targetstringrequired
The target of the report: a domain ('example.com') or a URL ('https://example.com/page').
Ahrefs Site Explorer Metrics History
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-metrics-historyTrack a target's organic and paid traffic estimates over time.
- Price
- From $0.013545USD / call
- Method
- POST
- Response
- Async JSON
- Parameters
- 2 required · 5 optional
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Input
The target of the report: a domain ('example.com') or a URL ('https://example.com/page').
Start date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format.
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).
Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), e.g. 'us'.
End date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format. Defaults to today.
Protocol of the target: both (default), http, or https.
Time bucket size for history rows: daily, weekly, or monthly (default). Each bucket is one charged row.
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Ahrefs Site Explorer Metrics History
Track a target's organic and paid traffic estimates over time.
Pricing
- Inspect reference unit price: $0.013545 USD per result.
- Final settlement uses the provider-reported actual cost after strict validation; the reference price is not used to infer the final charge.
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Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-metrics-history" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"scope": "domain",
"target": "ahrefs.com",
"country": "us",
"protocol": "both",
"date_from": "2026-08-01",
"history_grouping": "monthly"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$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
date_fromstringrequired
Start date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format.
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
countrystring
Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), e.g. 'us'.
date_tostring
End date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format. Defaults to today.
protocolstring
Protocol of the target: both (default), http, or https.
Default: "both"
Possible values: both, http, https
history_groupingstring
Time bucket size for history rows: daily, weekly, or monthly (default). Each bucket is one charged row.
Default: "monthly"
Possible values: daily, weekly, monthly
4. Response
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Questions
FAQ
How do I use the Ahrefs Site Explorer Metrics History API?
Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ahrefs/site-explorer-metrics-history 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 Metrics History API cost?
From $0.013545 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 Metrics History API accept?
Required: target (string) and date_from (string). Optional: scope (one of exact, prefix, domain, subdomains), country (string), date_to (string), protocol (one of both, http, https) and history_grouping (one of daily, weekly, monthly). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.
What does the Ahrefs Site Explorer Metrics History 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 Metrics History 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.