# Ahrefs (أهريفس)

> Ahrefs is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Ahrefs](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/ahrefs.md)
- Categories: Marketing & Advertising, Analytics & Measurement
- Official site: https://ahrefs.com
- Community votes: 14
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/ahrefs

## About

SEO platform for keyword research, backlink analysis, competitor tracking, and site audits

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. The main service remains reachable, but its Keywords Explorer tool excludes Syria from country-level data, verified in May 2026. A community volunteer followed up with the company in May 2026, and support replied that Syria is omitted because it lacks a dedicated Google domain, confirming this is a data-coverage limitation rather than a sanctions-based block.

## Community reports

- 2026-05-27 — Company Responded. Ahrefs support responded with a human reply, after earlier automated replies, clarifying that Keywords Explorer only tracks countries that have a dedicated Google domain and that Syria does not have one, which is why no country-level keyword data is available for it. The representative also confirmed that Ahrefs does have organic traffic and backlink data for the specific Syrian websites that had been raised, and offered to help if there were any issues accessing those reports. This indicates the limitation is a data-coverage and technical matter rather than a sanctions-based block.
- 2026-05-25 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer followed up with Ahrefs support, emphasizing Syria's growing importance as a digital market following the recent lifting of most U.S. sanctions and asking Ahrefs to reconsider including Syria in future Keywords Explorer coverage. The volunteer asked Ahrefs to clarify whether Syria's absence is due to regulatory or compliance considerations, data-availability limitations, or product prioritization, and requested that the matter be shared internally with the relevant product or data team.
- 2026-05-25 — Investigated. Ahrefs support confirmed in a written reply that Syria is excluded from the Keywords Explorer country-level data set, with no public roadmap to add it. The main Ahrefs service remains accessible from Syria, but Syria-specific keyword data and reporting are unavailable, making this a feature-level restriction rather than a full block. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/smneb17f8mf5aoqmzll0iauv/h9qo93btzd4nc4pp08o3i2qd-scr-20260526-bvtm.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/ahrefs?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/ahrefs/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/ahrefs
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/ahrefs.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/ahrefs.md