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Competitor Keywords

See every Google keyword a competitor ranks for: position, URL, search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, intent and estimated traffic for any domain or page, in 90+ countries. Bulk domains, sortable, filterable. No SEO suite subscription needed.

Run it on Apify API & MCP

Price: $2 per 1,000 × ranked keyword
Prefilled example: finished in 4 s on Oct 19, 2026 (Saved 20 ranked keywords for 1 domain(s) in United States.)
Works with: Apify Console, REST API, Python, JavaScript, MCP (Claude, Cursor, VS Code), n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updated: 2026-10-19

Sample output

Real rows from the prefilled example run on Oct 19, 2026.

Full JSON of one real output row (4 rows in the example dataset)

{
  "domain": "upliftdesk.com",
  "keyword": "uplift desk",
  "position": 1,
  "position_absolute": 1,
  "result_type": "organic",
  "url": "https://www.upliftdesk.com/",
  "title": "UPLIFT Desk | Office Furniture that Benefits You",
  "search_volume": 40500,
  "cpc": 2.62,
  "competition": "HIGH",
  "keyword_difficulty": 10,
  "search_intent": "transactional",
  "estimated_traffic": 5491.1,
  "estimated_traffic_cost_usd": 14386.59,
  "previous_position": 1,
  "position_change": "same",
  "serp_features": [
    "organic",
    "people_also_ask",
    "perspectives",
    "... 5 more"
  ],
  "is_featured_snippet": false,
  "search_volume_trend": {
    "monthly": 0,
    "quarterly": 0,
    "yearly": 0
  },
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "serp_checked_at": "2026-07-30T04:57:13Z",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-19T02:07:03Z"
}

Output fields

From the Actor's dataset schema. Every row has the same flat shape, so it drops straight into a spreadsheet, a database or an agent's context.

Field	Type	Description
`domain`	string	Domain or page URL the keywords were looked up for
`keyword`	string	Keyword the domain ranks for in Google
`position`	integer	Google rank among results of the same type (1 = top)
`position_absolute`	integer	Absolute position on the results page, counting all SERP elements
`result_type`	string	Type of the ranking result: organic, paid, featured_snippet, local_pack or ai_overview_reference
`url`	string	URL of the ranking page
`title`	string	Title of the ranking result
`search_volume`	integer	Average monthly Google searches for the keyword
`cpc`	number	Average Google Ads cost per click (USD)
`competition`	string	Google Ads competition level: LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH
`keyword_difficulty`	integer	SEO keyword difficulty, 0-100 (higher = harder to rank)
`search_intent`	string	Main search intent: informational, navigational, commercial or transactional
`estimated_traffic`	number	Estimated monthly organic visits this ranking brings the domain
`estimated_traffic_cost_usd`	number	What that traffic would cost per month in Google Ads (USD)
`previous_position`	integer	Previous absolute position, when known
`position_change`	string	Change since the previous check: new, up, down or same
`serp_features`	array	SERP feature types present on the results page (e.g. people_also_ask, ai_overview)
`is_featured_snippet`	boolean	True when the ranking result is a featured snippet
`search_volume_trend`	object	Search volume change in % (monthly, quarterly, yearly)
`location`	string	Country the data is for, e.g. "United States"
`language`	string	Language name, e.g. "English"
`serp_checked_at`	string	When the Google results page was last checked (ISO 8601, UTC)
`scraped_at`	string	When this row was produced (ISO 8601, UTC)

Pricing

Pay per result, billed by Apify. No subscription and no minimum. Discount tiers apply automatically on paid Apify plans.

Event	Free plan	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Ranked keyword main Charged once per ranked keyword returned for a domain.	$0.002	$0.0019	$0.0018	$0.0016
Domain lookup Charged once per domain for each block of up to 1,000 ranked keywords fetched.	$0.03	$0.03	$0.03	$0.03

Examples on the Free plan: 100 ranked keywords = $0.20, 1,000 ranked keywords = $2, 10,000 ranked keywords = $20. Apify's Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage credit. Prices read from the Apify API at build time (2026-10-19).

Example input

This is the prefilled input on the Store page. Keep it and click Start to see real data in seconds.

{
  "domains": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20
}

Use it from code, no-code or an AI agent

cURL (one request, returns rows)

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/wrenfield-data~competitor-keywords/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domains": ["backlinko.com"], "location": "United States", "language": "English", "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20}'

Python

# pip install apify-client
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords").call(
    run_input={
    "domains": [
        "backlinko.com"
    ],
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20
},
    max_total_charge_usd=1.00,  # hard cap for this run
)
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript / Node

// npm i apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords').call({
  "domains": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20
}, { maxTotalChargeUsd: 1 });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

MCP (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, any MCP client)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wrenfield-competitor-keywords": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords"
    }
  }
}

Remote MCP server hosted by Apify. Sign in with OAuth on first use, or send Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>. The tool appears as wrenfield-data--competitor-keywords. More client setups on the MCP page.

n8n, Make, Zapier

Use the official Apify node or app, pick Run Actor, enter wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords and paste the input JSON above. Then read the run's dataset items. Ready-made n8n workflows are on the n8n templates page.

FAQ

How much does Competitor Keywords cost?

$0.002 per ranked keyword on the Apify Free plan ($2 per 1,000), billed per result by Apify with no subscription. Plus $0.03 per domain lookup. Higher Apify plans get the discounted tiers shown in the pricing table. You can cap any run with a maximum cost.

Where does the data come from?

From a licensed SEO database that tracks Google results for hundreds of millions of keywords, refreshed regularly. serp_checked_at shows when each result was last checked.

Why is estimated_traffic low for a high-volume keyword?

Traffic depends on position. A keyword with 1M searches at position 14 sends far fewer clicks than one at position 1.

Can I check a single page instead of a whole domain?

Yes. Paste the full URL (e.g. https://example.com/blog/post).

Does it include paid (Google Ads) keywords?

Set Result types to Organic + paid.

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