# What does \`incoming link count\` in discourse database mean?

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**Category:** Data & reporting\
**Tags:** sql-query\
**Created:** [10 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-incoming-link-count-in-discourse-database-mean/122515 "2019-07-10T04:13:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 בינואר,‏ 2023,‏ 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-incoming-link-count-in-discourse-database-mean/122515/4 "2023-01-11T16:37:27Z")

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> [@GregAtkinson](#):
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> I was hoping this column would tell me the number of times someone arrived at this topic from an external link (including external search engines) vs clicking internal links.

Same! It would be great if it’s possible to see which topics are being visited the most from external links 👍👍👍

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