The parameter, “&num=100”, no longer functions as it had previously.
The change has had an industry-wide impact, including on third-party data providers to Ahrefs, who relied on this functionality to assess a website’s presence in search results.
While rank tracking is only one part of our product, it’s important.
These changes don’t impact the frequency of our updates, but will reduce the number of results we can check for each term beyond Google’s first page.
We’re continuing to monitor the situation and are reviewing ways to adapt to this new environment while minimizing disruption to your workflows.
The first page of search results has always been the most valuable—as that’s where most clicks tend to go—but there’s also value in the rankings beyond that.
For instance, you may want to see opportunities to improve and refresh your content, or identify recently published content that’s starting to perform well on your own site or others.
Our aim is always to provide the most accurate and actionable data possible, and we fully understand this data is something our customers rely on.
We’ll share updates on any new developments as they happen.
The search landscape is constantly evolving, especially with new opportunities thanks to AI, but we believe we’re well-positioned to continue delivering insights that improve brand visibility across the web.
