What is Ahrefs Site Audit?
Ahrefs Site Audit is an SEO crawler operated by Ahrefs. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Ahrefs |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | August 1, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Ahrefs Site Audit maps sites the way its customers' SEO tools need, following internal links to build a full picture of structure, content, and ranking signals. Expect thorough crawls rather than spot checks, with frequency rising when your site or your competitors are actively monitored in its tools.
How To Block Ahrefs Site Audit With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Ahrefs Site Audit from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all SEO crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Ahrefs Site Audit # https://knownagents.com/agents/ahrefs-site-audit
Disallow: /Global Insights for Ahrefs Site Audit
As of August 1, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the world's top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block Ahrefs Site Audit in their robots.txt files.
Overall SEO Crawler Traffic
3.3% of all web traffic came from SEO crawlers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Ahrefs Site Audit?
Only if you want your own pages and outbound links out of those tools. Ahrefs Site Audit collects the ranking and backlink data behind SEO tools, likely including ones you or your agency use, and it does not change how search engines rank you. Blocking it will not hide your backlink profile either, because backlinks are discovered on the sites that link to you. Almost none of the top websites we track have robots.txt rules for Ahrefs Site Audit right now.
Does Ahrefs Site Audit Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Ahrefs Site Audit is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the right first move. Automatic Robots.txt adds and maintains that rule for you, and Agent Analytics confirms Ahrefs Site Audit actually follows it.
Does Ahrefs Site Audit Access Private Content?
Login walls stop it. Ahrefs Site Audit analyzes public pages for rankings, links, and site structure.
Why Is Ahrefs Site Audit Visiting My Website?
Your domain shows up in the ranking, backlink, and competitor data Ahrefs Site Audit's operator sells. If anyone tracks your site or your competitors in an SEO tool, Ahrefs Site Audit visits you.
How Can I Tell if Ahrefs Site Audit Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Ahrefs Site Audit visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user agent string contains "Ahrefs Site Audit". Look for full site crawls that follow your internal links. Keep in mind that Ahrefs Site Audit doesn't publish a verification method, so any client can claim its user agent string and a log match is a hint rather than proof.