How To Verify Domain Ahrefs

Quick summary

Verifying domain ownership in Ahrefs confirms that you control a website so Ahrefs can unlock full Site Audit data and accurate crawl results. You can verify via Google Search Console import or by adding a TXT DNS record through your domain name provider.

Steps

1. Navigate to Site Audit and click Create to start a new project.
2. Click the Import button to import your site from Google Search Console (GSC).
3. Grant View Search Console and See and download Google Analytics data access, then click Continue.
4. Click the Import button to confirm and pull in your GSC data.
5. If you don't have Google Search Console access, click Add Manually instead.
6. Enter your website Domain name and click Continue — you should see an alert confirming your domain is accessible.
7. Copy the provided HTML verification code.
8. Log in to your Domain Name Provider (e.g. Bluehost, GoDaddy, Cloudflare) and open the Manage DNS Records page.
9. Create a new TXT record in the DNS Records page of your domain provider.
10. Paste your Domain name in the Name column and the copied verification code in the Value column.
11. Return to Ahrefs and click Recheck Status — if the Ownership Verified alert doesn't appear, wait a few hours and recheck again.