aid: ahrefs
name: Ahrefs
description: Ahrefs is a Singapore-based SEO and marketing intelligence platform built on its own web
  crawler and index, offering Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, Site Audit, Rank Tracker, SERP Overview,
  Brand Radar, Web Analytics and Social Media Management. The Ahrefs API v3 exposes that data set as a
  REST API at https://api.ahrefs.com/v3 with 148 operations across 13 tools, documented by a single
  OpenAPI 3.2.0 specification plus one machine-readable spec per tool. Access is metered in API units
  with a 50-unit request floor, authenticated with a bearer API key, and additionally reachable through
  a hosted MCP server and the OAuth-based Ahrefs Connect partner program.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ahrefs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://static.ahrefs.com/assets/img/og/ahrefs.png?v=2
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-08-12'
modified: '2026-08-12'
tags:
- Company
- SEO
- Marketing
- Search
- Analytics
- Backlinks
- Keywords
- Web Analytics
- Rank Tracking
- Site Audit
- Brand Monitoring
- Social Media
apis:
- aid: ahrefs:api-v3
  name: Ahrefs API v3
  description: REST API over the Ahrefs data set — Site Explorer, Keywords Explorer, Site Audit, Rank
    Tracker, SERP Overview, Batch Analysis, Brand Radar, Web Analytics, GSC Insights, Social Media
    Management, Management, Subscription Information and free Public endpoints. 148 operations, bearer
    API key auth, JSON or XML responses, metered in API units.
  humanURL: https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.ahrefs.com/v3
  tags:
  - SEO
  - Backlinks
  - Keywords
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/_original/ahrefs-openapi-original.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-site-explorer-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-keywords-explorer-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-site-audit-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-rank-tracker-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-serp-overview-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-batch-analysis-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-subscription-info-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-management-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-brand-radar-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-web-analytics-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-gsc-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-social-media-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ahrefs-public-openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/en/api/reference/site-explorer
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/ahrefs-api-v3-overlay.yaml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ahrefs-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ahrefs-data-model.yml
- aid: ahrefs:mcp
  name: Ahrefs MCP Server
  description: Ahrefs' hosted, remote Model Context Protocol server, which lets AI agents query the
    Ahrefs API on behalf of a signed-in Ahrefs account. Streamable HTTP transport, OAuth 2.0 with PKCE
    (scope apiv3-mcp), tool groups selectable via a tools query parameter. Available on Lite plans and
    above; requests consume the account's API units.
  humanURL: https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.ahrefs.com/mcp/mcp
  tags:
  - MCP
  - Agents
  properties:
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/ahrefs-mcp.yml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/ahrefs-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/mcp/docs/introduction
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://ahrefs.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/en/api/reference/site-explorer
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction
- type: Support
  url: https://help.ahrefs.com/en/
- type: Blog
  url: https://ahrefs.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ahrefs
- type: Pricing
  url: https://ahrefs.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://ahrefs.com/signup
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://ahrefs.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://ahrefs.com/privacy-policy
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/ahrefs-changelog.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/ahrefs-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/ahrefs-scopes.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/ahrefs-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/ahrefs-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/ahrefs-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/ahrefs-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/ahrefs-well-known.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/ahrefs-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/ahrefs-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.ahrefs.com/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/ahrefs-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ahrefs-domain-security.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/ahrefs-lifecycle.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/ahrefs-connect/docs/legacy-developers
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/ahrefs-conventions.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/ahrefs-sandbox.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/ahrefs-components.yml
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