diff --git a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.test.ts b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.test.ts
index 4b90e00..fd31f60 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ vi.mock("@/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinksAccount", () => ({
 }));
 
 import {
+  fetchBacklinksHistoryRaw,
+  fetchBacklinksRowsRaw,
   fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw,
   normalizeBacklinksTarget,
 } from "@/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks";
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ describe("fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("treats null summary results as validation errors", async () => {
+  it("treats null summary results as a valid zero-data response", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValue(
       new Response(
         JSON.stringify({
@@ -168,7 +170,83 @@ describe("fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw", () => {
       fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw({
         target: "not-a-real-input.example",
       }),
-    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "VALIDATION_ERROR" });
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ data: {} });
+  });
+
+  it("treats empty summary results as a valid zero-data response", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          status_code: 20000,
+          status_message: "Ok.",
+          tasks: [
+            {
+              status_code: 20000,
+              status_message: "Ok.",
+              result: [],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+      ),
+    );
+    vi.mocked(classifyBacklinksErrorWithAccountState).mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+    await expect(
+      fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw({
+        target: "example.com",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ data: {} });
+  });
+
+  it("treats empty backlinks rows and history results as valid empty arrays", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            status_code: 20000,
+            status_message: "Ok.",
+            tasks: [
+              {
+                status_code: 20000,
+                status_message: "Ok.",
+                result: [],
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+          { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            status_code: 20000,
+            status_message: "Ok.",
+            tasks: [
+              {
+                status_code: 20000,
+                status_message: "Ok.",
+                result: [],
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+          { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      );
+    vi.mocked(classifyBacklinksErrorWithAccountState).mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+    await expect(
+      fetchBacklinksRowsRaw({
+        target: "example.com",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ data: [] });
+    await expect(
+      fetchBacklinksHistoryRaw({
+        target: "example.com",
+        dateFrom: "2025-01-01",
+        dateTo: "2025-12-31",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ data: [] });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.ts b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.ts
index 96630c0..3710704 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinks.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   backlinksItemSchema,
   backlinksSummaryItemSchema,
   domainPageSummaryItemSchema,
-  parseFirstResult,
   parseItems,
   referringDomainItemSchema,
   responseSchema,
@@ -179,11 +178,21 @@ export async function fetchBacklinksSummaryRaw(input: BacklinksRequest) {
   const response = await postBacklinks("/v3/backlinks/summary/live", [
     buildCommonPayload(input),
   ]);
-  const data = parseFirstResult(
-    "backlinks-summary-live",
-    response.results,
-    backlinksSummaryItemSchema,
-  );
+  const firstResult = response.results[0];
+  const parsed = firstResult
+    ? backlinksSummaryItemSchema.safeParse(firstResult)
+    : null;
+  if (parsed && !parsed.success) {
+    console.error(
+      "dataforseo.backlinks-summary-live.invalid-result",
+      parsed.error.issues.slice(0, 5),
+    );
+    throw new AppError(
+      "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+      "DataForSEO backlinks-summary-live returned an invalid response shape",
+    );
+  }
+  const data = parsed?.data ?? {};
   return {
     data,
     billing: response.billing,
diff --git a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinksSupport.ts b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinksSupport.ts
index a6fe15e..5e323a4 100644
--- a/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinksSupport.ts
+++ b/src/server/lib/dataforseoBacklinksSupport.ts
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ export function parseItems<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>(
 ): Array<z.infer<T>> {
   const firstResult = results[0] ?? null;
   if (firstResult == null) {
-    console.warn(`dataforseo.${endpointName}.empty-result`);
-    throw new AppError("VALIDATION_ERROR", "Backlinks target is invalid");
+    return [];
   }
 
   const parsed = z.array(itemSchema).safeParse(firstResult.items ?? []);
@@ -228,29 +227,3 @@ export function parseItems<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>(
 
   return parsed.data;
 }
-
-export function parseFirstResult<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>(
-  endpointName: string,
-  results: BacklinksTaskResult[],
-  resultSchema: T,
-): z.infer<T> {
-  const firstResult = results[0] ?? null;
-  if (firstResult == null) {
-    console.warn(`dataforseo.${endpointName}.empty-result`);
-    throw new AppError("VALIDATION_ERROR", "Backlinks target is invalid");
-  }
-
-  const parsed = resultSchema.safeParse(firstResult);
-  if (!parsed.success) {
-    console.error(
-      `dataforseo.${endpointName}.invalid-result`,
-      parsed.error.issues.slice(0, 5),
-    );
-    throw new AppError(
-      "INTERNAL_ERROR",
-      `DataForSEO ${endpointName} returned an invalid response shape`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  return parsed.data;
-}