# Keyword Research API - Google, YouTube & Amazon Ideas (`sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine`) Actor

Keyword research tool: turn one keyword into hundreds of long-tail keyword ideas from Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing and DuckDuckGo autocomplete, in any country and language. With intent and score.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine.md
- **Developed by:** [Sndz Data](https://apify.com/sndzcc) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 keyword ideas

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?

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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

## Keyword Research API: Google, YouTube & Amazon Ideas

Type one keyword, get **hundreds of real searches** people make, collected from the autocomplete of **Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing and DuckDuckGo** at the same time, in **any country and language**.

Every idea comes with a **popularity score**, its **search intent** (question, commercial, comparison, local, informational) and **which engines suggested it**. Ideas suggested by all five engines are the safest bets.

### Why this one?

- **Five engines in one run.** Web searches (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo), video searches (YouTube) and shopping searches (Amazon).
- **Any market.** Spanish searches in Spain, Portuguese in Brazil, English in the UK... Amazon uses that country's own store.
- **Long tail on autopilot.** Deep mode tries your keyword with question words, buying words and every letter and number.
- **Ready to prioritize.** Popularity score, intent and engine count, sorted best first.
- **Cheap.** A fraction of the price of SEO suites, and you pay only for the ideas you get.

### Use cases

- **SEO and content:** plan articles around real questions ("how to choose running shoes").
- **YouTube creators:** find what people search on YouTube before you film.
- **Amazon sellers:** discover buyer keywords for listings, titles and PPC.
- **Ads (Google, Bing):** build keyword and negative keyword lists in minutes.
- **Product and market research:** see what people want around a topic, in each country.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Seed keywords** | One topic per line. |
| **Search engines** | Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing, DuckDuckGo (all by default). |
| **Language / Country** | e.g. `en` + `us`, `es` + `es`, `pt` + `br`. |
| **Depth** | Deep (hundreds of ideas) or Quick (questions and modifiers). |
| **Max ideas per seed** | Best ideas kept first. |
| **Only ideas that contain the seed** | Drop loosely related suggestions. |

```json
{
  "keywords": ["running shoes", "trail running"],
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "depth": "deep"
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "seed": "zapatillas running",
  "keyword": "zapatillas running hombre",
  "intent": "informational",
  "score": 348,
  "engineCount": 5,
  "engines": ["amazon", "bing", "duckduckgo", "google", "youtube"],
  "bestPosition": 1,
  "words": 3,
  "language": "es",
  "country": "es"
}
```

**Score:** each time an engine suggests the idea it adds points (more for the first positions). High score = searched often, on several engines.

### Good to know

- Autocomplete shows what people **really type**, but not exact monthly search volumes.
- Questions are detected in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian.

### Integrations

Send ideas to Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion or your SEO tools with Apify integrations, Zapier, Make or n8n.

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free** (or **Start**) at the top of this page.
2. Fill in the input, or keep the example to see it working in seconds.
3. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
4. Download the results as **Excel, CSV, JSON or HTML**, or get them through the Apify API.

### How much does it cost?

**$0.001 per keyword idea** ($1.00 per 1,000). No start fee, no monthly fee, and you only pay for the results saved to your dataset.

| Example | Cost |
|---|---|
| Ideas for one topic (deep mode) | about $0.50 |
| Keyword research for 10 topics | about $5.00 |

Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, so you can try it for free.

### FAQ

**Where do the keyword ideas come from?**

From the autocomplete of Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing and DuckDuckGo: what people really type.

**Does it give search volume?**

It gives a popularity score based on how often and how high each engine suggests the idea, not exact monthly volumes.

**Does it work for Amazon and YouTube keywords?**

Yes. Amazon uses each country's own store, and YouTube shows video searches.

**Which countries and languages?**

Any: for example en + us, es + es, pt + br, de + de.

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### Support

Want another engine (TikTok, Pinterest, eBay) or a new field? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab.

If this Actor saves you time, a quick ⭐ review helps a lot and keeps it maintained. Thank you!

# Actor input Schema

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

One topic per line, e.g. running shoes, vegan recipes, crm software. Each one becomes hundreds of ideas.

## `engines` (type: `array`):

Where to collect real searches from. All five by default.

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

Two-letter code: en, es, pt, fr, de, it... Also sets the question words used (how / cómo / comment...).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter code: us, gb, es, mx, de, fr, br, in... Amazon uses that country's store.

## `depth` (type: `string`):

Deep also tries your keyword + every letter and number (a, b, c... 0, 1, 2...) for many more long-tail ideas.

## `maxKeywordsPerSeed` (type: `integer`):

The best ideas are kept first (highest score).

## `mustContainSeed` (type: `boolean`):

Drop suggestions that don't include your exact seed words.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "running shoes"
  ],
  "engines": [
    "google",
    "youtube",
    "amazon",
    "bing",
    "duckduckgo"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "depth": "deep",
  "maxKeywordsPerSeed": 500,
  "mustContainSeed": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Every idea with its popularity score, search intent and the engines that suggested it, best first.

## `allData` (type: `string`):

Every field of every keyword idea.

# 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": [
        "running shoes"
    ],
    "engines": [
        "google",
        "youtube",
        "amazon",
        "bing",
        "duckduckgo"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine").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": ["running shoes"],
    "engines": [
        "google",
        "youtube",
        "amazon",
        "bing",
        "duckduckgo",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine").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": [
    "running shoes"
  ],
  "engines": [
    "google",
    "youtube",
    "amazon",
    "bing",
    "duckduckgo"
  ]
}' |
apify call sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sndzcc/keyword-ideas-machine"
        }
    }
}
```

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/cf9ejs05cS04131Qz/builds/cvrHtYbdvOcX4fmYu/openapi.json