Bulk Keyword Search Volume (Google Ads data)

Get monthly Google search volume, cost per click, competition and a 12-month trend for up to 10,000 keywords in one run. Data comes from Google Ads through DataForSEO, the same source most SEO tools use. You need no Google Ads account and no API key.

Price: US$0.003 per keyword for the first 100 in a run, then US$0.0003, plus US$0.09 per block of up to 1,000 keywords. 50 keywords cost US$0.24. 1,000 keywords cost US$0.66.

What people use it for

• Keyword research: rank a list of ideas by real search demand before you write content.
• PPC planning: see CPC and top-of-page bid ranges before you spend on Google Ads.
• Content gaps: check volume for every keyword a competitor ranks for, in bulk.
• Seasonality: the 12-month trend shows when demand peaks, so you can publish in time.
• AI agents and automations: call it from n8n, Make, Zapier, LangChain or an MCP client and get compact JSON back.

Example output

Real output from the sample input on Apify (27 Oct 2026).

keyword	searchVolume	cpcUsd	competition	competitionIndex	trendChangePct
running shoes	301000	1.09	HIGH	100	-13.3
trail running shoes	165000	1.03	HIGH	100	-40.4
best running shoes for flat feet	9900	0.96	HIGH	86	61.1

One full item:

{
  "keyword": "trail running shoes",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "searchVolume": 165000,
  "cpcUsd": 1.03,
  "lowTopOfPageBidUsd": 0.32,
  "highTopOfPageBidUsd": 1.59,
  "competition": "HIGH",
  "competitionIndex": 100,
  "trendChangePct": -40.4,
  "monthlyTrend": [
    {
      "month": "2025-10",
      "volume": 301000
    },
    {
      "month": "2025-11",
      "volume": 110000
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-09",
      "volume": 40500
    }
  ],
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T11:06:22+00:00"
}

trendChangePct compares the average of the latest 3 months with the average of the earliest 3 months in the 12-month trend. monthlyTrend lists the last 12 months, oldest first (shortened above to 3).

Input

Field	What it does	Default
keywords	One keyword per line, up to 10,000. Each must be 80 characters or fewer and 10 words or fewer.	3 sample keywords
country	Two-letter country code. 49 countries supported, including US, GB, DE, IN, SG, BR, JP.	US
language	Two-letter language code, such as en, de, es.	en
includeSearchPartners	Add searches on Google's partner sites. Most SEO tools leave this off.	false

Duplicates are removed (case does not matter). Keywords Google Ads cannot accept, such as ones with !, @ or ,, are listed in the output with a note and are not charged.

Pricing

Pay per event. You only pay for keywords that come back.

Event	Price
Run fee, per block of up to 1,000 keywords	US$0.09
Keyword, first 100 in a run	US$0.003
Keyword, after the first 100	US$0.0003

Examples: 10 keywords cost US$0.12. 100 keywords cost US$0.39. 1,000 keywords cost US$0.66. 5,000 keywords cost US$2.22.

The run fee exists because the data provider charges per request, whatever the keyword count. Set "Maximum cost per run" in Apify and the Actor checks only as many keywords as that limit covers.

Limits

• 10,000 keywords per run. Split bigger lists across runs.
• Results usually take 1 to 5 minutes, because requests go through a queue that keeps the price low.
• This Actor needs a paid Apify plan. Every run buys fresh data, and Apify does not pay developers for runs on the free plan. On the free plan, a run with the prefilled example keywords returns a stored, dated sample (marked cachedExample: true) at no charge, so you can see the output. Any other free-plan input is refused.
• Volumes are Google's rounded monthly averages, the same numbers Google Keyword Planner shows.

FAQ

Where does the data come from? Google Ads keyword data, through the DataForSEO API.

Why is a keyword's volume empty? Google has no data for it, usually because almost nobody searches it. You are still charged for it, since the lookup was made.

Can I get keyword ideas or related keywords? Not in this Actor. Use it to measure lists you already have.

What if the run fails? You are not charged for invalid input, for keywords that were skipped, or when the data provider is unavailable. The status message says what went wrong.

Can an AI agent call it? Yes. The input is plain JSON and the output is compact JSON with stable field names. It works with Apify's MCP server and pay-per-event payments.

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