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Manages Ahrefs API usage in Python using `ahrefs-python` library. Use when working with SEO / marketing related tasks or with data including backlinks, keywords, domain ratings, organic traffic, site audits, rank tracking, and brand monitoring. Covers `ahrefs-python` usage including AhrefsClient / AsyncAhrefsClient, typed request/response models, error handling, and all API sections.

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SKILL.md

Ahrefs Python SDK Skill

Overview

The Ahrefs API provides programmatic access to Ahrefs SEO data. The official Python SDK (ahrefs-python) provides typed request and response models for all endpoints, auto-generated from the OpenAPI spec.

Key capabilities:

Site Explorer - Backlinks, organic keywords, domain rating, traffic, referring domains
Keywords Explorer - Keyword research, volumes, difficulty, related terms
Rank Tracker - SERP monitoring, competitor tracking
Site Audit - Technical SEO issues, page content, page explorer
Brand Radar - AI brand mentions, share of voice, impressions
SERP Overview - Search result analysis
Batch Analysis - Bulk domain/URL metrics via POST

Installation

pip3 install git+https://github.com/ahrefs/ahrefs-python.git

Requires Python 3.11+. Dependencies: httpx, pydantic.

API Method Discovery

The SDK has 52 methods across 7 API sections. The built-in search tool is the fastest way to find the right method — it returns matching method signatures, parameters, and return types directly, so there's no need to scan through a large reference.

Python (preferred when already in a Python context):

python

from ahrefs.search import search_api_methods
# Returns formatted text with method signatures, parameters, and return types
print(search_api_methods("domain rating"))
# Filter by API section and limit results
print(search_api_methods("backlinks", section="site-explorer", limit=3))

CLI (preferred when exploring from the terminal):

# Ensure python3 points to the interpreter where ahrefs-python is installed:
#   which python3
#   python3 -c "import ahrefs"
python3 -m ahrefs.api_search "domain rating"
python3 -m ahrefs.api_search "backlinks" --section site-explorer --limit 3
python3 -m ahrefs.api_search "batch" --json
python3 -m ahrefs.api_search --sections  # list all API sections

IMPORTANT RULES

ALWAYS use the ahrefs-python SDK. DO NOT make raw httpx/requests calls to the Ahrefs API.
ALWAYS pass dates as strings in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2025-01-15").
ALWAYS use select on list endpoints to request only the columns you need. List endpoints return all columns by default, which wastes API units and increases response size.
USE context managers (with / async with) for client lifecycle management.
NEVER hardcode API keys in source code. Use the AHREFS_API_KEY environment variable or your preferred secrets mechanism.
The client handles retries (429, 5xx, connection errors) automatically. DO NOT implement your own retry logic on top of the SDK.

Quick Start

python

import os
from ahrefs import AhrefsClient
with AhrefsClient(api_key=os.environ["AHREFS_API_KEY"]) as client:
    data = client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15")
    print(data.domain_rating)  # 91.0
    print(data.ahrefs_rank)    # 3

SDK Patterns

Client Setup

python

import os
import ahrefs
with ahrefs.AhrefsClient(
    api_key=os.environ["AHREFS_API_KEY"],  # or any secrets source
    base_url="...",          # override API base URL (default: https://api.ahrefs.com/v3)
    timeout=30.0,            # request timeout in seconds (default: 60)
    max_retries=3,           # retries on transient errors (default: 2)
) as client:
    ...

Async client:

python

import os
from ahrefs import AsyncAhrefsClient
async with AsyncAhrefsClient(api_key=os.environ["AHREFS_API_KEY"]) as client:
    data = await client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15")

For parallel calls, use asyncio.gather:

python

import asyncio
async with AsyncAhrefsClient(api_key=os.environ["AHREFS_API_KEY"]) as client:
    dr_ahrefs, dr_moz = await asyncio.gather(
        client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15"),
        client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="moz.com", date="2025-01-15"),
    )

Calling Methods

Two calling styles -- both are equivalent:

python

# Keyword arguments (recommended)
data = client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15")
# Request objects (full type safety)
from ahrefs.types import SiteExplorerDomainRatingRequest
request = SiteExplorerDomainRatingRequest(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15")
data = client.site_explorer_domain_rating(request)

Method names follow {api_section}_{endpoint}, e.g. site_explorer_organic_keywords, keywords_explorer_overview.

Responses

Methods return typed Data objects directly.

Scalar endpoints return a single data object (or None):

python

data = client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15")
print(data.domain_rating)

List endpoints return a list of data objects. There is no pagination — set limit to the number of results you need. Use select to request only the columns you need:

python

items = client.site_explorer_organic_keywords(
    target="ahrefs.com",
    date="2025-01-15",
    select="keyword,volume,best_position",
    order_by="volume:desc",
    limit=10,
)
for item in items:
    print(item.keyword, item.volume, item.best_position)

Error Handling

python

import ahrefs
try:
    data = client.site_explorer_domain_rating(target="example.com", date="2025-01-15")
except ahrefs.AuthenticationError:    # 401
    ...
except ahrefs.RateLimitError as e:    # 429 -- e.retry_after has the delay
    ...
except ahrefs.NotFoundError:          # 404
    ...
except ahrefs.APIError as e:          # other 4xx/5xx -- e.status_code, e.response_body
    ...
except ahrefs.APIConnectionError:     # network / timeout
    ...

All exceptions inherit from ahrefs.AhrefsError.

Common Parameters

Most list endpoints share these parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`target`	`str`	Domain, URL, or path to analyze
`date`	`str`	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
`date_from` / `date_to`	`str`	Date range for history endpoints
`country`	`str`	Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
`select`	`str`	Comma-separated columns to return
`where`	`str`	Filter expression
`order_by`	`str`	Column and direction, e.g. `"volume:desc"`
`limit`	`int`	Max results to return

Parameters typed as enums in the API reference (CountryEnum, VolumeModeEnum, etc.) accept plain strings — pass country="us" not CountryEnum("us").

The where parameter takes a JSON string. Use json.dumps() to build it:

python

import json
where = json.dumps({"field": "volume", "is": ["gte", 1000]})
items = client.site_explorer_organic_keywords(
    target="ahrefs.com", date="2025-01-15",
    select="keyword,volume", where=where,
)

For full filter syntax (boolean combinators, operators, nested fields), see references/filter-syntax.md.

API Methods

Use search_api_methods("query") or python3 -m ahrefs.api_search "query" to find methods by keyword. Search covers all 52 methods across 7 API sections and returns complete signatures, parameters, and response fields.

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