Ahrefs Connection

Connects your agent to Ahrefs for SEO intelligence. Pull backlink data, organic keyword rankings, site audit results, and content performance. Read-only access via Ahrefs API v3.

Authentication

API token.

• api_token — Ahrefs API token from your Ahrefs account dashboard

API access requires Ahrefs Standard plan or higher.

Endpoints

Backlinks

• GET /v3/site-explorer/all-backlinks — Get backlinks with referring domain, anchor text, DR
• GET /v3/site-explorer/new-backlinks — Get recently acquired backlinks
• GET /v3/site-explorer/lost-backlinks — Get recently lost backlinks
• GET /v3/site-explorer/referring-domains — Get referring domains with DR distribution

Organic Keywords

• GET /v3/site-explorer/organic-keywords — Get ranking keywords with position and volume
• GET /v3/site-explorer/top-pages — Get top pages by organic traffic

Site Audit

• GET /v3/site-audit/issues — Get site audit issues by severity
• GET /v3/site-audit/overview — Get audit health score and trend

Content

• GET /v3/content-explorer/search — Search content by topic with traffic and backlink data

Rules

• Rate limit: varies by plan (500 rows/query for Standard)
• The agent prioritizes high-DR backlinks and high-volume keywords in summaries
• Site audit data refreshes based on your Ahrefs crawl schedule
• Competitive analysis compares your domain against specified competitors