Ahrefs MCP
Chat with Ahrefs for actionable SEO & marketing data
Get live Ahrefs data inside ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools. No code required, just ask.
Use cases
Research trendy keywords and content ideas
Get relevant insights for any keyword before they peak: search volume, traffic potential, growth trend, and keyword difficulty.
Example prompt: Show the top 20 trending terms in my industry that have strong potential to grow in popularity throughout 2026.
Find international SEO opportunities
Expand into regional markets where your competitors already have success.
Example prompt: Find up to 10 examples of similar businesses that expanded into other countries, including how their organic traffic is trending in those countries.
Analyze competitor traffic at scale
Track organic traffic over time for any list of competitors. See winners, losers, and where the gaps are.
Example prompt: Using this list of 10 sites in my niche, tell me which have grown organic search traffic in the past 6 months in decreasing order.
Audit backlink profiles
Compare the link-building velocity and domain authority charts for any list of competitors.
Example prompt: Provide a comprehensive overview of the backlink profiles and DR charts of these five websites.
Available where you already work
Claude
Connect Ahrefs to Claude and run keyword, backlink, and competitor research requests from one chat.
Connect to Claude →
ChatGPT
Use Ahrefs MCP in ChatGPT to run SEO and marketing workflows with live Ahrefs data in context.
Connect to ChatGPT →
For more ways to connect, check out our MCP documentation
Read Documentation →Included on all paid Ahrefs plans
Ahrefs MCP is available on Lite, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise. Your plan determines how much data you can pull per request.
Lite
Standard
Advanced
Enterprise
Rows per request
10
25
100
Unlimited
API units/mo
25,000
150,000
500,000
2M
Questions? We have answers
What is MCP?
MCP, which stands for Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that companies can use to integrate their external tools and data with compatible AI assistants.What is Ahrefs MCP?
Ahrefs MCP helps you connect live Ahrefs data with AI assistants to automate countless SEO and marketing tasks via natural language (no coding required).What SEO and marketing tasks does Ahrefs MCP automate?
Ahrefs MCP automates a wide range of SEO and marketing tasks like keyword research, competitive analysis, backlink audits, content planning, content gap analysis, on-page SEO recommendations, and so on. A list of potential use cases is available here: ahrefs.com/blog/mcp-use-cases.What Ahrefs plans include Ahrefs MCP?
Ahrefs MCP is available for the following Ahrefs paid plans: Lite, Standard, Advanced, Enterprise.What AI assistants support Ahrefs MCP?
Full setup guides are available for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Copilot Studio.