This actor allows you to check keyword ranking data for any domain using the Ahrefs API. It provides comprehensive SERP analysis including search results, positions, and ranking information.

Features

Keyword ranking analysis for any domain
SERP (Search Engine Results Page) data
Position tracking for specific keywords
Geographic-specific search results
Real-time data collection
Rate limiting protection

Input Parameters

keyword (required): The keyword to check ranking for
domain (required): The domain to check keyword ranking for
country (optional): The country for SERP results (defaults to 'us')

Output Data

The actor outputs comprehensive keyword ranking data, including:

keyword: The checked keyword
domain: The domain being analyzed
country: The country used for SERP results
serp: Search Engine Results Page data
- results: Array of search results
  - content: Content of the search result
  - pos: Position in search results
- source: Source of the SERP data
lastUpdate: When the data was last updated by Ahrefs
scrapedAt: When the data was collected

Usage Example

{
    "keyword": "web scraping",
    "domain": "apify.com",
    "country": "us"
}

Output Example

{
	"keyword": "scrape",
	"domain": "apify.com",
	"country": "us",
	"serp": {
		"results": [
			{
				"content": [
					"knowledge_card",
					"None"
				],
				"pos": 1
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"questions",
					[
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "What is a scrape in slang?",
								"link": "None"
							}
						],
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "What is a scrape animal?",
								"link": "None"
							}
						],
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "What is a scrape on a wound?",
								"link": "None"
							}
						],
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "What does scrape by mean?",
								"link": "None"
							}
						]
					]
				],
				"pos": 2
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "SCRAPE Definition & Meaning",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "zhg4/qX/Dkr1teRxrB1/yj3TuIPIZwAdZiyjRzvfB+s="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": {
									"rank": 730,
									"domainRating": 91,
									"urlRating": 18,
									"refpages": 537,
									"domains": 89,
									"traffic": 197,
									"cost": 22653,
									"keywords": 85,
									"topKeyword": "scrapes",
									"topVolume": 3400,
									"nrWords": 1288,
									"httpCode": 200
								}
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 3,
				"posWithMetrics": 1
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"top_stories",
					[
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "Glass scrape studies. \n#glassart #fluidart #satisfyingart #satisfyingvideo #abstractpainting  #arttechniques  #scrapeart #artideas #paintingtechniques",
								"url": {
									"url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLDYmM6OXNT/",
									"input": {
										"mode": "exact",
										"protocol": "https",
										"protocollessUrl": "www.instagram.com/reel/DLDYmM6OXNT/",
										"signatureInfo": {
											"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
											"signature": "a02ondygIbk0Y0nkkiVn5C5IhgY9rmQQltPYq7uQbu8="
										}
									}
								},
								"attribute": "Video",
								"isTarget": null
							}
						],
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "How to Scrape Data From Any Website Using Deepseek",
								"url": {
									"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ECuA_c1SU",
									"input": {
										"mode": "exact",
										"protocol": "https",
										"protocollessUrl": "www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ECuA_c1SU",
										"signatureInfo": {
											"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
											"signature": "TSNtzt8GuKhsmxY1D+CsnCGf6ViRAj6wnG5ccIj//6U="
										}
									}
								},
								"attribute": "Thumbnail",
								"isTarget": null
							}
						],
						[
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "Need to scrape ~3 million items from a website — what's the best approach for large-scale scraping?",
								"url": {
									"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1kr1dfo/need_to_scrape_3_million_items_from_a_website/",
									"input": {
										"mode": "exact",
										"protocol": "https",
										"protocollessUrl": "www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1kr1dfo/need_to_scrape_3_million_items_from_a_website/",
										"signatureInfo": {
											"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
											"signature": "sMlrwT2gKLk7AIEfpzGV0Yfez7T1QhQYL4i4LfHq9Es="
										}
									}
								},
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null
							}
						]
					]
				],
				"pos": 4
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "SCRAPE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "Vp+BX3T3dL/lRXWVVxv8zNF+Kfs2k1vljH9yhlUbtNE="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": {
									"rank": 538,
									"domainRating": 92,
									"urlRating": 0,
									"refpages": 6,
									"domains": 5,
									"traffic": 53,
									"cost": 3897,
									"keywords": 38,
									"topKeyword": "scrapes",
									"topVolume": 3400,
									"nrWords": null,
									"httpCode": null
								}
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 5,
				"posWithMetrics": 2
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "Scrape: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007212.htm",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007212.htm",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "WaAkXE0ZBIN1y7PR13fK8wyYk1A2X6HWWYZDtXrbxXw="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": {
									"rank": 863,
									"domainRating": 91,
									"urlRating": 5,
									"refpages": 36,
									"domains": 12,
									"traffic": 113,
									"cost": 16417,
									"keywords": 40,
									"topKeyword": "scrapes",
									"topVolume": 3400,
									"nrWords": 686,
									"httpCode": 200
								}
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 6,
				"posWithMetrics": 3
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "Scrape - Webster's Dictionary 1828",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "/ItNpQdH2vpb6iz5+W4S/303z+JbKuYkkz/Gpc6ggYo="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": null
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 7,
				"posWithMetrics": 4
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "SCRAPE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "fMq26CN+A++rTc1HanA8iOfKQNY1ZU/gJ5HRhCZia/o="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": null
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 8,
				"posWithMetrics": 5
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "Scrape",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "deDkm+ywXv55sn+K0GnveltNd0FVy//AQuExAU5CdoQ="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": null
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 9,
				"posWithMetrics": 6
			},
			{
				"content": [
					"organic",
					{
						"link": [
							"Some",
							{
								"title": "scrape",
								"url": [
									"Url",
									{
										"url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scrape",
										"input": {
											"mode": "exact",
											"protocol": "https",
											"protocollessUrl": "en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scrape",
											"signatureInfo": {
												"notAfter": "2025-06-25T08:43:01Z",
												"signature": "pUTafwXss1ucVRYeMW6H0NpILypoINDW6TjXUkXyZpI="
											}
										}
									}
								],
								"attribute": null,
								"isTarget": null,
								"metrics": null
							}
						],
						"siteLinks": []
					}
				],
				"pos": 10,
				"posWithMetrics": 7
			}
		],
		"source": "Serps"
	},
	"lastUpdate": "2025-06-20T06:53:09Z",
	"scrapedAt": "2025-06-23T08:43:02.023Z"
}

Ranking Analysis

Position Interpretation

1-3: Top ranking positions (high visibility)
4-10: First page results (good visibility)
11-20: Second page results (moderate visibility)
21+: Lower ranking positions (limited visibility)

SERP Analysis

The SERP data provides insights into:

Current ranking positions
Competitor analysis
Content optimization opportunities
Search result diversity

Use Cases

SEO Performance Tracking: Monitor keyword rankings over time
Competitive Analysis: Compare your rankings with competitors
Content Strategy: Identify ranking opportunities
Market Research: Understand search landscape for specific keywords
ROI Analysis: Track the impact of SEO efforts

Geographic Targeting

The country parameter allows you to:

Check rankings in specific markets
Understand local search behavior
Optimize for regional audiences
Compare performance across different countries

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