Citation rate for your site
See how often eligible successful observations include a native citation to your confirmed domain, with the denominator visible.
AI CITATION TRACKING
Know when your site is cited in AI answers.
Separate native provider citations from URLs mentioned in generated text. Inspect the cited domains and pages behind the answers your buyers see.
Provider API observations. No placement guarantees. CITESTRA / EVIDENCE WORKSPACE
APPROVED BUYER QUESTIONWhich solution should a buyer consider?
01 / OBSERVEProvider answersPrompt · model · locale · time
02 / INSPECTSources & mentionsNative citations · competitors
EVIDENCE RECORD
What was observed → what your site says → what to check next
Every conclusion stays connected to its source.
THE QUESTION
Are AI providers using your pages as sources?
A brand mention and a source citation are different signals. Citestra counts your own site citations only when a provider exposes native citation evidence for a confirmed domain. It keeps the source format and provider attached to the observation, so citation rates remain interpretable.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
From an answer to a decision.
One connected workflow gives your team the context to move from observation to a useful next step.
Source inspection
Explore cited URLs and domains alongside the answer and the prompt that produced them.
Competitor context
Find the sources and competing brands present in answers where your site is missing.
Page specific action
Use citation patterns together with crawl findings to identify a page worth clarifying or expanding.
THE WORKFLOW
Make progress you can explain.
Start with public evidence, then give every change a clear reason and a fair follow-up.
Read the measurement methodologyConfirm your domain
Identify the website that should count toward your citation rate.
Run approved prompts
Collect repeated responses from configured provider APIs.
Review sources
Inspect native citations, inline URLs, and provider specific source details separately.
Improve and reassess
Update a page supported by evidence and compare a later cohort where measurement remains comparable.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Clear answers, useful boundaries.
Is a URL in an answer a citation?
Not necessarily. Citestra does not count a URL in generated prose as a native citation unless the provider supplies citation evidence.
Can every provider return the same citation detail?
No. Search tools, grounding metadata, and citation formats differ by provider and answer. Citestra preserves those distinctions.
Do more citations guarantee more traffic?
No. Citation rate is an observation about responses to your prompts, not a traffic or revenue forecast.
START WITH YOUR OWN SITE
Start a free audit Find the next clear step for your AI visibility.
Run a bounded audit of public pages and review the evidence before you make a change.