Ahrefs

Ahrefs Channels API

The Channels API from Ahrefs — 2 operation(s) for channels.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /channels Channels #
GET /channel-metrics Channel metrics #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction
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APIReference
https://docs.ahrefs.com/en/api/reference/site-explorer

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ahrefs/refs/heads/main/openapi/ahrefs-channels-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ahrefs/refs/heads/main/errors/ahrefs-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ahrefs/refs/heads/main/data-model/ahrefs-data-model.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

ahrefs-channels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Social Media Channels API
  description: Social Media Management.
  termsOfService: https://ahrefs.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Ahrefs
    url: https://ahrefs.com/
    email: support@ahrefs.com
  version: 3.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.ahrefs.com/v3/social-media
  description: Ahrefs Social Media
security:
- http:
  - read
tags:
- name: Channels
paths:
  /channels:
    get:
      tags:
      - Channels
      summary: Channels
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/channels'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/channels'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_500'
  /channel-metrics:
    get:
      tags:
      - Channels
      summary: Channel metrics
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: channel-metrics
      parameters:
      - description: Unique identifier for the social media channel.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
        name: channel_id
        in: query
      - description: The start date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        name: date_from
        in: query
      - description: The end date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        name: date_to
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/channel-metrics'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/channel-metrics'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/error_500'
components:
  responses:
    error_400:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
    error_403:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
    error_500:
      description: Internal Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
    error_401:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
    error_429:
      description: Too Many Requests
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_response'
  schemas:
    channel-metrics:
      properties:
        metrics:
          items:
            properties:
              follower_count:
                type: integer
                title: follower_count
                description: Number of followers at time of retrieval.
              retrieved_at:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                title: retrieved_at
                description: Timestamp when the metrics were last retrieved.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    channels:
      properties:
        channels:
          items:
            properties:
              channel_display_name:
                type: string
                title: channel_display_name
                description: Channel display name.
              channel_id:
                type: string
                title: channel_id
                description: Unique identifier for the social media channel.
              channel_kind:
                type: string
                title: channel_kind
                description: Social media platform and account type.
              channel_profile_image_url:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                format: url
                title: channel_profile_image_url
                description: URL of the channel's profile image.
              channel_status:
                type: string
                title: channel_status
                description: Channel status (connected, paused).
              channel_username:
                type: string
                title: channel_username
                description: Channel username on the platform.
              external_channel_id:
                type: string
                title: external_channel_id
                description: Provider-specific identifier for the channel on the external platform.
              token_validity:
                type: string
                title: token_validity
                description: Validity of the channel's authentication token (valid, expired, lost_access).
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    Error_response:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
  parameters:
    output:
      description: The output format.
      required: false
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - csv
        - xml
        - php
      name: output
      in: query
  securitySchemes:
    http:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: ''
  url: https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/v3/