DataForSEO Labs — Keyword Ideas, Difficulty & Competitors

A DataForSEO Labs keyword research toolkit on Apify. Get keyword suggestions, related keywords, keyword difficulty, search intent, and any competitor's ranked keywords as clean structured JSON. Pay per keyword — no DataForSEO account, subscription, or minimum top-up required.

This actor wraps the DataForSEO Labs API so you can run keyword research without managing your own DataForSEO account or balance. Pick a mode, give it a seed keyword / keyword list / competitor domain, and get back volume, CPC, competition, difficulty and intent.

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Modes

• Keyword Suggestions — long-tail keyword ideas from a seed keyword (volume, CPC, competition, difficulty, intent).
• Related Keywords — semantically related keyword clusters from a seed keyword.
• Ranked Keywords — every keyword a competitor domain ranks for, with its rank position and estimated traffic value (ETV).
• Keyword Difficulty — bulk keyword difficulty (0–100) for a list of keywords.
• Search Intent — classify keywords as informational / commercial / transactional / navigational.

How to use it

Keyword ideas from a seed:

{
  "mode": "keyword_suggestions",
  "seedKeyword": "email marketing",
  "locationCode": "2840",
  "languageCode": "en",
  "limit": 100
}

Competitor's ranked keywords:

{
  "mode": "ranked_keywords",
  "target": "mailchimp.com",
  "locationCode": "2840",
  "limit": 100
}

Bulk difficulty / intent:

{
  "mode": "keyword_difficulty",
  "keywords": ["email marketing", "crm software", "buy crm"],
  "locationCode": "2840"
}

Output

One dataset record per keyword:

{
  "keyword": "marketing email platforms",
  "search_volume": 27100,
  "cpc": 76,
  "competition": 0.04,
  "keyword_difficulty": 41,
  "search_intent": "commercial"
}

Ranked Keywords rows also include position, etv and the ranking url.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: a small Actor start fee plus one keyword result charge per keyword row returned. No DataForSEO subscription, no monthly minimum — you only pay for the keywords you get.

FAQ

Do I need a DataForSEO account? No. Calls run through managed DataForSEO access; you pay per keyword via Apify.

What metrics do I get? Search volume, CPC, competition, keyword difficulty and search intent, plus rank position and ETV in Ranked Keywords mode.

Can I spy on competitors? Yes — use Ranked Keywords with any domain to export every keyword it ranks for.

Good for AI agents / n8n / Make? Yes — clean JSON output, ideal for MCP servers, automations and LLM agents.

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Tags: dataforseo, dataforseo labs, keyword research api, keyword difficulty, keyword suggestions, related keywords, search intent, competitor keywords, ranked keywords, seo keyword tool, keyword ideas api.