Keyword Research Tool for SEO — Hosted Apify Actor

Hosted keyword research tool for seo that returns structured JSON without the captcha-solving, proxy-rotation, and 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 only for what you scrape — no monthly subscription.

What you get

• Structured JSON output — every keyword research tool for seo run returns clean, parseable records ready for analytics or downstream pipelines.
• Hosted on Apify — no servers, no proxies, no anti-bot maintenance. Click Run.
• Pay only for what you scrape — pricing scales with usage; no monthly subscription minimum.
• Multi-country support — pass a country / geo parameter to localize results across 50+ regions.
• Multi-language support — set the language field to receive native-locale results.
• Configurable result limits — cap the run at the exact number of records you need.

Why use this keyword research tool for seo instead of WordStream

WordStream is a great tool, but it has trade-offs that this Apify Actor avoids:

• No subscription lock-in. WordStream typically requires a monthly contract starting at $99-$449/month. This Actor charges per run — 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.
• Hosted scraping infrastructure. Apify handles proxy rotation, captcha solving, and retries — so you get the same data WordStream returns, without paying for their reporting layer you may not need.
• No per-seat pricing. Anyone on your team can call the Actor's API; pricing is based on usage, not seats.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	required	The keyword to research (e.g. "running shoes"). Required.
country	string	us	ISO 2-letter country code (e.g. nl, us, de, fr).
language	string	en	ISO 2-letter language code (e.g. en, nl, de, fr).
limit	integer	100	Maximum number of keyword variants to fetch volume for (1-500).
max_suggestions	integer	0	Cap autocomplete expansions before volume lookup (0 = use all).
min_volume	integer	10	Filter out keywords with monthly search volume below this threshold.
concurrency	integer	10	Concurrent requests to the data provider (1-50). Lower if you get rate-limited.

Output

Every run pushes results to the Apify dataset as JSON records. Each record contains the structured fields surfaced by the keyword research tool for seo — fields, IDs, timestamps, and any nested objects. 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 changes (new entries, removed entries, modified fields)

Use cases for the keyword research tool for seo

Competitive monitoring

Run the keyword research tool for seo weekly across your top competitors. Spot meaningful changes before they show up anywhere else.

Lead enrichment

Pipe keyword research tool for seo data into your CRM as part of a nightly enrichment job — every record gets the structured fields your team needs.

Market research

Aggregate keyword research tool for seo data across a category to size demand, identify gaps, and find under-monetized niches.

Operational reporting

Schedule the keyword research tool for seo as a recurring Apify task. Pipe results to your warehouse and surface in your existing dashboards.

FAQ

Is this keyword research tool for seo free?

The Actor itself is hosted on Apify with pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you actually scrape. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. The first few runs typically cost less than a coffee. For long-running daily jobs, your monthly bill scales with the volume of data you pull.

How does this keyword research tool for seo compare to existing tools?

Compared to WordStream, this Actor returns the same structured data without the monthly subscription or per-seat pricing. You pay per run, not per month — which is dramatically cheaper for most teams that need data in bulk but don't need a dashboard UI.

What input does the keyword research tool for seo accept?

The full input schema is rendered as a form on the Apify Store page — you can run a job by filling out a few fields with no code. The schema also accepts raw JSON if you're calling the Actor via the Apify API from your own service. See the Input section above for the field list.

How accurate is the keyword research tool for seo data?

The Actor scrapes data directly from the source, so accuracy matches what a human user would see on the page. There's no third-party cache or middleware — every run returns the live state. If the upstream site throttles requests, the Actor handles retries and proxy rotation transparently and surfaces a structured error in the dataset's errors field rather than failing silently.

Can I run this keyword research tool for seo on a schedule?

Yes — Apify has built-in scheduling. You can set the Actor to run hourly, daily, or weekly, and pipe results to webhooks, S3, or your data warehouse via the Apify integrations. Most teams schedule the keyword research tool for seo as a daily task and incrementally diff against the previous run to detect changes.

Pricing

This keyword research tool for seo uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing — every successful record 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-event price; expect typical workloads to cost a few dollars per run.