# Ahrefs Free Website Stats Scraper (`crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Ahrefs public website stats (Domain Rating, backlinks, global rank, organic traffic) from ahrefs.com/websites/. HTTP-only, no login, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 110 total users, 7 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Ahrefs Free Website Stats Scraper

Scrape public website metrics from [ahrefs.com/websites/<domain>](https://ahrefs.com/websites/wikipedia.org) — a public Ahrefs rank page that server-renders Domain Rating, backlink counts, global rank, and organic traffic estimates for popular indexed domains.

### What this actor extracts

Per domain:

- `type`, `domain`, `sourceUrl`, `scrapedAt`
- `domainRating` (0-100)
- `linkingWebsites` + `linkingWebsitesText`
- `referringDomainsDelta` + direction (month-over-month change)
- `globalRank`
- `organicTraffic` + text + `trafficMonth`
- `asOf` (data freshness month)
- `descriptionMeta` (from JSON-LD)
- `notFound: true` for domains Ahrefs doesn't index

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `domains` | string\[] | List of domains/URLs to look up. Required. |
| `mode` | enum | `full` (default), `authority_only`, or `backlinks_only` — filters output fields. |

### How it works

Ahrefs publishes a public rank index at `ahrefs.com/websites/<domain>` covering millions of popular sites. The actor issues a single HTTP GET per domain with `curl_cffi` (Chrome TLS fingerprint), parses the server-rendered HTML, and extracts the displayed metrics plus the JSON-LD description block.

- No cookies, no login, no API key
- No proxy (Ahrefs does not block datacenter IPs on this endpoint)
- 1 HTTP request per domain, 1024 MB memory

### Limitations

- **Coverage**: Ahrefs' public index covers popular / established domains. Small or new sites return a `notFound: true` record.
- **Free tool scope**: The actor does **not** scrape the paid Ahrefs dashboard; only the public rank page.
- **Data freshness**: Monthly updates.

### FAQ

**Do I need an Ahrefs account?** No.
**Do I need a proxy?** No.
**Will this work for my personal blog?** Only if Ahrefs has indexed it in their public rank data.

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

List of domains to look up (e.g. 'wikipedia.org', 'github.com'). Ahrefs covers popular domains; small/unknown sites return a not\_found record.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Which set of metrics to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "wikipedia.org"
  ],
  "mode": "full"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "domains": [
        "wikipedia.org"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "domains": ["wikipedia.org"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "domains": [
    "wikipedia.org"
  ]
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlerbros/ahrefs-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/3Ots4miIJRP4zdZqJ/builds/NdMthzDis4STf7kOB/openapi.json