# Ahrefs - Crawl site

> To crawl a site in Ahrefs, go to Site Audit, click New Project, and import data via Google Search Console or add it manually. Enter your URL and project name, set the crawl frequency, ensure the first crawl is enabled, and click Continue to start the process.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-get-ahrefs-to-crawl-site/
Apps: Ahrefs
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a3ecbab56e05a00fe69c5/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Go to Ahrefs and click on Site Audit on the top.
2. Click on New Project.
3. You can Import data using Google Search console to perform the crawl.
4. Or if in case you don't have the access to Search Console you can click on the Add manually button.
5. Add your website's url give an appropriate Project name. Hit Continue.
6. You can skip this step by clicking on Continue if you haven't imported data from Search Console in the earlier step.
7. Toggle the Frequency for future crawls.
8. Make sure, run first crawl now is turned ON and hit Continue.
9. Website crawl will start; Please note that this is a long process and can utpo an hour (or more) to complete.
10. You can open your project once the website crawl is over.