Ahrefs

Configuration > API Access > Ahrefs

In order to use the Ahrefs integration, you will need a paid subscription. The SEO Spider uses version 3 of their API, which does not require an enterprise plan and direct API access.

It’s integrated via Ahrefs Connect as a verified third party app, which utilises API integration units from your subscription. Each subscription level has a monthly API integration limit.

Please note: To use Ahrefs, you must create an API access token via the ‘Sign in with Ahrefs’ button in the app to connect via OAuth. You cannot create an API key in Ahrefs, then input it into the tool.

To set up, navigate to ‘Configuration > API Access > Ahrefs’ and click ‘Sign in with Ahrefs’.

You will then be taken to Ahrefs, where you need to select your workspace.

Then ‘allow’ access to the Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

You will then be given a unique access token from Ahrefs (hosted on the Screaming Frog domain).

Copy and paste this token into the API key box in the Ahrefs window, and click ‘OK’ –

The account Information tab should now display that your account is authenticated, with the token expiry date (tokens last 1 year). Click ‘Connect’ in the bottom right.

You can then select the metrics you wish to pull at either URL, subdomain or domain level.

Then simply click ‘start’ to perform your crawl, and the data will be automatically pulled via their API, and can be viewed under the ‘Link Metrics’ and ‘Internal’ tabs.

Please see more detail on the metrics in the batch analysis endpoint.