# protocol on GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-rating is deprecated

Ahrefs API deprecated GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-rating, query parameter protocol without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Ahrefs API (api.ahrefs.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: June 25, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-rating`, `query parameter protocol`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.ahrefs.com/api/docs/changelog)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/ahrefs-api/breaking-changes/protocol-on-get-v3-site-explorer-domain-rating-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Stop sending protocol; Domain Rating is per domain.

## Ahrefs API's words

> The protocol parameter has been removed from the