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This article references the legacy version of our API (v2). Our newest API version (v3) was released on Sep. 7, 2022 and is available for <a href="https://ahrefs.com/enterprise" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enterprise</a> users.

Note: Legacy API plans can no longer be purchased, and the legacy API is scheduled to sunset on 1st March 2024. API via Integrations will also no longer work by this date. The <a href="https://docs.ahrefs.com/docs/api/reference/introduction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new API</a> is available now, and only on the Enterprise plan.

Please feel free to contact <a href="mailto:support@ahrefs.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@ahrefs.com</a> for more details.

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In order not to get confused by different stats reported, make sure you are using the same parameters, modes and targets for your queries:

<a href="https://apiv2.ahrefs.com/?token=XXX&amp;target=ahrefs.com&amp;limit=1000&amp;output=json&amp;from=metrics_extended&amp;mode=subdomains" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apiv2.ahrefs.com/?token=XXX&amp;target=ahrefs.com&amp;limit=1000&amp;output=json&amp;from=metrics_extended&amp;mode=subdomains</a>

<a href="https://app.ahrefs.com/site-explorer/overview/v2/subdomains/live?target=ahrefs.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://app.ahrefs.com/site-explorer/overview/v2/subdomains/live?target=ahrefs.com</a>

In above examples I analysed target ahrefs.com in 'subdomains' mode and got the same numbers for both requests.

Moreover, it is worth mentioning that API data is currently available for Live index only, so consider that when comparing results as well.

<a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/what-do-api-rows-and-each-result-costs-1-row-mean-in-api-documentation">What do "API rows" and "Each result costs 1 row" mean in API documentation?</a>

<a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/does-ahrefs-api-provide-organic-keyword-related-data">Does Ahrefs API provide organic keyword related data?</a>

<a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/is-it-possible-to-use-your-api-functions-with-a-usual-ahrefs-subscription">Is it possible to use your API functions with a usual Ahrefs subscription?</a>

- <a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/what-do-api-rows-and-each-result-costs-1-row-mean-in-api-documentation">What do "API rows" and "Each result costs 1 row" mean in API documentation?</a>
- <a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/does-ahrefs-api-provide-organic-keyword-related-data">Does Ahrefs API provide organic keyword related data?</a>
- <a href="https://help.ahrefs.com/api/is-it-possible-to-use-your-api-functions-with-a-usual-ahrefs-subscription">Is it possible to use your API functions with a usual Ahrefs subscription?</a>

Find out why results you get via API may differ from those you see with Site Explorer report

Why do I get different results in the Ahrefs interface vs. the API?

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Why do I get different results in the Ahrefs interface vs. the API?

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