# Google Autocomplete SEO Keywords (`kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords`) Actor

Expand seed keywords with Google Autocomplete suggestions (A-Z / questions). Public suggest endpoint for SEO long-tail research. Keyword phrases only, no personal data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Kayorama](https://apify.com/kayorama) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Automation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.50 / 1,000 suggestions

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Autocomplete SEO Keywords

Expand a short seed list with Google's public Autocomplete (suggest) endpoint. Optional A-Z and question prefixes give you long-tail and FAQ-style phrases without scraping full SERP pages.

### Good for

- SEO and content people who want long-tail ideas from a handful of seeds
- Agencies building topic clusters or FAQ pages
- Anyone who wants keyword suggestions as clean rows (CSV / JSON) instead of clicking through Google

### What you get

One row per unique suggestion:

| Field | Example |
| --- | --- |
| `seed` | saas explainer video |
| `query` | saas explainer video a |
| `suggestion` | saas explainer video agency |
| `rank` | 1 (position in that suggest response) |
| `language`, `country` | en, us (`hl` / `gl`) |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp for the run |
| `note` | Only set when Google rate-limits or blocks |

### Example input

```json
{
  "seeds": ["saas explainer video", "dentist website"],
  "expandAlphabet": true,
  "expandQuestions": false,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "maxQueries": 50,
  "maxSuggestionsPerQuery": 10,
  "requestDelayMs": 200
}
```

Tips:

- Start with `expandAlphabet: false` and a tiny seed list to see the format.
- Turn on A-Z when you need breadth. Cap `maxQueries` so a run stays cheap.
- Use `expandQuestions` for how/what/why/when/where/best/vs style phrases.
- If Google returns 429/403, enable Apify Proxy and lower concurrency / raise the delay.

### Pricing

Pay per event: you pay for each unique suggestion row written to the dataset, plus the standard Actor start. See the Pricing tab. Set a max total charge on the run if you want a hard budget.

Proposed / live event: `suggestion` at **$0.0005** per unique row.

### Data and privacy

- Uses only Google's public suggest endpoint (`suggestqueries.google.com`). No login, no CAPTCHA bypass.
- Output is keyword phrases, not personal data (no names, emails or phones).
- Respect Google's Terms of Service. Rate-limit your runs. Use Proxy only if your Apify plan allows it.

### Known limits

- Suggest responses can be empty or locale-specific.
- Heavy A-Z expands can hit rate limits. Lower `maxQueries` or enable proxy.
- Suggestions are not search volumes. Pair with your own volume tool if you need traffic estimates.

### Done-for-you option

Need keyword research as part of a content or video brief instead of running the Actor yourself? Email studio@kayorama.nl or start from https://studio.kayorama.nl/.

# Actor input Schema

## `seeds` (type: `array`):

Base keywords to expand.

## `expandAlphabet` (type: `boolean`):

Append a-z to each seed for broader coverage.

## `expandQuestions` (type: `boolean`):

Prefix how/what/why/when/where/best/vs.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google suggest hl language code (e.g. en).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Google suggest gl country code (e.g. us).

## `maxSuggestionsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Max suggestions kept from each autocomplete response.

## `maxQueries` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on suggest API calls this run.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Milliseconds to wait between suggest queries.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify Proxy if Google rate-limits your IP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "seeds": [
    "home service leads"
  ],
  "expandAlphabet": true,
  "expandQuestions": false,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "maxSuggestionsPerQuery": 10,
  "maxQueries": 50,
  "requestDelayMs": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "seeds": [
        "home service leads"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "seeds": ["home service leads"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "seeds": [
    "home service leads"
  ]
}' |
apify call kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kayorama/google-autocomplete-seo-keywords"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/3bsiStrYbkJXpoPaD/builds/yresFjy67LvTOn5It/openapi.json