# Google SERP Rank Tracker — Keyword Positions & SERP API (`saliga/serp-rank-tracker`) Actor

Track where your domains rank on Google for hundreds of keywords, countries and devices in one run, with featured snippet and AI Overview checks. Or get the full organic results. $2 per 1,000 result pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/saliga/serp-rank-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Salih Küçükkayış](https://apify.com/saliga) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 result pages

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

Track where your site and your competitors rank on Google for hundreds of keywords, in up to 10 countries, on desktop and mobile, in one run. Each tracked domain gets its **position, ranking URL, and whether it holds the featured snippet or is cited in the AI Overview**. Or leave tracking empty and get every organic result as a row.

**$2 per 1,000 result pages.** A result page is 10 Google results: checking the top 30 for one keyword is 3 pages ($0.006), the top 100 is 10 pages ($0.02). You pay only for pages actually returned. Searches that fail or are not ready in time are free. No subscription, and platform usage is included. (Plus a tiny $0.00005 start fee per run.)

### What you get

- **Rank tracking in bulk.** Up to 10,000 searches a run (keywords × countries × devices), and up to 50 tracked domains or pages compared on each.
- **One row per keyword and domain.** Best position, the URL that ranks, other URLs of the same domain on the page, and `inTop10`.
- **Beyond the blue links.** Featured snippet owner, AI Overview citations, and the list of SERP features on each results page (People Also Ask, video, local pack, …).
- **Desktop and mobile, any country.** Every country Google serves, in its main language or the one you choose.
- **The full results too.** Turn on `includeResults` (or track nothing) for one row per organic result: position, domain, URL, title and snippet.
- **Stops at your spending limit.** Pages already queued are counted against it, so a run never goes over.
- **Feed it from Keyword Research.** Point `datasetId` at a [Keyword Research](https://apify.com/saliga/keyword-research) run and track the keywords you just found.

### Typical uses

- **Weekly rank report.** Schedule the same input every Monday and compare runs.
- **Who owns page one.** Track yourself and four competitors across 200 keywords and pivot by domain.
- **AI Overview visibility.** See for which keywords your site is cited in Google's AI Overview.
- **Local markets.** The same list in US, UK, Canada and Australia, desktop and mobile.

### Input

```json
{
  "keywords": ["project management software", "best crm for small business"],
  "trackDomains": ["asana.com", "monday.com"],
  "countries": ["US", "GB"],
  "devices": ["desktop", "mobile"],
  "depth": 30
}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | Search queries. Search operators (`site:`, `intitle:`, …) are not supported. |
| `trackDomains` | Up to 50 domains (subdomains count) or exact page URLs to find on each results page. |
| `countries` | Up to 10 countries. Default `US`. |
| `language` | Optional search language code. Default: the country's main language. |
| `devices` | `desktop` (default), `mobile`, or both. |
| `depth` | 10 to 100, in steps of 10. Default 30. |
| `includeResults` | Also return one row per organic result. |
| `maxWaitMinutes` | How long to wait for queued searches. Default 60. |
| `keywordsUrl`, `datasetId`, `keywordField` | Other ways to pass keywords. |

### Output

The dataset has three kinds of rows, told apart by `type`.

`ranking`, one per keyword, tracked domain, country and device:

```json
{
  "type": "ranking",
  "keyword": "asana",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "device": "desktop",
  "target": "asana.com",
  "position": 2,
  "url": "https://help.asana.com/s/article/your-asana-account?language=en_US",
  "title": "Asana account: how to create it & log in | Help Center",
  "otherRankingUrls": ["https://asana.com/jobs/all", "…"],
  "inTop10": true,
  "status": "ok"
}
```

A real row from a run on 17 October 2026 (`asana`, United States, desktop, top 10). Subdomains such as `help.asana.com` count for `asana.com`; the other pages of the domain on the same results page are in `otherRankingUrls`.

`serp`, one per search: `serpFeatures`, `totalResults`, `organicResults`, the `top10` (position, domain, URL, title), the `tracked` positions in short, and `pages` charged. Searches that were not delivered are `serp` rows with a `status` and `note`.

`result` (with `includeResults`), one per organic result: `position`, `absolutePosition`, `domain`, `url`, `title`, `description`.

`position` counts organic results only; `absolutePosition` counts every element on the page (ads, snippets, boxes). A tracked domain not found within `depth` has `position: null`.

Rows that cost nothing: `invalid_keyword`, `input_error`, `no_results` (Google returned nothing), `spending_limit`, `free_plan_limit`, `not_ready` (not finished within the waiting time), `throttled` and `provider_error`.

### What it costs

| Run | Price |
|---|---|
| 100 keywords, top 10, 1 country | $0.20 |
| 100 keywords, top 30, desktop + mobile | $1.20 |
| 500 keywords, top 100, 1 country | $10.00 |
| 50 keywords, top 30, 10 countries | $3.00 |

### How long it takes

Searches go through a queue: most finish within a few minutes, some take longer at busy times. The run collects them as they finish and stops waiting after `maxWaitMinutes`; anything not ready by then is listed and not charged.

### Apify free plan

Every search costs us real money at the data source, and free-plan runs earn nothing. So on the Apify free plan this Actor gives 3 searches of the top 10 a day. The rest comes back as uncharged `free_plan_limit` rows. Any paid Apify plan has no such limits.

### Good to know

- Results come from a licensed search data provider, checked for the chosen country, language and device. They can differ from what you see in your own browser, which is personalised.
- This Actor is for rank tracking and search research. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google; "Google" is a trademark of Google LLC.
- A run that is moved to another server continues where it stopped, collecting the searches it already queued. Nothing is searched or charged twice.
- Pricing: one `serp-page` charge per 10 results returned, plus $0.00005 when a run starts.
- Questions or a missing feature: open an issue on the Actor page.

### Next steps

- **Find keywords to track:** [Keyword Research](https://apify.com/saliga/keyword-research).
- **Every keyword a competitor already ranks for:** [Competitor Keywords](https://apify.com/saliga/competitor-keywords).
- **Check the pages that rank:** [Website Screenshot + Change Detection](https://apify.com/saliga/website-screenshot-change-detection) and [Tech Stack Detector](https://apify.com/saliga/tech-stack-detector).

### More from this developer

- [Keyword Research](https://apify.com/saliga/keyword-research): keyword ideas, suggestions and related keywords with volume, difficulty and search intent, $2 per 1,000 keywords.
- [Competitor Keywords](https://apify.com/saliga/competitor-keywords): every Google keyword a domain or page ranks for, and its organic competitors, $2 per 1,000 rows.
- [Domain SEO Overview](https://apify.com/saliga/domain-seo-overview): organic keywords, estimated traffic and top-10 rankings for thousands of domains, $5 per 1,000 domains.
- [Google Trends API](https://apify.com/saliga/google-trends): interest over time, by region and related queries for hundreds of keywords, $6 per 1,000 queries.
- [Keyword Search Volume](https://apify.com/saliga/keyword-search-volume): Google Ads search volume, CPC and up to 48 months of trend for a keyword list, $2 per 1,000 keywords.
- [Sitemap Extractor](https://apify.com/saliga/sitemap-extractor): every URL a website lists in its sitemaps, with lastmod, images and hreflang, $0.25 per 1,000 URLs.
- [Broken Link Checker](https://apify.com/saliga/broken-link-checker): crawl a site and find broken links and images, with the pages they are on.
- [Tech Stack Detector](https://apify.com/saliga/tech-stack-detector): which CMS, ecommerce platform, analytics and hosting a website uses, $1.50 per 1,000 websites.
- [Website Screenshot + Change Detection](https://apify.com/saliga/website-screenshot-change-detection): screenshots of many URLs on desktop and mobile, with visual change detection between runs.
- [Dataset Merge & Dedup Datasets](https://apify.com/saliga/dataset-merge-dedupe): merge, dedupe and filter the results of several runs into one dataset.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Search queries, one per line. Search operators such as site: are not supported.

## `trackDomains` (type: `array`):

Your domain and your competitors (up to 50). Each gets a row per keyword with its best position, the ranking URL, and whether it holds the featured snippet or is cited in the AI Overview. A full URL tracks one page. Leave empty to get every result instead.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Up to 10 countries: two-letter codes (US, GB, DE) or names. Any country Google serves.

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

Optional search language code such as en, de or es. Leave empty for the country's main language.

## `devices` (type: `array`):

Desktop, mobile or both. Each device is a separate search.

## `depth` (type: `integer`):

How deep to look, in steps of 10 (10 = page one). You pay per page of 10 results actually returned.

## `includeResults` (type: `boolean`):

One row per organic result (position, domain, URL, title, snippet), at no extra cost. Always on when no domains are tracked.

## `maxWaitMinutes` (type: `integer`):

Searches run in a queue and usually finish in a few minutes. Searches not ready in this time are not charged.

## `keywordsUrl` (type: `string`):

Link to a text file (one keyword per line), a CSV with a keyword column, or a JSON list.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Use the output of another Actor, such as Keyword Research.

## `keywordField` (type: `string`):

The column or field that holds the keyword.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "project management software",
    "best crm for small business"
  ],
  "trackDomains": [
    "asana.com",
    "monday.com"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "devices": [
    "desktop"
  ],
  "depth": 30,
  "includeResults": false,
  "maxWaitMinutes": 60,
  "keywordField": "keyword"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `rankings` (type: `string`):

Rows of type "ranking": one per keyword, tracked domain, country and device.

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

One row per organic result.

## `fullResults` (type: `string`):

Every row: searches (with the top 10), rankings and results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run and why it stopped.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "project management software",
        "best crm for small business"
    ],
    "trackDomains": [
        "asana.com",
        "monday.com"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("saliga/serp-rank-tracker").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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "project management software",
        "best crm for small business",
    ],
    "trackDomains": [
        "asana.com",
        "monday.com",
    ],
    "countries": ["US"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("saliga/serp-rank-tracker").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "project management software",
    "best crm for small business"
  ],
  "trackDomains": [
    "asana.com",
    "monday.com"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ]
}' |
apify call saliga/serp-rank-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,saliga/serp-rank-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/TpwHDCZ3nb1YOG3Oe/builds/WHhwkVTzWejhaklad/openapi.json