Amazon Keyword Scraper: Autocomplete Suggestions and Long-Tails

Hosted amazon keyword research that returns the same autocomplete suggestions Amazon's own search box shows real shoppers, as structured JSON, with no captcha-solving, proxy-rotation, or site-update maintenance you'd otherwise own. Run it from the Apify Store with one click, or call it from your own service via the Apify API. Pay per suggestion, not per month.

If you've been searching for an amazon keyword search tool that gives you raw, machine-readable data instead of yet another dashboard you have to log into, this Actor is it.

What you get

• Live Amazon autocomplete suggestions, every prefix expands into 10–11 buyer-intent keywords from Amazon's own search box, the same data Helium 10 and Jungle Scout charge $99–$449/month to surface.
• 10 marketplaces covered, US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, CA, JP, AU.
• Department targeting, Amazon search alias support (aps for all departments, electronics, fashion, kitchen, etc.).
• Structured JSON output, clean records with rank, keyword, suggestion type, and Amazon's internal strategy id.
• Pay only for what you scrape, pricing scales with the number of suggestions returned. No subscription, no per-seat fees.

Why use this amazon keyword research tool instead of Helium 10

Helium 10 is the dominant amazon keyword research tool in the market, but it has trade-offs this Apify Actor avoids:

• No subscription lock-in. Helium 10 typically requires a monthly contract starting at $99–$449/month. This Actor charges per suggestion, you can spend $5 on a one-off competitive audit and walk away.
• Direct dataset access. Instead of clicking through a dashboard UI to copy data, you get a machine-readable JSON dataset on every run. Pipe it straight into BigQuery, Snowflake, or your warehouse.
• No per-seat pricing. Anyone on your team can call the Actor's API; pricing is based on usage, not seats.
• Same source data. Helium 10 and Jungle Scout both source autocomplete from the same Amazon completion.amazon.com endpoint, they wrap it in a UI and a search-volume estimator. If you only need the keywords themselves (and you're estimating volume separately, e.g. via Google Ads Keyword Planner), the Actor delivers the same input at a fraction of the cost.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
prefix	string	required	Search prefix Amazon should auto-complete (e.g. iphone case).
marketplace	string	US	Amazon country marketplace. One of US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, CA, JP, AU.
alias	string	aps	Amazon search alias (aps = all departments, electronics, fashion, kitchen, automotive, etc.).

Output

Every run pushes results to the Apify dataset as JSON records, one per autocomplete suggestion:

{
  "rank": 1,
  "keyword": "iphone 17 pro max case",
  "type": "KEYWORD",
  "strategy": "organic",
  "prefix": "iphone",
  "marketplace": "US",
  "alias": "aps",
  "fetched_in_seconds": 0.31
}

You can:

• Download the dataset as JSON, JSONL, CSV, or Excel from the Apify console
• Stream results via the Apify API for use in your own application
• Pipe results to webhooks, S3, BigQuery, or any of Apify's 30+ integrations
• Diff today's run against yesterday's to detect new keyword opportunities Amazon shoppers are typing right now

Use cases for amazon keyword research

Sourcing a long-tail keyword list for SEO and PPC

Run the Actor across 50–100 seed prefixes per category. The autocomplete expansions give you the real, current vocabulary Amazon shoppers use, directly usable as a seed list for Google Ads Keyword Planner volume enrichment, Amazon Sponsored Products bidding, or product-listing copy.

Competitive listing teardown

For each top-10 ASIN in your category, run the Actor on the dominant words from their title and bullet points. The expansions reveal the long-tails the listing is implicitly targeting, and the long-tails it's missing.

Trend monitoring

Schedule daily runs on a fixed prefix list. Diff today vs yesterday: new suggestions reveal emerging product trends and seasonal demand shifts before they show up in Helium 10's weekly-refreshed databases.

International expansion research

Run the same prefix across all 10 supported marketplaces. The differences in suggestions reveal which product variants, sizes, brands, and use-cases dominate in each country, critical input for international listing localization.

How it compares

Most keyword tools are dashboards you log into, with export gated behind a paid plan. This Actor returns the raw Amazon autocomplete suggestions as JSON, ready to pipe into your own pipeline.

	No account or key	Hosted for you	JSON output	Usage-based, no monthly plan
This Actor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Helium 10 Amazon Keyword Tool	No, account	Yes (dashboard)	Dashboard export	Freemium, paid plans
keywordtool.io (Amazon)	No, account for full data	Yes (dashboard)	Export on paid plan	Subscription
SellerApp (Chrome extension)	Install and account	Runs in your browser	Dashboard	Freemium

FAQ

Is this amazon keyword research tool free?

The Actor itself is hosted on Apify with pay-per-suggestion pricing, you only pay for the autocomplete suggestions you actually receive. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. The first few runs typically cost less than a coffee.

What's the best amazon keyword research tool for my use case?

For non-coders who want a managed dashboard with built-in volume estimation and rank tracking, Helium 10 or Jungle Scout are the right choice. For developers, growth marketers, or PPC managers who already have a data pipeline and just need raw autocomplete data feeding into it, this Actor is dramatically cheaper than a full-suite subscription.

How does this amazon keyword research tool compare to Helium 10?

Both pull suggestions from the same Amazon autocomplete endpoint. Helium 10 layers volume estimation, rank tracking, listing optimization, and PPC management on top, billed at $99–$449/month. This Actor returns the raw autocomplete data only, billed per suggestion. If you don't need the dashboard, the savings are large.

Does this tool work for Amazon Germany, UK, Japan, etc.?

Yes, set the marketplace field to the country code. Currently supported: US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, CA, JP, AU. The Actor uses each marketplace's native completion endpoint, so suggestions are localized.

Can I run this amazon keyword research tool on a schedule?

Yes, Apify has built-in scheduling. Set the Actor to run daily across your seed prefix list and pipe results to your data warehouse. Most teams diff successive runs to surface new long-tail opportunities as Amazon shoppers' vocabulary evolves.

What does alias do?

Amazon's search box can be scoped to a department. aps is "all departments" (the default and broadest set). Setting alias=electronics or alias=fashion narrows the suggestions to that department's vocabulary, useful when your seed prefix is ambiguous across categories.

Pricing

This amazon keyword research tool uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing, every successful autocomplete suggestion costs a small fixed amount, so your bill scales linearly with usage. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. See the Apify Store page for the current per-suggestion price; expect a typical 10-suggestion run to cost a few cents.