 2,048 characters per URL. A Screpy download is not proof that Google has accepted the file.

Should I add a whole domain or one URL?

Use domain scope only when the evidence supports excluding links from the entire source domain. Use URL scope when the concern is limited to one exact source page and the rest of the domain should remain outside the list.

When does Google recommend using the disavow tool?

Google says most sites do not need it. Its guidance says to consider disavow when a considerable number of spammy, artificial, or low-quality links point to the site and those links have caused, or are likely to cause, a manual action. Links you control should be removed first when possible.

Does Screpy automatically decide which links to disavow?

No. You choose the domain or URL entries after investigating the evidence. Add reviewed report selections in the dashboard or use authorized API/MCP actions; MCP changes require explicit confirmation. Neither method determines that a link is harmful or uploads the list to Google.

Does deleting an entry in Screpy cancel an earlier Google disavow?

No. Deleting an entry removes it from Screpy’s next local export only. To change a list already uploaded to Google, prepare and upload the complete replacement list for that property. Google says reprocessing can take several weeks.