# Ranked Keywords & Domain Overview API (`touchrock/ranked-keywords`) Actor

See the Google keywords a domain, subdomain or page ranks for: position, URL, search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty and estimated traffic, plus a domain overview, in 94 countries. $1.50 per 1,000 keywords + $0.02 per domain; no data, no charge.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/touchrock/ranked-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Touchrock](https://apify.com/touchrock) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 ranked 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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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

## Ranked Keywords & Domain Overview API

See **which Google keywords a domain, subdomain or page ranks for**: position, ranking URL, search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, search intent and estimated traffic. Each domain also gets an **overview**: how many keywords it ranks for, how many in the top 3, 10 and 100, and its estimated organic traffic and what that traffic would cost in ads. **94 countries.** No subscription.

**Price: $1.50 per 1,000 keywords + $0.02 per domain. Domains with no data are free.**

### What you get for each keyword

| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| `domain` | The domain, subdomain or page you asked for |
| `keyword` | A Google search the domain ranks for |
| `position` | Position among results of the same type (organic results counted 1, 2, 3...) |
| `absolutePosition` | Position among all elements on the results page |
| `previousAbsolutePosition`, `positionChange` | The previous absolute position, and `new`, `up`, `down` or `same` |
| `url`, `title` | The page that ranks and its title in Google |
| `resultType` | `organic`, or `paid` when you include ads results |
| `searchVolume` | Average monthly Google searches for the keyword |
| `cpcUsd` | Average cost per click advertisers paid, in USD |
| `competition`, `competitionLevel` | Advertiser competition, 0-1 and LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH |
| `keywordDifficulty` | How hard it is to reach Google's top 10 organic results, 0-100 |
| `searchIntent` | informational, navigational, commercial or transactional |
| `estimatedTraffic` | Estimated monthly visits from this keyword (click-through rate x search volume) |
| `trafficCostUsd` | What that traffic would cost per month as ads |
| `trendMonthlyPercent`, `trendQuarterlyPercent`, `trendYearlyPercent` | Search volume change vs the previous month, quarter and year, in % |
| `serpFeatures` | Element types on that results page (organic, video, people_also_ask...) |
| `serpUpdatedAt` | When that results page was last checked |

Example row (real data, October 2026):

```json
{
  "domain": "backlinko.com",
  "keyword": "google trends",
  "position": 9,
  "absolutePosition": 12,
  "previousAbsolutePosition": 55,
  "positionChange": "up",
  "url": "https://backlinko.com/hub/content/google-trends",
  "resultType": "organic",
  "searchVolume": 368000,
  "cpcUsd": 8.11,
  "competitionLevel": "LOW",
  "keywordDifficulty": 54,
  "searchIntent": "informational",
  "estimatedTraffic": 3177.93,
  "trafficCostUsd": 25773.02,
  "trendYearlyPercent": -18,
  "serpUpdatedAt": "2026-07-30"
}
```

### Domain overview

One record per domain, in the key-value store record `DOMAINS`:

| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| `rankedKeywords` | Keywords the domain ranks for in the chosen country and language |
| `top1`, `top3`, `top10`, `top20`, `top100` | How many of them rank in organic positions 1, 1-3, 1-10, 1-20 and 1-100 |
| `estimatedTraffic` | Estimated monthly organic visits |
| `trafficValueUsd` | What that organic traffic would cost per month as ads |
| `newKeywords`, `improvedKeywords`, `declinedKeywords` | Keywords that are new, moved up or moved down since the previous check |
| `paidKeywords`, `paidTraffic` | Ads results and their estimated traffic (only when `includePaidResults` is on) |
| `keywordsReturned` | Keyword rows delivered in this run |
| `hasData` | `false` when there is no data for the domain (not charged) |

### Input

```json
{
  "domains": ["backlinko.com", "blog.hubspot.com", "https://example.com/pricing/"],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 100,
  "sortBy": "traffic"
}
```

- **domains**: up to 100 per run. `https://`, `www.` and a final `/` are removed from domains; duplicates are removed before anything is charged.
  - A **domain** (`example.com`) includes its subdomains.
  - A **subdomain** (`blog.example.com`) gives only that subdomain.
  - A **page** (anything with a path, like `example.com/pricing/`) gives only that exact URL. Type it exactly as it appears in Google: `/pricing/` and `/pricing` are different pages.
  - Entries that are not public websites (IP addresses, `localhost`, ports) are skipped and listed in the run's status message.
- **country**: two-letter code (US, GB, DE, BR, IN, AR, ...). 94 countries.
- **language**: optional; defaults to the country's main language. Some countries offer two or three (for example CA: en, fr; CH: de, fr, it; US: en, es).
- **maxKeywordsPerDomain**: 1 to 10,000. Default 100.
- **sortBy**: which keywords come first. `traffic` (default): the ones that bring the most estimated traffic. `searchVolume`: the most searched. `position`: the best positions first.
- **includePaidResults**: also return keywords where the domain shows in Google Ads results. Off by default (organic only).
- **dryRun**: returns clearly fake sample rows (marked `sampleData: true`) to test an integration. Free.

### Pricing, exactly

| One domain, keywords returned | You pay |
|---|---|
| 10 | $0.035 |
| 100 | $0.17 |
| 1,000 | $1.52 |

- **$0.02 per domain** ("Domain with data"), charged once per domain, only when its first keywords arrive. It includes the domain overview. Apify may also bill its small standard Actor start fee.
- **$0.0015 per keyword row** ("Ranked keyword").
- Domains with no data, skipped entries and failed requests are never charged.
- Your **maximum cost per run** is respected before each request: if it covers only part of the work, the rest is not requested and not charged, and the status message tells you.
- Users on the Apify Free plan can look up 1 domain and 20 keywords per run. Any paid Apify plan removes the limit.

### Where the data comes from

Rankings and keyword metrics come from [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/)'s database (DataForSEO Labs), which collects Google results pages and keyword data. Traffic numbers are estimates (click-through rate x search volume), not analytics data. Each row shows `serpUpdatedAt`, the date that results page was checked: in our own sample (2,422 rows from 17 domains, October 2026) half had been checked by 30 July 2026 and 90% by 4 September 2026, so treat positions as a picture of the last few months, not of today.

### Use it from code or an AI agent

Call it through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) or the Apify MCP server like any Actor. Keyword rows are in the default dataset (view `overview` for the main columns); domain overviews are in the key-value store record `DOMAINS`; a run summary (counts and amount charged) is in the record `OUTPUT`.

Need search volume for your own keyword list? See our Keyword Search Volume & Keyword Research API (`touchrock/keyword-volume`).

### Limits

- Bing and other search engines are not included.
- Backlinks are not included.
- Keywords a domain used to rank for but lost are not included.

### Support

Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

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

Up to 100 per run. A domain (example.com) includes its subdomains; a subdomain (blog.example.com) or a page URL (https://example.com/pricing) gives only that part. https:// and www. are removed from domains.

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

Country whose Google results are used.

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

Language code, e.g. en, es, de. Leave empty for the country's main language. Each country offers 1-3 languages (see README).

## `maxKeywordsPerDomain` (type: `integer`):

Maximum keywords to return for each domain (1-10,000). Each keyword row is charged.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Which keywords come first: those that bring the most estimated traffic, the highest search volume, or the best position.

## `includePaidResults` (type: `boolean`):

Also return keywords where the domain appears in Google Ads results. Off: organic results only.

## `dryRun` (type: `boolean`):

Returns clearly fake SAMPLE rows to test your integration. Nothing is charged.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 100,
  "sortBy": "traffic",
  "includePaidResults": false,
  "dryRun": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `domains` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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": [
        "backlinko.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("touchrock/ranked-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": ["backlinko.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("touchrock/ranked-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": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call touchrock/ranked-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,touchrock/ranked-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/yHe0DrT1ydaohmnUJ/builds/mnUfg7ftwlACceOHg/openapi.json