Keyword Search Metrics, Autocomplete & Intent Scraper

What does Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper API do?

Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper expands seed topics into hundreds or thousands of real buyer search queries across Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Bing, scoring every keyword by autocomplete relevance rank and automatically classifying Search Intent (transactional, commercial, informational, navigational) across 40+ countries.

Use it as a fast, zero-subscription Keyword Research API and MCP SEO tool for programmatic SEO (pSEO), content clustering, Google Ads negative/exact keyword discovery, YouTube video ideation, and Amazon listing optimization.

• Low Pay-Per-Event pricing: $0.80 per 1,000 keywords ($0.0008 per scored keyword). Platform compute is free.
• 6,250 Free Keywords / Month: Apify's $5.00/month free credit covers 6,250 deduplicated, intent-classified keywords every single month at $0.
• Multi-Engine Cross-Validation: Spot queries that buyers type on Google Search, YouTube Search, AND Amazon Search in one unified run.

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Why use this Multi-Engine Keyword & Buyer Intent API?

Traditional SEO suites lock bulk keyword exports behind $129–$499/month subscriptions and rely on stale monthly clickstream estimates that miss emerging AI, SaaS, and e-commerce terms. Querying live search engine suggest endpoints directly gives you what real users are typing today, ranked by native autocomplete priority.

Key business workflows

1. Programmatic SEO (pSEO) & Content Pipelines: Feed 10 seed topics into n8n or Make, filter for commercial and transactional long-tail keywords (4+ words), and send them straight to your AI content brief generator.
2. Amazon & E-Commerce Product Research: Query the amazon and google engines simultaneously to uncover high-intent product modifiers ("for flat feet", "under $100", "vs...").
3. YouTube Topic & Title Optimization: Pull live youtube autocomplete phrases to title videos around exact phrasing viewers search.
4. PPC Campaign Expansion: Generate exact-match and phrase-match ad groups grouped automatically by buyer stage (commercial vs informational).
5. AI SEO Agents via MCP: Give Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT direct live keyword discovery before drafting articles, landing pages, or metadata.

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What data can Keyword Search Metrics & Intent Scraper extract?

Each output item represents a deduplicated keyword enriched with source engine, relevance priority score, and buyer intent classification:

Field Name	Type	Description
keyword	string	Discovered search query normalized and deduplicated per engine.
seedKeyword	string	Original seed phrase from seedKeywords that generated this result.
engine	string	Source search engine (google, youtube, amazon, or bing).
relevanceScore	integer | null	Autocomplete prominence score (0–1000+), reflecting native suggestion priority.
searchIntent	string	Automatic intent label: transactional, commercial, informational, or navigational.
wordCount	integer	Number of words in keyword — ideal for filtering long-tail (wordCount >= 4) low-KD terms.
country	string	ISO-2 country market queried (us, es, gb, de, fr, br, mx, etc.).
language	string	ISO-2 language code (en, es, de, fr, pt, it).
modifierUsed	string	Prefix/suffix modifier (best, vs, pricing, how to, a–z) that surfaced the keyword.

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How to extract high-intent keywords in bulk (Step-by-Step)

1. Open Keyword Search Intent & Metrics Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more phrases in Seed Keywords (e.g., ["crm for small business", "ai meeting notes"]).
3. Select your target Search Engines (google, youtube, amazon, bing).
4. Pick an Expansion Mode:
   • direct_only — fastest snapshot of top direct completions.
   • commercial_and_questions (Recommended) — appends high-converting buyer modifiers (best, vs, alternatives, pricing, review, how to, for).
   • alphabet_az — deep a–z expansion for exhaustive topical authority maps.
5. Set Country, Language, and Max Keywords to Return (maxItems), then click Start.

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How much does bulk keyword research cost?

With Pay-Per-Event ($0.80 / 1,000 keywords) pricing, you never pay monthly seat fees:

Extracted Keywords	Total Price	Included in Apify $5/mo Free Tier?
250 keywords (blog cluster)	$0.20	Yes ($0)
1,000 keywords (niche map)	$0.80	Yes ($0)
6,250 keywords / month	$5.00	100% Free every month
25,000 keywords (pSEO site)	$20.00	Pay only for what you export

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Use with AI Assistants & MCP (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT)

Plug live multi-engine keyword intelligence directly into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code via Apify MCP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keyword-intent-seo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example prompts for your AI coding or writing agent:

• "Find 150 commercial and transactional keywords around invoice generator in us and group them into 5 landing page silos."
• "Compare what people search on youtube vs amazon for standing desk converter."

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Input examples

Example 1: SaaS Commercial & Comparison Keyword Discovery

{
  "seedKeywords": ["helpdesk software", "zendesk alternative"],
  "engines": ["google", "youtube"],
  "expansionMode": "commercial_and_questions",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 300
}

Example 2: Spanish E-Commerce & Amazon Product Research (es)

{
  "seedKeywords": ["auriculares inalambricos", "silla ergonomica"],
  "engines": ["amazon", "google"],
  "expansionMode": "alphabet_az",
  "country": "es",
  "language": "es",
  "maxItems": 500
}

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Output example

Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML:

[
  {
    "keyword": "best crm for small business real estate",
    "seedKeyword": "crm for small business",
    "engine": "google",
    "relevanceScore": 850,
    "searchIntent": "commercial",
    "wordCount": 7,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "modifierUsed": "best"
  },
  {
    "keyword": "crm for small business pricing comparison",
    "seedKeyword": "crm for small business",
    "engine": "google",
    "relevanceScore": 780,
    "searchIntent": "transactional",
    "wordCount": 6,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "modifierUsed": "pricing"
  }
]

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Connect to Python, n8n & Make

Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("ramgoxxx/keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "seedKeywords": ["ai voice agent"],
        "engines": ["google", "youtube"],
        "expansionMode": "commercial_and_questions",
        "country": "us",
        "language": "en",
        "maxItems": 200,
    }
)

items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
buyer_terms = [k for k in items if k["searchIntent"] in ("commercial", "transactional")]
print(f"Found {len(buyer_terms)} high-intent buyer keywords")

cURL / Webhook API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ramgoxxx~keyword-search-intent-metrics-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"seedKeywords":["shopify apps"],"engines":["google"],"expansionMode":"commercial_and_questions","maxItems":100}'

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How is searchIntent classified?

Each query is analyzed using lexical intent rules covering purchase triggers (buy, price, pricing, cost, discount, coupon, for sale), commercial evaluation (best, top, vs, alternative, review, comparison), and informational modifiers (how, what, why, tutorial, guide) across English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, and Italian.

Does this require external paid API keys (Semrush, Ahrefs, DataForSEO)?

No external API keys or subscriptions are needed. Everything runs self-contained out of the box.

Legal, GDPR & Ethical Scraping Notice

Our Actors are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses, gender, or location. They only query public search autocomplete suggestions openly served to anonymous web visitors in full compliance with GDPR and international data privacy principles. Report feedback or feature requests anytime via the Issues tab.