Ahrefs Social Media API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ahrefs Social Media API
  description: Ahrefs API v3 gives programmatic access to Ahrefs' SEO, marketing, and AI-search data — backlinks, organic and paid traffic, keywords, SERPs, rank tracking, site audits, brand/AI-search visibility, web and social analytics, and account management. This is the full spec for every tool; each tool also has its own spec under /reference/.
  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
  description: Ahrefs API v3
security:
- http:
  - read
tags:
- name: Social Media
  description: Social Media Management.
paths:
  /social-media/channels:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Channels
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.channels
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.channels'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.channels'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/authors:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Authors
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.authors
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.authors'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.authors'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/activity-history:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Activity history
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.activity-history
      parameters:
      - description: Unique identifier for the post.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        name: post_id
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.activity-history'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.activity-history'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/posts:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Posts
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.posts
      parameters:
      - description: The publishing lifecycle stage of the post.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - published
          - scheduled
          - draft
          - failed
          - deleted
        name: status
        in: query
      - description: Comma-separated list of channel IDs to filter by.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: ''
        name: channel_ids
        in: query
      - description: Comma-separated list of author user IDs to filter by.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: ''
        name: author_ids
        in: query
      - description: Text search query to filter posts by content.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
        name: search_query
        in: query
      - description: The start date of the historical period in YYYY-MM-DD format.
        required: false
        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
      - description: Sort field for posts. Metric-based sorting only applies to published posts.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - date
          - views
          - unique_views
          - comments
          - likes
        name: order_by
        in: query
      - description: The order in which results are returned, ascending or descending.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
        name: order_direction
        in: query
      - description: The number of results to return.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
        name: limit
        in: query
      - description: The number of results to skip.
        required: false
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        name: offset
        in: query
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output_json_php'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.posts'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.posts'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/channel-metrics:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Channel metrics
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.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/social-media.output'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.channel-metrics'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.channel-metrics'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/post-metrics:
    get:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Post metrics
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.post-metrics
      parameters:
      - description: Platform-specific post identifier.
        required: true
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
        name: external_post_id
        in: query
      - 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/social-media.output_json_php'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post-metrics'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post-metrics'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
  /social-media/post:
    post:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Create post
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.post
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                channel_ids:
                  items:
                    type: string
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  description: Non-empty list of channel IDs to publish the post to.
                text_content:
                  type: string
                  description: Text content of the post.
                timing:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - publish_now
                  - scheduled
                  - draft
                  description: When to publish the post.
                scheduled_at:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Timestamp for scheduled posts (required when timing is scheduled)
                  examples:
                  - '2026-01-01T12:00:00Z'
                auto_comment:
                  type: string
                  description: Auto-comment text posted after publishing.
              type: object
              required:
              - channel_ids
              - text_content
              - timing
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Delete post
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.post.delete
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                post_id:
                  type: integer
                  description: Unique identifier for the post.
              type: object
              required:
              - post_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
    patch:
      tags:
      - Social Media
      summary: Update post
      description: '>Requests to this endpoint are free and do not consume any API units.'
      operationId: social-media.post.patch
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/social-media.output'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                post_id:
                  type: integer
                  description: Unique identifier for the post.
                channel_ids:
                  items:
                    type: string
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  description: Non-empty list of channel IDs to publish the post to.
                text_content:
                  type: string
                  description: Text content of the post.
                timing:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - publish_now
                  - scheduled
                  - draft
                  description: When to publish the post.
                scheduled_at:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Timestamp for scheduled posts (required when timing is scheduled)
                  examples:
                  - '2026-01-01T12:00:00Z'
                auto_comment:
                  type: string
                  description: Auto-comment text posted after publishing.
              type: object
              required:
              - post_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.post'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_401'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_403'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_429'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/social-media.error_500'
components:
  responses:
    social-media.error_429:
      description: Too Many Requests
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
    social-media.error_401:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
    social-media.error_400:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
    social-media.error_403:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
    social-media.error_500:
      description: Internal Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/social-media.Error_response'
  parameters:
    social-media.output_json_php:
      description: The output format.
      required: false
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - php
      name: output
      in: query
    social-media.output:
      description: The output format.
      required: false
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - csv
        - xml
        - php
      name: output
      in: query
  schemas:
    social-media.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
    social-media.post:
      properties:
        post:
          properties:
            author_id:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: author_id
              description: Unique identifier of the author.
            author_name:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: author_name
              description: Name of the author.
            auto_comment:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: auto_comment
              description: Auto-comment text posted after publishing.
            channels:
              items:
                properties:
                  channel_id:
                    type: string
                  channel_kind:
                    type: string
                  channel_username:
                    type: string
                  channel_display_name:
                    type: string
                  channel_profile_image_url:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    format: url
                type: object
              type: array
              title: channels
              description: Social media channels associated with the post.
            created_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              title: created_at
              description: Timestamp when the author created the post.
            external_post_id:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: external_post_id
              description: Platform-specific post identifier.
            permalink:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: permalink
              description: URL of the published post on the platform.
            post_id:
              type: integer
              title: post_id
              description: Unique identifier for the post.
            status_timestamp:
              type: string
              title: status_timestamp
              description: Timestamp associated with the current status.
            text_content:
              type: string
              title: text_content
              description: Text content of the post.
          type: object
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    social-media.Error_response:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    social-media.activity-history:
      properties:
        activities:
          items:
            properties:
              action_type:
                type: string
                title: action_type
                description: The action that was performed on the post.
              activity_id:
                type: integer
                title: activity_id
                description: Unique identifier for the activity history record.
              channel_id:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: channel_id
                description: Unique identifier for the social media channel.
              channel_kind:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: channel_kind
                description: Social media platform and account type.
              created_at:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                title: created_at
                description: Timestamp when the activity was recorded.
              user_name:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: user_name
                description: Name of the user who performed the action.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    social-media.post-metrics:
      properties:
        metrics:
          items:
            properties:
              facebook_metrics:
                properties:
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                  reactions:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: facebook_metrics
                description: Facebook-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on Facebook.
              instagram_metrics:
                properties:
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                  shares:
                    type: integer
                  saved:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: instagram_metrics
                description: Instagram-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on Instagram.
              likes:
                type: integer
                title: likes
                description: Number of likes on the post.
              linkedin_metrics:
                properties:
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                  reshares:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: linkedin_metrics
                description: LinkedIn-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on LinkedIn.
              retrieved_at:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                title: retrieved_at
                description: Timestamp when the metrics were last retrieved.
              threads_metrics:
                properties:
                  replies:
                    type: integer
                  reposts:
                    type: integer
                  quotes:
                    type: integer
                  shares:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: threads_metrics
                description: Threads-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on Threads.
              tiktok_metrics:
                properties:
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                  shares:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: tiktok_metrics
                description: TikTok-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on TikTok.
              twitter_metrics:
                properties:
                  replies:
                    type: integer
                  retweets:
                    type: integer
                  quote_tweets:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: twitter_metrics
                description: Twitter/X-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on Twitter/X.
              unique_views:
                type: integer
                title: unique_views
                description: Number of unique users who viewed the post.
              views:
                type: integer
                title: views
                description: Total number of times the post was viewed.
              youtube_metrics:
                properties:
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                title: youtube_metrics
                description: YouTube-specific engagement metrics. Present only when the post is on YouTube.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    social-media.posts:
      properties:
        posts:
          items:
            properties:
              author_id:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: author_id
                description: Unique identifier of the author.
              author_name:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: author_name
                description: Name of the author.
              auto_comment:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: auto_comment
                description: Auto-comment text posted after publishing.
              channels:
                items:
                  properties:
                    channel_id:
                      type: string
                    channel_kind:
                      type: string
                    channel_username:
                      type: string
                    channel_display_name:
                      type: string
                    channel_profile_image_url:
                      type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                      format: url
                  type: object
                type: array
                title: channels
                description: Social media channels associated with the post.
              created_at:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                title: created_at
                description: Timestamp when the author created the post.
              external_post_id:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: external_post_id
                description: Platform-specific post identifier.
              permalink:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                title: permalink
                description: URL of the published post on the platform.
              post_id:
                type: integer
                title: post_id
                description: Unique identifier for the post.
              status_timestamp:
                type: string
                title: status_timestamp
                description: Timestamp associated with the current status.
              text_content:
                type: string
                title: text_content
                description: Text content of the post.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
    social-media.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
    social-media.authors:
      properties:
        authors:
          items:
            properties:
              author_id:
                type: string
                title: author_id
                description: Unique identifier of the author.
              author_name:
                type: string
                title: author_name
                description: Name of the author.
            type: object
          type: array
      type: object
      xml:
        name: AhrefsApiResponse
  securitySchemes:
    http:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer