# SEO Competitor Keywords - Domain Ranked Keywords & Keyword Gap (`tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords`) Actor

Find the Google keywords any domain or competitor ranks for: position, ranking URL, search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, intent and traffic, plus organic competitors and the keyword gap between 2-5 domains. No Semrush or Ahrefs needed. $3 per 1,000 keywords + $0.02 per domain; errors free.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Tenfold Fleet](https://apify.com/tenfoldfleet) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 keywords

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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# README

### What does SEO Competitor Keywords do?

**SEO Competitor Keywords** finds the **Google keywords any domain or competitor ranks for**, with the **position**, the **ranking URL**, **search volume**, **CPC**, **keyword difficulty**, **search intent** and **estimated traffic** on every row. It also lists the **organic competitors** of a domain and runs a **keyword gap** between your site and up to 4 competitors, so you see the keywords they win and you don't.

It works like the "Organic Research", "Organic Competitors" and "Keyword Gap" reports of Semrush or Ahrefs, as an API: **no Semrush or Ahrefs subscription needed**. Data comes from the DataForSEO Labs Google database (billions of keywords, 94 countries). Run it from the Apify Console, the API, Zapier, Make, n8n or an AI agent through MCP.

### Why use it?

- **Competitor keyword research:** see every keyword a competitor gets traffic from, which page ranks, and how much traffic it brings.
- **Keyword gap / content gap:** find the keywords 1-4 competitors rank for and your site doesn't rank for at all. Keywords that several competitors share come first.
- **Find your real competitors:** list the domains that rank for the same keywords as you, with common keywords, average position and their total traffic.
- **SEO reporting and rank tracking:** export the positions of your own domain with the previous position, new/up/down flags and the featured snippet flag.
- **Agencies and AI agents:** bulk-analyze up to 50 domains per run and feed the JSON into reports, spreadsheets or LLM workflows.

### What data can it extract?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `keyword` | Google keyword the domain ranks for |
| `position` / `previousPosition` | Organic position now and at the previous SERP update |
| `rankingUrl` / `rankingTitle` | The page that ranks and its title |
| `searchVolume` | Average monthly Google searches |
| `etv` / `trafficCost` | Estimated monthly traffic from the keyword and its value in ad spend |
| `cpc`, `competition` | Google Ads cost per click and competition |
| `keywordDifficulty` | How hard it is to reach the top 10 (0-100) |
| `intent` / `secondaryIntents` | Informational, navigational, commercial or transactional |
| `serpFeatures` / `isFeaturedSnippet` | SERP features on the page (people also ask, video, local pack...) and whether the domain holds the featured snippet |
| `totalRankedKeywords` | How many keywords the domain ranks for in total (with your filters) |
| `competitorDomain`, `commonKeywords`, `avgPosition`, `competitorEtv` | Competitors mode: the competing domain, shared keywords, its average position and total traffic |
| `yourPosition`, `positions`, `bestCompetitor`, `competitorsRanking` | Keyword gap mode: your position, every domain's position, the best-ranking competitor and how many competitors rank |

### How to find the keywords a competitor ranks for

1. Open the Actor and pick a **Mode**: *Ranked keywords*, *Organic competitors* or *Keyword gap*.
2. Enter one or more **domains** (`example.com` or any URL). For a keyword gap, put **your domain first**, then 1-4 competitors.
3. Choose the **country** and **language** (94 countries; names or codes like `US`, `GB`, `de` work).
4. Optional: set **Max rows per domain** (up to 10,000), **Max Google position** (10 = first page) and **Min monthly search volume**.
5. Click **Start** and download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

### How much does it cost?

Pay per result, no subscription:

- **$3 per 1,000 keywords** ($0.003 per ranked-keyword or keyword-gap row)
- **$3 per 1,000 competitor rows** ($0.003 per competitor)
- **$0.02 per domain** with data (covers the data provider's fixed fee per lookup)

Example: the top 500 keywords of one competitor cost $1.52. Invalid domains, domains with no data, duplicates and errors are **free**. Set a max cost per run and the Actor stops there, only buying the data you can pay for.

**Free Apify plan:** 1 domain and 10 rows per run (keyword gap: your domain vs 1 competitor), because every lookup costs the developer a data fee. Any paid Apify plan gets up to 10,000 rows per domain and 50 domains per run.

### Input

```json
{
    "mode": "keywordGap",
    "domains": ["apify.com", "scrapingbee.com", "brightdata.com"],
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "maxRowsPerDomain": 500,
    "maxPosition": 20,
    "minSearchVolume": 100,
    "gapType": "missing"
}
```

### Output

One row per keyword (or competitor). Download it as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read it through the API.

```json
{
    "type": "rankedKeyword",
    "domain": "apify.com",
    "keyword": "web scraping tools",
    "position": 3,
    "previousPosition": 5,
    "rankingUrl": "https://apify.com/...",
    "searchVolume": 9900,
    "etv": 1210.5,
    "cpc": 6.12,
    "keywordDifficulty": 48,
    "intent": "commercial",
    "serpFeatures": ["people_also_ask", "video"],
    "isFeaturedSnippet": false,
    "totalRankedKeywords": 6953,
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English"
}
```

Keyword gap rows add `yourPosition` (null = you don't rank), `positions` (`{"apify.com": null, "brightdata.com": 5}`), `rankingUrls`, `bestCompetitor` and `competitorsRanking`. Rows with an `error` field are free notes (invalid domain, no data).

### Tips

- Rows come **highest traffic first**, so a small **Max rows per domain** already gives the keywords that matter.
- Use **Max Google position 10** to see only first-page keywords, and **Min monthly search volume** to skip the long tail.
- **Missing** gap = content ideas (competitors rank, you don't). **Shared** gap = keywords you can push up (both rank; compare positions).
- Enter the root domain (`example.com`) for the whole site, or a subdomain (`blog.example.com`) for just that part.
- Big runs (many domains with 10,000 rows each) can take a while. If the run's timeout comes close, the Actor stops cleanly: you keep and pay for the rows already found, and the domains not reached are listed as free rows.

### FAQ

#### Do I need a Semrush, Ahrefs or DataForSEO account?

No. The data access is included in the price per result.

#### How fresh is the data?

Positions come from the DataForSEO Labs Google database, which is refreshed continuously; each row's SERP is usually from the last few weeks. It is an estimate like Semrush or Ahrefs data, not a live Google check.

#### Which countries are supported?

94 countries, with local languages (for example United States English/Spanish, Canada English/French, Switzerland German/French/Italian).

#### Why does a domain return no keywords?

Small or new sites may not rank in the top 100 for any keyword the database tracks in that country. Those rows are free; try another country. If 10 domains in a row have no data, the run stops and lists the rest as free rows, because that almost always means the wrong country or language.

### Disclaimer

This Actor returns aggregated search-engine statistics about public websites. It does not collect personal data. Keyword metrics are estimates. Not affiliated with Google, Semrush or Ahrefs.

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

rankedKeywords: every Google keyword each domain ranks for (position, ranking URL, volume, CPC, difficulty, intent, traffic). competitors: the domains that compete with each domain in organic search. keywordGap: keywords your competitors rank for and you do not (or keywords you share), for 2-5 domains with yours first.

## `domains` (type: `array`):

Domains or URLs, one per line (example.com, https://www.example.com/blog). rankedKeywords and competitors: 1-50 domains, each analyzed separately. keywordGap: 2-5 domains, YOUR domain first, then up to 4 competitors. www. and paths are removed; subdomains such as blog.example.com are kept.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Country whose Google results you want. A country name or 2-letter code works ("United States", "US", "GB", "Germany"); 94 countries.

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

Search language, as a name or code ("English", "en", "de"). If the language has no data for the chosen country, the country's main language is used instead (for example Germany + English uses German). 21 countries support more than one language, for example United States English/Spanish, Canada English/French, Switzerland German/French/Italian, Belgium French/Dutch/German and India English/Hindi. English is also available in Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

## `maxRowsPerDomain` (type: `integer`):

Most keywords (or competitors) returned per domain, highest traffic first. In keywordGap mode this is the most gap keywords fetched per competitor before merging. Up to 10,000.

## `maxPosition` (type: `integer`):

Only keywords where the domain (in keywordGap: the competitor, and for shared also you) ranks at this position or better. 10 = first page only. In competitors mode, only these positions count toward common keywords.

## `minSearchVolume` (type: `integer`):

Only keywords with at least this many Google searches a month. 0 = all keywords. Not used in competitors mode.

## `gapType` (type: `string`):

keywordGap mode only. missing: keywords at least one competitor ranks for and your domain (the first one) does not rank for at all. shared: keywords both you and a competitor rank for, with both positions.

## `excludeTopDomains` (type: `boolean`):

competitors mode only. Leave out sites that rank for almost everything (wikipedia.org, youtube.com, amazon.com, reddit.com and similar), so the list shows real business competitors.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "rankedKeywords",
  "domains": [
    "apify.com"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "maxRowsPerDomain": 100,
  "maxPosition": 100,
  "minSearchVolume": 0,
  "gapType": "missing",
  "excludeTopDomains": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "domains": [
        "apify.com"
    ],
    "maxRowsPerDomain": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords").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 = {
    "domains": ["apify.com"],
    "maxRowsPerDomain": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords").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 '{
  "domains": [
    "apify.com"
  ],
  "maxRowsPerDomain": 100
}' |
apify call tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tenfoldfleet/seo-competitor-keywords"
        }
    }
}
```

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/yP7hpZL4d9olkodbn/builds/ghso3ssZNH5dVPGOA/openapi.json