# High External Linking

All pages exceeding the maximum number of external links specified in Advanced settings > Report settings (default: 10 links).

**Priority**: Low

**Impact**: Neutral

## What issues it may cause

A large percentage of link equity may be distributed to external websites instead of being sent to internal pages.

A large number of links to external websites increases the chances that a visitor will leave the site and limit any further enagement.

## How do you fix it

The links to the external websites should be reviewed to ensure they are relevant and add value to users.

## What is the positive impact

Link equity can be optimised towards internal pages helping them to rank better and drive more traffic and conversions.

The exit rate can be reduced, helping to generate more pageviews and conversions.

## How to fetch the data for this report template

You will need to run a crawl for report template to generate report. When report has been generated and you have
crawl id you can fetch data for the report using the following query:


```graphql
query GetReportStatForCrawl(
      $crawlId: ObjectID!
      $reportTemplateCode: String!
      $after: String
     ) {
        getReportStat(
          input: {crawlId: $crawlId, reportTemplateCode: $reportTemplateCode}
        ) {
          crawlUrls(after: $after, reportType: Basic) {
            nodes {
              pageTitle
              url
              foundAtUrl
              foundAtSitemap
              externalLinksCount
              deeprank
              level
              internalLinksCount
              linksOutCount
              nofollowedPage
              metaNofollow
              foundInGoogleAnalytics
              foundInGoogleSearchConsole
              foundInBacklinks
              foundInList
              foundInLogSummary
              foundInWebCrawl
              foundInSitemap
            }
            totalCount
            pageInfo {
              endCursor
              hasNextPage
            }
          }
       }
     }
```

**Variables:**
```json
{"crawlId":"TjAwNUNyYXdsNDAwMA","reportTemplateCode":"max_external_links"}
```