Ahrefs API · Endpoint removal
protocol on GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-rating is deprecated
Deprecated, no date
Ahrefs API deprecated GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-rating, query parameter protocol without giving a shutdown date yet.
What to use instead of these calls
Stop sending protocol; Domain Rating is per domain.
Calls it hits
GET /v3/site-explorer/domain-ratingquery parameter protocol
The protocol parameter has been removed from the
Facts
- API
- Ahrefs API
api.ahrefs.com - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Announced
- June 25, 2026
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
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