Website Traffic & SEO Insights API (Similarweb Alternative)

Extract domain traffic, bounce rates, global rankings & AI referral insights — no crawling, no proxies, no rate limits. A fast, structured website traffic API and Similarweb alternative. From $0.70 per 1,000 results.

Input Requirement: Takes any target website domain or URL (e.g., shopify.com or ycombinator.com) as input.

Built for AI agents & marketing stacks: structured JSON output that plugs straight into n8n, Zapier, Make, REST API, Python, Node.js, and MCP — zero web scraping infrastructure needed on your end.

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Why Use This Website Traffic API

✅ No crawling infrastructure Extract website traffic & SEO data instantly — no proxies, no headless browsers, no container maintenance	📊 Rich, structured data 70+ data points per domain — traffic volume, rank, organic keywords, geography, and AI referral metrics
🌍 Global traffic coverage Monthly visitors, engagement metrics, and country-level breakdowns for any domain worldwide	🔄 Export anywhere JSON, CSV, Excel, XML · n8n, Zapier, Make, REST API, MCP
🔍 Full SEO keyword data Top organic keywords, search volume, estimated CPC value, and SERP positions per domain	💰 Competitive pricing From $0.70 per 1,000 results — transparent Pay-Per-Event billing with zero minimum commitments

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Side-by-Side Comparison: Similarweb API Alternative

Feature / Metric	Website Traffic & SEO Insights API	Similarweb API / Traditional Scraping
Pricing Model	$0.70 / 1,000 results (Pay-Per-Event)	High annual minimums / Enterprise subscriptions
AI Referral Metrics	Included (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude)	Not natively available
Proxy & Scraper Maintenance	Zero — Handled end-to-end	High (IP bans, CAPTCHAs, headless browser costs)
Data Formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, dataset tables, API	Custom JSON integration required
Bulk Domain Support	Built-in bulk website traffic checker	Enterprise API access required
Integration Support	REST API, Python/Node SDKs, n8n, MCP	Proprietary REST API

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What Data You Get

• 📈 Traffic Overview: Monthly unique visitors, engagement metrics (bounce rate, pages per visit, average session duration), and full traffic source breakdown (organic, direct, social, referral, paid search).
• 🌍 Geographic Distribution: Top country traffic share and regional audience breakdown for international market analysis.
• 🏆 Ranking Data: Global rank, traffic popularity score, country-specific rank, and category position — a reliable Alexa Rank alternative.
• 🔑 SEO & Keyword Insights: Top organic keywords driving traffic, monthly search volume, estimated CPC keyword value, and SERP positions.
• 🤖 AI Referral Metrics: How AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot) refer traffic to a domain, top AI-driven prompts, and platform traffic shares.
• ℹ️ Website Metadata: Domain category classification, technical metadata, and screenshot previews.

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⚙️ Batch Processing

The whole list is submitted to the API as one async batch task, and the API fans out the scraping server-side — your run is never throttled by per-URL request limits.

The actor submits up to 1,000 domains per task (larger lists are split into sequential tasks), polls the task every few seconds, and pushes each result the moment it is ready — you can watch partial results fill the dataset while the run is still going. Every row is the same per-domain JSON the real-time endpoints return, and domains that fail are emitted as structured status: "error" rows, so a handful of bad URLs never stop the run. If a whole task fails on the API side, the run is marked failed but keeps every row streamed before the failure.

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🔔 Get Notified When a Run Finishes (Apify Run Webhooks)

The actor polls the API itself, so there are no callback URLs to configure. To get a push notification when a run (and its dataset) is ready, attach an Apify run webhook:

1. In Apify Console open Actors → Website Traffic & SEO Insights API → Webhooks (or create one via the Apify API with the actor's ID).
2. Subscribe to the Actors: Run succeeded (ACTOR.RUN.SUCCEEDED) and Actors: Run failed events with your endpoint URL.
3. The webhook payload contains the run object (resource.defaultDatasetId) and ready-made datasetExportUrls (JSON/CSV/Excel/XML), so your endpoint can download the full result set in a single call.

This is the recommended pattern for scheduled n8n / Make / Zapier automations: kick off the run, and process the exported dataset when the webhook arrives — no polling on your side either.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: How can I extract website traffic data programmatically via API?

You can query our /website-insights endpoint with any domain name (e.g., reddit.com or https://shopify.com) to extract total monthly visits, bounce rate, average session duration, geographic distribution, and top traffic sources.

Q2: How do I track AI referral traffic from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity?

Our /website-insights endpoint provides built-in ai_referrals metrics, detailing monthly referral visits and platform traffic share from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Copilot.

Q3: Is this API a cost-effective alternative to Similarweb API?

Yes. Our API provides complete traffic insights, search keywords, engagement metrics, and competitor datasets without expensive subscriptions or high minimum volume commitments ($0.70 per 1,000 results).

Q4: Can I use this tool as a bulk website traffic checker for multiple domains?

Yes. Pass multiple URLs or domains in startUrls array (or upload a text file / link a Google Sheet). The whole list runs as one async batch task with results streamed into the dataset as they complete — single lookups and 100,000-domain runs use the same path.

Q5: How does domain matching work for subdomains vs. root domains?

Querying www.example.com and example.com returns root domain traffic statistics. Subdomains (e.g., blog.example.com) are parsed and evaluated separately to give accurate subdomain traffic benchmarks.

Q6: Can I integrate this API into AI agents and automation tools?

Yes. The actor provides structured JSON dataset outputs compatible with n8n, Zapier, Make, LangChain, and Apify MCP Server for autonomous AI agent tools.

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Pricing & Cost Expectations

This Actor uses Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing framework. You are billed only for successful data items returned.

• Cost per 1,000 Domains Analyzed: ~$0.70 USD
• No Monthly Minimums: Pay only for what you run.
• Budget Control: You can set an optional total spending cap on your runs via Apify Console or input settings.

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Ready-to-Run Public Task Landing Pages

This Actor includes 9 pre-configured use-case tasks:

1. E-Commerce Competitor Traffic & Audience Benchmarks
2. SaaS Competitor Traffic & Market Share Analyzer
3. Extract Domain Top Organic Keywords & SERP Positions
4. Alexa Rank Alternative — Website Global & Country Rank Checker
5. Website Traffic Source Breakdown (Organic, Paid, Direct, Social)
6. Website Geographic Traffic Share & Regional Audience Analyzer
7. ChatGPT & Perplexity AI Referral Traffic Analyzer
8. AI Engine Referral Prompts & Generative Search Query Analytics
9. B2B Prospect Website Traffic & Engagement Scoring for Sales Teams

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Data Availability & Coverage Notes

• AI Referral Traffic (ai_referrals): AI platform referral metrics are available for top-ranked domains (>80% coverage for domains with >1M monthly visits, ~93% coverage for top 10,000 global domains).
• Traffic & Engagement: Populated for domains with active monthly traffic. Lower-traffic/unranked domains return available metadata while traffic metrics remain empty.
• SEO Keywords: Organic keyword CPC data is present for commercial search terms (non-commercial keywords omit CPC as expected).

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Who This API Is For

SEO tool developers · digital marketing agencies · SaaS founders building analytics dashboards · e-commerce businesses tracking competitors · data analysts & market researchers · growth & sales teams performing bulk website traffic scoring.

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Support & Feedback

If you encounter any issues or want to request new features, please submit a report on the Apify Issues tab.

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