Ahrefs

Ahrefs Keyword lists API

The Keyword lists API from Ahrefs — 2 operation(s) for keyword lists.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

GET /keyword-list-keywords Keywords list #
PUT /keyword-list-keywords Keywords list #
PUT /keyword-list-keywords-delete Keywords list #

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-keyword-lists-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-keyword-lists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Management Keyword lists API
  description: Project 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/management
  description: Ahrefs Management
security:
- http:
  - read
tags:
- name: Keyword lists
paths:
  /keyword-list-keywords:
    get:
      tags:
      - Keyword lists
      summary: Keywords list
      description: '**Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.**'
      operationId: keyword-list-keywords
      parameters:
      - description: The id of an existing keyword list.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        name: keyword_list_id
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords'
        '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'
    put:
      tags:
      - Keyword lists
      summary: Keywords list
      description: '**Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.**'
      operationId: keyword-list-keywords
      parameters:
      - description: The id of an existing keyword list.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        name: keyword_list_id
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                keywords:
                  items:
                    type: string
                    title: keyword
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  description: A list of keywords to add.
              type: object
              required:
              - keywords
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords'
        '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'
  /keyword-list-keywords-delete:
    put:
      tags:
      - Keyword lists
      summary: Keywords list
      description: '**Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.**'
      operationId: keyword-list-keywords-delete
      parameters:
      - description: The id of an existing keyword list.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        name: keyword_list_id
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/output'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                keywords:
                  items:
                    type: string
                    title: keyword
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  description: A list of keywords to delete.
              type: object
              required:
              - keywords
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords-delete'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/keyword-list-keywords-delete'
        '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:
    Error_response:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    keyword-list-keywords-delete:
      properties:
        keywords:
          items:
            properties:
              keyword:
                type: string
                title: keyword
                description: The keyword added to the project.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    keyword-list-keywords:
      properties:
        keywords:
          items:
            properties:
              keyword:
                type: string
                title: keyword
                description: The keyword added to the project.
            type: object
          type: array
      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/