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What specific metrics should I look at in the Ahrefs backlink audit tool to determine if a referring domain is actually worth keeping?

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What specific metrics should I look at in the Ahrefs backlink audit tool to determine if a referring domain is actually worth keeping?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Ahrefs official backlink audit referring domain metrics Domain Rating URL Rating organic traffic spam score link quality documentationGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

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Ahrefs official backlink audit referring domain metrics Domain Rating URL Rating organic traffic spam score link quality documentation Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Ahrefs official backlink audit referring domain metrics Domain Rating URL Rating organic traffic spam score link quality documentation
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