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This documentation is for the legacy version of our API (v2), which was fully discontinued on November 1, 2025. All remaining API v2 integrations and apps built on it no longer have access to Ahrefs data.
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Documentation - refips
Returns the referring IP addresses that have at least one link to the target.
Each request to refips costs 1 row.
Each result in the response costs 1 row.
Using 'where' costs 5 rows.
Using 'having' costs 5 rows.
• refdomains
| Column | Type | Where | Having | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| refip | string | + | + | The referring IP address that links to the target. |
| refdomain | string | + | + | The domain name for the referring IP address. |
| backlinks | int | + | + | The number of backlinks from the referring IP address with particular domain name. |
Examples
Request
https://apiv2.ahrefs.com?from=refips&target=ahrefs.com&mode=domain&limit=5&order_by=backlinks%3Adesc&output=json
Response
{
"refdomains":[
{
"refip":"204.225.190.144",
"refdomain":"nydailynews.com",
"backlinks":960541
},
{
"refip":"204.225.190.144",
"refdomain":"torontosun.com",
"backlinks":260570
},
{
"refip":"161.111.47.11",
"refdomain":"webometrics.info",
"backlinks":246135
},
{
"refip":"204.225.190.144",
"refdomain":"enidnews.com",
"backlinks":126253
},
{
"refip":"65.254.53.187",
"refdomain":"netinfo.org.ua",
"backlinks":120625
}
]
}