datestringrequired
Report date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Use today's date for current values.
Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-backlinks-statsGet a target's live and all-time backlink and referring-domain totals.
- Price
- From $0.00774USD / call
- Method
- POST
- Response
- Async JSON
- Parameters
- 2 required · 2 optional
Playground
Input
Report date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Use today's date for current values.
The target of the report: a domain ('example.com') or a URL ('https://example.com/page').
Scope of the target: exact (this URL only), prefix (URLs starting with the target), domain (the domain without subdomains), or subdomains (default — the domain and all its subdomains).
Protocol of the target: both (default), http, or https.
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API README
Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats
Get a target's live and all-time backlink and referring-domain totals.
Pricing
- Inspect reference unit price: $0.00774 USD per result.
- Final settlement uses the provider-reported actual cost after strict validation; the reference price is not used to infer the final charge.
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Send your first request
Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-backlinks-stats" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"date": "2026-11-01",
"scope": "domain",
"target": "ahrefs.com",
"protocol": "both"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"2. Authentication
Set your SandBase API key in your server environment. Requests use Bearer authentication.
export SANDBASE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"Keep your key on the server. Do not expose it in browser code.
3. Parameters
targetstringrequired
The target of the report: a domain ('example.com') or a URL ('https://example.com/page').
scopestring
Scope of the target: exact (this URL only), prefix (URLs starting with the target), domain (the domain without subdomains), or subdomains (default — the domain and all its subdomains).
Default: "subdomains"
Possible values: exact, prefix, domain, subdomains
protocolstring
Protocol of the target: both (default), http, or https.
Default: "both"
Possible values: both, http, https
4. Response
Saved example response for this API; no live request is made when viewing it.
No saved response has been published. Run the API in Playground to inspect its response.
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Questions
FAQ
How do I use the Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats API?
Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-backlinks-stats with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.
How much does the Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats API cost?
From $0.00774 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.
What parameters does the Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats API accept?
Required: date (string) and target (string). Optional: scope (one of exact, prefix, domain, subdomains) and protocol (one of both, http, https). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.
What does the Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats API return?
A JSON result. This endpoint runs asynchronously, so the response tells you how to fetch the finished result.
Do I need a Ahrefs developer account or API key?
No. Ahrefs Site Explorer Backlinks Stats runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Ahrefs API access separately.