SEO TOOLS · AHREFS
AhrefsBot
Crawlers that SEO platforms run to build backlink, keyword and audit data. Blocking them does not change your rankings.
- Follows robots.txt
- Can be verified
- Docs checked 28 Oct 2026
- VerifiableIdentityreverse DNS, Cloudflare
- Obeysrobots.txtFollows robots.txt
- PurposeSEO toolNot an AI product
- TokenAhrefsBot, AhrefsSiteAuditUse it in a User-agent line
robots.txt
The operator documents that this bot follows robots.txt rules.
Block AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Disallow: /Allow AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Allow: /Quick facts
- robots.txt token
AhrefsBotAhrefsSiteAudit- User agent contains
- AhrefsBot, AhrefsSiteAudit
- Operator
- Ahrefs
- Category
- SEO tools
- Purpose
- SEO tool
- robots.txt
- Follows robots.txt
- Verification
- Can be verified
- Documentation
- ahrefs.com · checked 28 Oct 2026
If you block it
This SEO tool stops collecting data about your site. Your rankings are not affected.
Check a visit is real
- Reverse DNS ending in ahrefs.com or ahrefs.net, confirmed by forward DNS
- Listed by Cloudflare as a verified bot
Where this comes from
The same registry NdovuSEOLabs uses to classify crawler traffic in your server and CDN logs, built from the operator’s own documentation.
Registry version 2026-10-29.1
See which of these crawlers visit your site.
Crawl Analytics reads your own server and CDN logs and checks each claim against the operator’s published IP ranges and DNS.