Ahrefs Website Traffic Checker

This actor allows you to check website traffic data for any URL using the Ahrefs API. It provides comprehensive traffic analysis including monthly averages, traffic history, top pages, countries, and keywords.

Features

• Website traffic analysis for any URL
• Monthly average traffic and cost metrics
• Historical traffic data
• Top performing pages with traffic share
• Geographic traffic distribution by country
• Top ranking keywords with positions and traffic
• Real-time data collection
• Rate limiting protection

Input Parameters

• url (required): The Domain to check website traffic for

Output Data

The actor outputs comprehensive website traffic data, including:

• url: The checked Domain
• traffic: Monthly traffic metrics
  • trafficMonthlyAvg: Average monthly organic traffic
  • costMontlyAvg: Average monthly cost value
• trafficHistory: Array of historical traffic data
  • date: Date of the traffic record
  • organic: Organic traffic for that date
• topPages: Array of top performing pages
  • url: Page URL
  • traffic: Traffic to that page
  • share: Percentage share of total traffic
• topCountries: Array of top traffic countries
  • country: Country name
  • share: Percentage share of traffic from that country
• topKeywords: Array of top ranking keywords
  • keyword: Keyword term
  • position: Average ranking position
  • traffic: Traffic from that keyword
• scrapedAt: When the data was collected

Usage Example

{
    "url": "apify.com"
}

Output Example

{
	"url": "apify.com",
	"traffic": {
		"trafficMonthlyAvg": 114409,
		"costMontlyAvg": 4892425
	},
	"trafficHistory": [
		{
			"date": "2025-01-01",
			"organic": 98368
		},
		{
			"date": "2025-02-01",
			"organic": 116119
		},
		{
			"date": "2025-03-01",
			"organic": 98419
		},
		{
			"date": "2025-04-01",
			"organic": 135489
		},
		{
			"date": "2025-05-01",
			"organic": 141070
		},
		{
			"date": "2025-06-01",
			"organic": 123451
		}
	],
	"topPages": [
		{
			"url": "https://apify.com/",
			"traffic": 12164,
			"share": 39.650563922028816
		},
		{
			"url": "https://apify.com/apify/instagram-scraper",
			"traffic": 839,
			"share": 2.734858856509551
		},
		{
			"url": "https://blog.apify.com/top-instant-data-scrapers/",
			"traffic": 522,
			"share": 1.7015450811656563
		},
		{
			"url": "https://apify.com/scrapers/twitter",
			"traffic": 458,
			"share": 1.4929265271530088
		},
		{
			"url": "https://apify.com/epctex/traffic-generator",
			"traffic": 426,
			"share": 1.388617250146685
		}
	],
	"topCountries": [
		{
			"country": "us",
			"share": 26.3966052539652
		},
		{
			"country": "in",
			"share": 19.615638375995577
		},
		{
			"country": "id",
			"share": 5.814249128234616
		},
		{
			"country": "ca",
			"share": 5.114285125498501
		},
		{
			"country": "br",
			"share": 4.189379298999059
		}
	],
	"topKeywords": [
		{
			"keyword": "apify",
			"position": 1,
			"traffic": 15000
		},
		{
			"keyword": "instagram scraper",
			"position": 1,
			"traffic": 500
		},
		{
			"keyword": "instant data scraper",
			"position": 2,
			"traffic": 3200
		},
		{
			"keyword": "apify login",
			"position": 1,
			"traffic": 300
		},
		{
			"keyword": "twitter scraper",
			"position": 1,
			"traffic": 600
		}
	],
	"scrapedAt": "2025-06-23T08:25:44.598Z"
}

Traffic Metrics Interpretation

Monthly Average Traffic

• 0-1,000: Low traffic website
• 1,001-10,000: Medium traffic website
• 10,001-100,000: High traffic website
• 100,001+: Very high traffic website

Monthly Cost Value

The estimated cost value represents how much it would cost to generate the same amount of traffic through paid advertising.

Traffic Share Analysis

• Top Pages: Identify which pages drive the most traffic
• Geographic Distribution: Understand your audience location
• Keyword Performance: See which search terms bring the most visitors

Traffic History Analysis

The historical data allows you to:

• Track traffic trends over time
• Identify seasonal patterns
• Monitor growth or decline in organic traffic
• Compare performance across different periods

Use Cases

• Competitive Analysis: Compare your traffic with competitors
• SEO Performance: Track organic traffic growth
• Content Strategy: Identify top-performing pages and keywords
• Market Research: Understand geographic distribution of your audience
• ROI Analysis: Calculate the value of organic traffic vs paid advertising