Ahrefs integration and additional research
Put Ahrefs data to work on your next improvement.
Connect Ahrefs when you need additional keyword or competitor research. Define the question and API usage limit before running a survey.
Use your own account selectively
Register your API key, authorize sites, and set API usage limits. Registration alone does not start paid research.
Give the research a purpose
Specify the decision, needed information, and limit. Review the estimate before execution.
Bring useful findings into the plan
Select findings to add to the questions your article should answer, then review the updated plan.
The workflow
- Connect Ahrefs
- Set purpose and limits
- Review estimate
- Run research
- Adopt relevant questions
An example
Research questions covered by competitors but missing from your article, then gather the evidence needed to address them.
What you can do on screen
- Connect under Settings > General > Ahrefs connection (optional). The free check sends a single request that uses no units.
- Set a monthly limit and a per-research limit. Automatic research outside button presses is off by default.
- Sites not selected as target sites cannot use the connection, even for members of the same team.
- Market research covers competitors’ ranking keywords, causes of ranking drops, and the shape of search results. Get an estimate before sending.
- Raw research data is deleted after 30 days, and the API key is never shown on screen.
What to know
This integration is optional. You need your own API-enabled Ahrefs access, and Ahrefs usage allowances and charges apply. It does not include every Ahrefs feature in the SEOAGENT subscription.
Is an Ahrefs subscription required to use SEOAGENT?
No. It is an optional source for additional research, not a requirement for the basic writing workflow.
Could I use Ahrefs units without noticing?
Not by default: research runs only when you press the button, and you can set monthly and per-research limits.