# Competitor Keywords - Ranked Keywords of Any Domain (`wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords`) Actor

See every Google keyword a competitor ranks for: position, URL, search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, intent and estimated traffic for any domain or page, in 90+ countries. Bulk domains, sortable, filterable. No SEO suite subscription needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Wrenfield Data](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Competitor Keywords: see every keyword any domain ranks for on Google

**Competitor Keywords** shows you every Google keyword a competitor ranks for. Enter one or many domains (or a single page URL) and get each ranking keyword with its **position, ranking URL, monthly search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, search intent, estimated traffic** and position change. It works in 90+ countries and languages, and you don't need an SEO suite subscription.

- 🕵️ **Steal your competitors' best keywords**: sort by search volume, traffic or position and filter to page 1 only.
- 📊 **Full SEO metrics in one row**: volume, KD, CPC, intent, traffic estimate, SERP features and whether the ranking is new, up or down.
- 🌍 **Any market**: 90+ countries, every main language, domains, subdomains or single pages.
- 💸 **Pay per keyword**: $2 per 1,000 keywords plus a small fee per domain lookup. No monthly plan.

**Workflow:** export a competitor's keywords here, check volume, CPC and 12-month trends in bulk with [Keyword Search Volume](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/keyword-search-volume) ($4 per 1,000 keywords), then filter easy wins with [Bulk Keyword Difficulty Checker](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/keyword-difficulty-checker).

### What data do you get?

| Field | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| `keyword` | The Google search the domain ranks for |
| `position` / `position_absolute` | Organic position (1 = top) and absolute position on the page |
| `url` / `title` | The page that ranks and its title on Google |
| `search_volume` | Average monthly Google searches |
| `cpc` / `competition` | Google Ads cost per click and competition level |
| `keyword_difficulty` | How hard it is to rank in the top 10 (0-100) |
| `search_intent` | informational, navigational, commercial or transactional |
| `estimated_traffic` | Estimated monthly visits the domain gets from this keyword |
| `previous_position` / `position_change` | Earlier position and `new` / `up` / `down` / `same` |
| `serp_features` | What else is on the results page (People Also Ask, video, AI Overview, …) |

The `DOMAIN_SUMMARIES` record in the key-value store adds a free overview per domain: total ranking keywords, keywords in top 1 / 2-3 / 4-10 / 11-20 / 21-100, estimated organic traffic and its value in USD, new / up / down keyword counts.

### How to find a competitor's keywords

1. Enter one or more domains, e.g. `backlinko.com`, in **Domains or page URLs**.
2. Pick the **Country** and **Language**.
3. Set **Max keywords per domain**, and optionally filters like **Worst position to include** = `10` for page-1 rankings only.
4. Click **Start**, then export the table to Excel, CSV or JSON.

### Use cases

- **Competitor keyword research**: find the keywords that drive a competitor's traffic and the pages that rank for them.
- **Content gap analysis**: run your domain and a competitor's, then compare the lists in a spreadsheet.
- **SEO audits and pitches**: show a prospect where they rank today and which keywords are moving.
- **Rank monitoring**: schedule a weekly run and watch `position_change`.

### Input example

```json
{
    "domains": ["backlinko.com"],
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 100,
    "sortBy": "search_volume",
    "maxPosition": 10
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "domain": "backlinko.com",
    "keyword": "patreons",
    "position": 14,
    "position_absolute": 17,
    "result_type": "organic",
    "url": "https://backlinko.com/patreon-users",
    "title": "Patreon: Subscriber and Creator Statistics for 2026",
    "search_volume": 1220000,
    "cpc": 0.42,
    "competition": "LOW",
    "keyword_difficulty": 72,
    "search_intent": "commercial",
    "estimated_traffic": 1.9,
    "estimated_traffic_cost_usd": 0.8,
    "previous_position": 19,
    "position_change": "up",
    "serp_features": ["organic", "people_also_ask", "video", "related_searches", "knowledge_graph", "images"],
    "is_featured_snippet": false,
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "serp_checked_at": "2026-07-30T03:37:49Z",
    "scraped_at": "2026-10-19T00:39:56Z"
}
```

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing. Paid Apify plans get automatic volume discounts on keyword results.

| Event | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Ranked keyword (`ranked-keyword`) | **$0.002** per keyword returned |
| Domain lookup (`domain-lookup`) | **$0.03** per domain, for each block of up to 1,000 keywords |

| Example run | Cost |
| --- | --- |
| 1 domain, 100 keywords | $0.23 |
| 1 domain, 1,000 keywords | $2.03 |
| 10 domains, 500 keywords each | $10.30 |

Set **Maximum cost per run** in the run options to cap your spend; the Actor stops cleanly when it's reached. **Free Apify plan:** 1 domain and 20 keywords per run.

### Use it through the API, on a schedule or with AI agents

**One-link MCP setup:** `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords` (Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client). Set `maxTotalChargeUsd` on the run to cap what it can charge.

Run it from Python, JavaScript or any HTTP client with the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), schedule it to track changes every week or month, or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets and other integrations. AI agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/wrenfield-data~competitor-keywords/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domains": ["backlinko.com"], "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 100}'
```

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?**
From a licensed SEO database that tracks Google results for hundreds of millions of keywords, refreshed regularly. `serp_checked_at` shows when each result was last checked.

**Why is `estimated_traffic` low for a high-volume keyword?**
Traffic depends on position. A keyword with 1M searches at position 14 sends far fewer clicks than one at position 1.

**Can I check a single page instead of a whole domain?**
Yes. Paste the full URL (e.g. `https://example.com/blog/post`).

**Does it include paid (Google Ads) keywords?**
Set **Result types** to *Organic + paid*.

### Related SEO tools

A complete keyword research and SEO toolkit from the same developer. Every tool exports flat JSON, CSV or Excel, so one dataset feeds the next:

- [Keyword Search Volume & Keyword Research](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/keyword-search-volume): bulk Google Keyword Planner search volume, CPC, competition, trends and keyword ideas
- [Bulk Keyword Difficulty Checker](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/keyword-difficulty-checker): SEO keyword difficulty (0-100) and search intent for thousands of keywords
- [Google Autocomplete Keyword Expander](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/google-autocomplete-keyword-expander): hundreds of long-tail ideas from Google and YouTube autocomplete
- [People Also Ask Scraper](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/people-also-ask-scraper): Google PAA questions, related searches and AI Overviews
- [Domain Authority & Traffic Checker](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/domain-authority-traffic-checker): bulk domain authority, backlinks and organic traffic
- [AI Search Visibility Tracker](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/ai-search-visibility-tracker): check if ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews mention your brand
- [Google Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/wrenfield-data/google-trends-scraper): interest over time, by region, related queries and Trending Now

### Feedback and support

Missing a field, hit an error, or need another country or option? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab and include the run ID. We read every issue and reply there.

### Acceptable use

- This Actor is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google or DataForSEO.
- Don't use the data to build a competing search engine, or otherwise to compete with or harm Google or the other search engines the data comes from.
- The Actor may not be used from, or for people or organizations in, Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, North Korea, Crimea or the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
- You are responsible for using the results lawfully, including privacy laws such as GDPR for any personal data they contain.

# Actor input Schema

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

Competitor domains (e.g. <code>example.com</code>) or full page URLs (e.g. <code>https://example.com/blog/post</code>), one per line. <code>https://</code> and <code>www.</code> are removed automatically for domains.

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

Country of the Google results: name (<code>United States</code>), 2-letter code (<code>GB</code>) or location code (<code>2840</code>).

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

Language name or code (<code>English</code>, <code>de</code>). Leave empty for the main language of the country.

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

How many ranked keywords to return for each domain (up to 50,000). You pay per keyword returned.

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

Which keywords come first (and are kept when you limit the number of keywords).

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

Only return keywords with at least this many monthly searches. 0 = all.

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

Only return keywords where the domain ranks at this position or better (e.g. <code>10</code> = first page only). 100 = all.

## `resultTypes` (type: `string`):

Which Google result types count as a ranking.

## `includeSubdomains` (type: `boolean`):

Count rankings of subdomains (e.g. <code>blog.example.com</code>) for a domain.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20,
  "sortBy": "search_volume",
  "minSearchVolume": 0,
  "maxPosition": 100,
  "resultTypes": "organic",
  "includeSubdomains": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

No description

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

No description

## `domainSummaries` (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"
    ],
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wrenfield-data/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": ["backlinko.com"],
    "location": "United States",
    "language": "English",
    "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wrenfield-data/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": [
    "backlinko.com"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "English",
  "maxKeywordsPerDomain": 20
}' |
apify call wrenfield-data/competitor-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wrenfield-data/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/1EO6ud4gj5Vmjigu5/builds/DL2xlKe0lFY7X8WI7/openapi.json