How to Check Website Authority Programmatically

What Is Website Authority?

Website authority is a general term for the estimated strength or trustworthiness of a domain on the web. It is typically derived from the quantity and quality of backlinks pointing at a domain.

Authority-style metrics (like domain rating) are useful for quickly comparing domains without doing a full backlink audit.

The Programmatic Approach

Instead of visiting a tool dashboard for each domain, you call an API:

curl "https://seo.basantasapkota.com/api/seo?url=yoursite.com"

Response:

{
  "domain_rating": 38,
  "ahrefs_rank": 550000,
  "url_rating": 9
}

Interpreting the Score

• **0–20:** Low authority — newer or smaller sites
• **21–40:** Moderate authority — established niche sites
• **41–60:** Good authority — respected sites in their space
• **61–80:** High authority — major industry sites
• **81–100:** Very high authority — top-tier websites

Common Applications

• **Domain investors** checking expired domain quality before purchase
• **SEO agencies** qualifying outreach prospects
• **Content teams** evaluating guest post targets
• **CRM tools** enriching company profiles with web authority data

Start checking website authority programmatically →