AhrefsBot
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What is AhrefsBot?
About
AhrefsBot is an SEO crawler operated by Ahrefs. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Track AhrefsBot on Your Website
You can see when AhrefsBot visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | Ahrefs |
Documentation | https://ahrefs.com/robot/ |
Type
SEO Crawler
Discovers search engine optimization insights
Expected Behavior
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) crawlers do not adhere to a fixed visitation schedule for websites. The frequency of visits varies widely based on several factors, including the search keywords it ranks for, and how many other websites link to it.
Insights
AhrefsBot's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block AhrefsBot?
Probably not, especially if you benefit from an SEO service yourself. However, you might choose to block them if you're concerned about things like server resource usage.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
AhrefsBot |
Should match instances of AhrefsBot |
You can block AhrefsBot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /