AhrefsSiteAudit

SEO Tool

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Collects analytics data without affecting your rankings.

Recommended action: Allow access. Block only if crawl rate is excessive.

Category

SEO Tool

Primary use case

SEO analytics and backlink data

Trust level

Generally safe

robots.txt

Unknown

AhrefsSiteAudit Traffic (Last 90 Days)

Avg Share16.78%
Peak16.78%May 4
Total Visits3.7k
Active Days1/90

What is AhrefsSiteAudit?

SEO Crawler bot

What AhrefsSiteAudit means for your site

AhrefsSiteAudit crawls your site to collect data for an SEO analytics platform. This data powers backlink analysis, keyword tracking, and competitive intelligence tools used by SEO professionals. It does not affect your search rankings or site performance in any meaningful way. Its presence simply means your site is being analyzed as part of the broader web.

What should you do?

  • Allow AhrefsSiteAudit unless crawl rate is excessive
  • Set a crawl-delay in robots.txt if server load is a concern
  • No SEO action needed, this bot is informational only

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How to identify AhrefsSiteAudit

AhrefsSiteAudit uses the user-agent "ahrefssiteaudit" and robots.txt compliance unconfirmed. It is one of the most active non-search crawlers on the web.

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How to block AhrefsSiteAudit

Three robots.txt options below. Pick the one that matches your goal. Each snippet lists every known AhrefsSiteAudit user-agent pattern so the rules apply regardless of which one the bot announces. Compliance with robots.txt is unconfirmed for AhrefsSiteAudit, so verify with crawl logs after deploying.

Edit robots.txt with care

A single misplaced line can de-index your entire site. Common mistake: pasting User-agent: * followed by Disallow: / blocks every bot, not just AhrefsSiteAudit, including Googlebot. Always paste the snippet between existing rules (not over them), keep the User-agent line scoped to AhrefsSiteAudit's patterns, and verify with Google's robots.txt tester before deploying. If you are not sure, ask a developer first.

Option 1: Block all access

Tells AhrefsSiteAudit not to crawl any URL on your site. Use this when you want the bot completely off your content.

User-agent: ahrefssiteaudit
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Disallow: /

Option 2: Block specific paths only

Keep public content crawlable but exclude sensitive or non-public sections. Add one Disallow: line per path. Replace the example paths with your own.

User-agent: ahrefssiteaudit
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /checkout/

Option 3: Slow down with a crawl delay

Crawl-delay is a voluntary directive that asks the bot to wait the given number of seconds between requests. Useful when AhrefsSiteAudit is hammering your origin and slowing the site down for real visitors, but you do not want to block it outright. The value is in seconds, so 10 means at most one request every ten seconds. Not all bots honour this directive (Googlebot ignores it; Bingbot, Yandex, and many AI crawlers do respect it).

User-agent: ahrefssiteaudit
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Crawl-delay: 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the User-Agent for AhrefsSiteAudit?

AhrefsSiteAudit identifies itself with the User-Agent string "ahrefssiteaudit" (alternate forms: AhrefsSiteAudit). Use this in robots.txt or firewall rules.

Does AhrefsSiteAudit affect my Google rankings?

No. AhrefsSiteAudit collects data for an SEO analytics platform, separate from any search engine's ranking algorithm. Allowing or blocking it has zero SEO impact on Google, Bing, or other search engines.

Should I block AhrefsSiteAudit?

Usually not. Blocking only prevents your site from appearing in this tool's backlink and SEO database, which means competitors who use the tool cannot analyze your site. Some site owners prefer this for privacy. Most have no reason to block.

How do I block AhrefsSiteAudit if I want to?

Try robots.txt first ("User-agent: ahrefssiteaudit / Disallow: /") and verify with crawl logs that the bot stops appearing.

Why is AhrefsSiteAudit crawling my site so frequently?

SEO tools tend to re-crawl popular sites often to keep their backlink and ranking data fresh. If the load is excessive, set a Crawl-delay directive in robots.txt: "User-agent: ahrefssiteaudit / Crawl-delay: 10" — most respect this.

Is data AhrefsSiteAudit collects shared with my competitors?

This tool's customers can typically see basic crawl data about any indexed site (backlinks, top pages, keyword visibility). If you do not want this exposed, blocking is the only way to opt out.

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