# Print on Demand Niche Research

**Use case:** 

Score a t-shirt niche on live marketplace data: demand, competition and opportunity, plus review depth, average price and sub-niche ideas to work.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "research",
  "platform": "amazon-merch",
  "niches": [
    "cat mom t-shirt",
    "nurse life t-shirt"
  ],
  "phrases": [],
  "marketplace": "US",
  "productType": "standard-tshirt",
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20,
  "includeBestsellerContext": false,
  "includeConflictingMarks": true,
  "trademarkRiskThreshold": "balanced",
  "artOutput": "none",
  "transparency": "keyed",
  "designText": "Knead More Coffee",
  "fontFamily": "anton",
  "fontUrl": "https://example.com/MyBrand-Bold.ttf",
  "textColor": "#ffffff",
  "designFinish": "clean",
  "designStyle": "typographic",
  "designAngle": "niche-interest",
  "garmentColor": "any",
  "designsPerConcept": 1,
  "copyTone": "direct",
  "sloganCount": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "keyword": {
    "label": "🎯 Niche",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "opportunityScore": {
    "label": "💡 Opportunity Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "demandScore": {
    "label": "📈 Demand Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "competitionScore": {
    "label": "⚔️ Competition Score",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "resultCount": {
    "label": "🔢 Total Listings",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "avgReviewCount": {
    "label": "⭐ Avg Reviews",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "avgStarRating": {
    "label": "🌟 Avg Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "subNicheIdeas": {
    "label": "🌱 Sub-niche Ideas",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "rationale": {
    "label": "🧠 Rationale",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "nicheGatePasses": {
    "label": "🚦 Niche gate passed",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "rejectedSubNicheIdeas": {
    "label": "🚫 Rejected Sub-Niches",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Print on Demand T-Shirt Design & Listing Generator](https://apify.com/sian.agency/t-shirt-design-and-listing-generator.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sian.agency/t-shirt-design-and-listing-generator.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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