# Ahrefs Free Website Stats Scraper (`maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper`) Actor Scrape public Ahrefs website stats for domains and URLs. Get domain rating, search traffic, global rank, traffic value, linking websites, and source URLs. Export results, run via API, or schedule repeat checks. - **URL**: https://apify.com/maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Maxime Dupré](https://apify.com/maximedupre) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.90 / 1,000 scraped domains This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 Ahrefs Free Website Stats Scraper extracts public website metrics from [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com/websites/wikipedia.org) for the domains you submit. Paste domains, website URLs, or Ahrefs website stats URLs, and the Actor saves one clean result per domain with domain rating, search traffic, global rank, traffic value, linking websites, source URL, and scrape metadata. Use this Ahrefs scraper when you need quick SEO metrics for competitor research, lead scoring, website audits, market maps, prospect lists, dashboards, or recurring checks. The output is built for Apify dataset exports, API workflows, schedules, webhooks, and integrations. No Ahrefs login, cookies, API key, or paid Ahrefs account is required from you. For a small first run, keep the prefilled targets and the default `Full` mode to see the complete output shape before adding a larger list. ### ✅ What this Actor does - Accepts domains such as `wikipedia.org`, full URLs such as `https://github.com/features`, and Ahrefs website stats URLs. - Normalizes each accepted target to a canonical domain. - Scrapes public Ahrefs website stats pages. - Saves one result per successfully scraped domain. - Returns domain rating, search traffic, global rank, traffic value, keywords, linking websites, visible deltas, the Ahrefs reporting month, and source evidence. - Lets you choose focused output modes for domain rating, traffic, or linking website stats. - Skips domains Ahrefs does not expose publicly and continues through the rest of your list. The Actor is focused on free public Ahrefs website stats. It does not scrape logged-in Ahrefs dashboards, paid keyword reports, competitor lists, ad spend, backlink lists, or private project data. ### 📊 Data you can extract Each dataset item is one Ahrefs website stats result. Rows can include: - `type` - always `ahrefs_website_stats` - `status` - `ok` or `partial` - `inputIndex` - submitted target position - `requestedTarget` - original domain or URL you entered - `domain` - canonical domain checked on Ahrefs - `sourceUrl` - public Ahrefs website stats URL - `scrapedAt` - UTC scrape timestamp - `asOf` - Ahrefs reporting month when shown - `domainRating` - Ahrefs Domain Rating - `globalRank` - global traffic rank shown by Ahrefs - `organicTraffic`, `organicTrafficText`, `organicTrafficChange`, and `organicTrafficChangeText` - `trafficValue`, `trafficValueText`, `trafficValueChange`, and `trafficValueChangeText` - `keywords` and `keywordsText` - `linkingWebsites`, `linkingWebsitesText`, `linkingWebsitesChange`, `linkingWebsitesChangeText`, and `linkingWebsitesChangeDirection` - `descriptionMeta` - public page description when available - `missingFields` - fields Ahrefs did not expose on that page, when the row is partial Some fields can be empty because Ahrefs does not show every metric for every domain. ### 🚀 How to run it 1. Open the Input tab. 2. Add one domain, website URL, or Ahrefs website stats URL per line in `Domains or URLs`. 3. Keep `Stats to collect` set to `Full`, or choose a focused mode if you only need domain rating, traffic, or linking website metrics. 4. Keep `Maximum domains` small for your first run, then raise it when the output looks right. 5. Run the Actor and open the dataset. You can export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML, or consume the same rows through the Apify API. ### ✍️ Input examples ```json { "targets": [ "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com", "microsoft.com", "apple.com", "amazon.com", "google.com", "youtube.com", "facebook.com", "instagram.com", "linkedin.com", "netflix.com", "spotify.com", "shopify.com", "adobe.com", "salesforce.com", "cloudflare.com", "mozilla.org", "nytimes.com", "cnn.com", "bbc.com", "reddit.com", "stackoverflow.com", "ebay.com", "walmart.com" ], "mode": "full", "maxResults": 100 } ```` Use domains when you have a clean list. Use full URLs when your source data already contains website links. Use Ahrefs website stats URLs when you copied targets from Ahrefs. ### 📦 Output example ```json { "type": "ahrefs_website_stats", "status": "ok", "inputIndex": 1, "requestedTarget": "google.com", "domain": "google.com", "sourceUrl": "https://ahrefs.com/websites/google.com", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T18:48:29.924Z", "asOf": "April 2026", "domainRating": 99, "globalRank": 6, "organicTraffic": 1200000000, "organicTrafficText": "1.2B", "organicTrafficChange": 32800000, "organicTrafficChangeText": "+32.8M", "trafficValue": 222900000, "trafficValueText": "$222.9M", "trafficValueChange": 3200000, "trafficValueChangeText": "+$3.2M", "keywords": 2000000, "keywordsText": "2M", "linkingWebsites": 14800000, "linkingWebsitesText": "14.8M", "linkingWebsitesChange": 199000, "linkingWebsitesChangeText": "199K", "linkingWebsitesChangeDirection": "increase" } ``` ### 💳 Pricing This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged for each successfully scraped domain saved to the dataset. There is no separate Actor-start charge in this Actor's pricing configuration. Domains that Ahrefs does not expose publicly are skipped and are not saved as paid results. ### ⚠️ Limits and caveats - Ahrefs updates these public website stats metrics on its own schedule. - Low-traffic or unsupported domains may not have a public Ahrefs website stats page. - Paid Ahrefs fields such as ad spend, full keyword lists, competitor details, and backlink lists are not included. - The Actor returns the free public data Ahrefs shows for each domain at run time. - If a domain page loads but some fields are missing, the row is marked `partial` and lists the missing fields. ### ❓ FAQ #### 🔐 Do I need an Ahrefs account? No. This Actor reads public Ahrefs website stats pages and does not ask for Ahrefs credentials, cookies, or API keys. #### 🌐 Can I submit full URLs? Yes. You can submit domains, website URLs, or Ahrefs website stats URLs. The Actor normalizes each accepted target to a domain before checking Ahrefs. #### ⚠️ Why are some domains skipped? Some domains do not have a public Ahrefs website stats page, or Ahrefs may temporarily return no public metrics for them. The Actor logs the skip and continues with the remaining targets. #### 🧭 Is this a full Ahrefs API? No. It is a focused Ahrefs free website stats scraper for public website metrics. It does not replace paid Ahrefs exports, projects, audits, keyword reports, or competitor reports. ### 📝 Changelog - 0.1: Initial release. ### 🆘 Support For issues, questions, or feature requests, [file a ticket](https://console.apify.com/actors/maximedupre~ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper/issues) and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡 ### 🔗 Other actors - [Ubersuggest Scraper ↗](https://apify.com/maximedupre/ubersuggest-scraper) - collect SEO metrics, backlinks, top pages, and keyword suggestions from Ubersuggest. - [Google Shopping Ads Scraper ↗](https://apify.com/maximedupre/google-shopping-ads-scraper) - monitor paid Google Shopping product ads by keyword and market. - [Google Play Store Scraper ↗](https://apify.com/maximedupre/google-play-store-scraper) - extract public app metadata, ratings, and reviews from Google Play. - [Website URL Crawler ↗](https://apify.com/maximedupre/website-url-crawler) - build rendered website link maps for SEO audits and migrations. - [Business Address Scraper ↗](https://apify.com/maximedupre/business-address-scraper) - find public business addresses from company websites. **Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré** # Actor input Schema ## `targets` (type: `array`): Enter one domain, website URL, or Ahrefs website stats URL per line, such as wikipedia.org, https://github.com, or https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Choose whether to save the full public Ahrefs stats page or only domain rating, traffic, or linking website metrics. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum accepted domains to scrape from the submitted list. Invalid, duplicate, and unsupported domains are skipped. ## Actor input object example ```json { "targets": [ "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com", "microsoft.com", "apple.com", "amazon.com", "google.com", "youtube.com", "facebook.com", "instagram.com", "linkedin.com", "netflix.com", "spotify.com", "shopify.com", "adobe.com", "salesforce.com", "cloudflare.com", "mozilla.org", "nytimes.com", "cnn.com", "bbc.com", "reddit.com", "stackoverflow.com", "ebay.com", "walmart.com" ], "mode": "full", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset of public Ahrefs website stats by domain. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "targets": [ "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com", "microsoft.com", "apple.com", "amazon.com", "google.com", "youtube.com", "facebook.com", "instagram.com", "linkedin.com", "netflix.com", "spotify.com", "shopify.com", "adobe.com", "salesforce.com", "cloudflare.com", "mozilla.org", "nytimes.com", "cnn.com", "bbc.com", "reddit.com", "stackoverflow.com", "ebay.com", "walmart.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "targets": [ "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com", "microsoft.com", "apple.com", "amazon.com", "google.com", "youtube.com", "facebook.com", "instagram.com", "linkedin.com", "netflix.com", "spotify.com", "shopify.com", "adobe.com", "salesforce.com", "cloudflare.com", "mozilla.org", "nytimes.com", "cnn.com", "bbc.com", "reddit.com", "stackoverflow.com", "ebay.com", "walmart.com", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "targets": [ "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com", "microsoft.com", "apple.com", "amazon.com", "google.com", "youtube.com", "facebook.com", "instagram.com", "linkedin.com", "netflix.com", "spotify.com", "shopify.com", "adobe.com", "salesforce.com", "cloudflare.com", "mozilla.org", "nytimes.com", "cnn.com", "bbc.com", "reddit.com", "stackoverflow.com", "ebay.com", "walmart.com" ] }' | apify call maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=maximedupre/ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Ahrefs Free Website Stats Scraper", "description": "Scrape public Ahrefs website stats for domains and URLs. Get domain rating, search traffic, global rank, traffic value, linking websites, and source URLs. Export results, run via API, or schedule repeat checks.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "XwaFf34Ebs0D15zZ1" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/maximedupre~ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-maximedupre-ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/maximedupre~ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-maximedupre-ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/maximedupre~ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-maximedupre-ahrefs-free-website-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "targets" ], "properties": { "targets": { "title": "Domains or URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Enter one domain, website URL, or Ahrefs website stats URL per line, such as wikipedia.org, https://github.com, or https://ahrefs.com/websites/openai.com.", "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 } }, "mode": { "title": "Stats to collect", "enum": [ "full", "authority_only", "backlinks_only", "traffic_only" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose whether to save the full public Ahrefs stats page or only domain rating, traffic, or linking website metrics.", "default": "full" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum domains", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum accepted domains to scrape from the submitted list. Invalid, duplicate, and unsupported domains are skipped.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```