SimilarWeb

SimilarWeb Rankings API

Global, country, and industry rank data

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GET /v1/website/{domain_name}/global-rank/global-rank Get a website's global rank · Global Rank - Total (Desktop & Mobile) #
Ask an LLM
“Where does a website rank globally across desktop and mobile?”
“How has a domain's global rank changed month to month?”
Tell an agent
Get the global rank for {domain_name}.
Show the global rank of {domain_name} from {start_date} to {end_date}.
GET /v4/rank-tracker/{campaign_id}/reports/overview-report/performanceOverTime Review a rank tracking campaign's performance · Rank Tracking Campaign Overview #
Ask an LLM
“How is my rank tracking campaign's average position trending?”
“Can I see visibility and SERP feature coverage for a tracked campaign on mobile only?”
Tell an agent
Show the performance overview for rank tracking campaign {campaign_id}.
Report average position and visibility for campaign {campaign_id} on {device} for site {site}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.similarweb.com/
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GettingStarted
https://developers.similarweb.com/docs/getting-started
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Authentication
https://developers.similarweb.com/docs/authentication
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RateLimits
https://developers.similarweb.com/docs/rate-limit

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/similarweb/refs/heads/main/openapi/similarweb-rankings-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

similarweb-rankings-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SimilarWeb REST Rankings API
  description: The SimilarWeb REST API provides real-time access to digital intelligence data covering website traffic and engagement metrics, traffic source breakdowns, audience demographics, keyword and search intelligence, mobile app performance, technographic data, e-commerce shopper behavior, company firmographics, and rank tracking. Authentication is via API key and usage is metered on a data credit model.
  version: 4.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.similarweb.com/corp/legal/terms-of-use/
  contact:
    name: SimilarWeb Support
    url: https://support.similarweb.com/hc/en-us/articles/22089555897373-REST-API
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.similarweb.com/corp/legal/terms-of-use/
servers:
- url: https://api.similarweb.com
  description: SimilarWeb API server
tags:
- name: Rankings
  description: Global, country, and industry rank data
paths:
  /v1/website/{domain_name}/global-rank/global-rank:
    get:
      operationId: getGlobalRank
      summary: Global Rank - Total (Desktop & Mobile)
      description: Retrieve the global rank for a domain calculated from a mix of unique visitor and pageview estimations across desktop and mobile.
      tags:
      - Rankings
      security:
      - apiKeyQuery: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/domainName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apiKeyQuery'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/startDate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endDate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mainDomainOnly'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Global rank time series
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalRankResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
  /v4/rank-tracker/{campaign_id}/reports/overview-report/performanceOverTime:
    get:
      operationId: getRankTrackingCampaignOverview
      summary: Rank Tracking Campaign Overview
      description: Retrieve aggregate performance metrics for a rank tracking campaign over time, including average position, visibility, and SERP feature coverage.
      tags:
      - Rankings
      security:
      - apiKeyQuery: []
      parameters:
      - name: campaign_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Rank tracking campaign identifier
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apiKeyQuery'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/startDate'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endDate'
      - name: device
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Desktop
          - Mobile
        description: Device type filter
      - name: site
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Site to filter campaign results
      - name: scraping_configurations
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Scraping configuration ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Campaign performance overview
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaObject'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        date:
                          type: string
                          format: date
                        avg_position:
                          type: number
                        visibility:
                          type: number
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
components:
  parameters:
    endDate:
      name: end_date
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}$
        example: 2024-06
      description: End month in YYYY-MM format
    format:
      name: format
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - xml
        default: json
      description: Response format
    startDate:
      name: start_date
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}$
        example: 2024-01
      description: Start month in YYYY-MM format
    apiKeyQuery:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: SimilarWeb API authentication key
    domainName:
      name: domain_name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        example: example.com
      description: Website domain without 'www.' prefix
    mainDomainOnly:
      name: main_domain_only
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - 'true'
        - 'false'
        default: 'false'
      description: Return main domain only (true) or include subdomains (false)
  schemas:
    GlobalRankResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaObject'
        global_rank:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              date:
                type: string
                pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}$
                description: Month in YYYY-MM format
              global_rank:
                type: integer
                description: Global rank position
    MetaObject:
      type: object
      description: Standard response metadata
      properties:
        request:
          type: object
          description: Echo of the original request parameters
        status:
          type: string
          description: Request status (Success or error)
        last_updated:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Timestamp of the most recent data update
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters or missing required fields
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: SimilarWeb API key passed as a query parameter
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key
      description: SimilarWeb API key passed as a request header
externalDocs:
  description: SimilarWeb Developer Documentation
  url: https://developers.similarweb.com/