Keyword search volume API

The short answer

Yes, there is a keyword search volume API that needs no Google Ads account: call the Keyword Search Volume Actor over Apify's REST API. One POST with a keyword list returns exact Google Keyword Planner monthly searches, CPC, competition and history as JSON. It costs $4.25 per 1,000 keywords (Apify Free-plan prices) and you cap each call with maxTotalChargeUsd.

Google's official route is the Google Ads API, which needs a Google Ads account, a developer token and OAuth set up. This one needs only an Apify API token.

One request, rows back

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/wrenfield-data~keyword-search-volume/run-sync-get-dataset-items?maxTotalChargeUsd=2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["standing desk", "walking pad"], "location": "United States", "language": "English"}'

The call waits for the run (up to 5 minutes) and returns the dataset rows. For long lists or schedules, start the run asynchronously and read the dataset when it finishes; the Actor README shows both patterns.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient(TOKEN)
run = client.actor("wrenfield-data/keyword-search-volume").call(
    run_input={"keywords": ["standing desk", "walking pad"], "location": "United States"},
    max_total_charge_usd=2)
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row["keyword"], row["search_volume"], row["cpc"])

What comes back (real row, run Oct 27, 2026)

{
  "keyword": "standing desk",
  "type": "keyword",
  "seed_keyword": null,
  "location": "United States",
  "location_code": 2840,
  "language": "English",
  "language_code": "en",
  "search_volume": 135000,
  "cpc": 5.16,
  "competition": "HIGH",
  "competition_index": 100,
  "low_top_of_page_bid": 0.89,
  "high_top_of_page_bid": 6.92,
  "keyword_difficulty": null,
  "search_intent": null,
  "trend": {
    "monthly": -18,
    "quarterly": 0,
    "yearly": null
  },
  "monthly_searches": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10",
      "year": 2025,
      "month": 10,
      "search_volume": 135000
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11",
      "year": 2025,
      "month": 11,
      "search_volume": 135000
    },
    {
      "...": "10 more months"
    }
  ],
  "found": true,
  "source": "google_ads_live",
  "data_updated_at": null,
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-28T03:55:39Z"
}

Trimmed to the first two months of history. Field names stay stable within version 1.x.

What it costs

Apify Free-plan prices read from the Apify API when this page is built; paid Apify plans pay less per keyword. Keywords without data are free. The Actor stops cleanly at your spend cap.

Other ways to call it

• MCP (Claude, Cursor, VS Code): https://mcp.apify.com?tools=wrenfield-data/keyword-search-volume
• n8n, Make, Zapier: the Apify node's "Run an Actor and get dataset items" step with Actor wrenfield-data/keyword-search-volume.
• Google Sheets or Excel: run the Actor on a schedule and open the dataset's CSV or Excel export URL.

Need a different data type? See the Wrenfield Data API page for keyword difficulty, domain authority and AI-answer endpoints with prices.

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