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DataForSEO

DataForSEO is an SEO data platform offering REST APIs for SERP results, keyword data, backlink analysis, on-page audits, domain analytics, and competitor research across 100+ search engines. It provides pay-as-you-go access to structured SEO and digital marketing data for software developers, agencies, and enterprise teams.

DataForSEO publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including AiOptimization API, AppData API, Appendix API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include SEO, SERP, Keywords, Backlinks, and Domain Analytics.

The DataForSEO catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

DataForSEO’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, API reference, getting-started guide, support, and 40 more developer resources.

63.9/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 55/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessSelf serve
12 APIs 1 MCP Servers
SEOSERPKeywordsBacklinksDomain AnalyticsOn-Page SEOCompetitor ResearchSearch EnginesContent AnalysisE-CommerceApp StoreBusiness DataAI OptimizationSocial-Media

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

DataForSEO AiOptimization API

The AiOptimization API from DataForSEO — 44 operation(s) for aioptimization.

DataForSEO AppData API

The AppData API from DataForSEO — 42 operation(s) for appdata.

DataForSEO Appendix API

The Appendix API from DataForSEO — 4 operation(s) for appendix.

DataForSEO Backlinks API

The Backlinks API from DataForSEO — 24 operation(s) for backlinks.

DataForSEO BusinessData API

The BusinessData API from DataForSEO — 55 operation(s) for businessdata.

DataForSEO ContentAnalysis API

The ContentAnalysis API from DataForSEO — 11 operation(s) for contentanalysis.

DataForSEO DataforseoLabs API

The DataforseoLabs API from DataForSEO — 47 operation(s) for dataforseolabs.

DataForSEO DomainAnalytics API

The DomainAnalytics API from DataForSEO — 14 operation(s) for domainanalytics.

DataForSEO KeywordsData API

The KeywordsData API from DataForSEO — 70 operation(s) for keywordsdata.

DataForSEO Merchant API

The Merchant API from DataForSEO — 32 operation(s) for merchant.

DataForSEO OnPage API

The OnPage API from DataForSEO — 30 operation(s) for onpage.

DataForSEO Serp API

The Serp API from DataForSEO — 181 operation(s) for serp.

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Open Collections 13

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dataforseo Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Dataforseo Context

24 classes · 45 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

DataForSEO API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 12

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

DataForSEO App Data API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Appendix API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Backlinks API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Business Data API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Keywords Data API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Labs API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Merchant API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO On Page API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataForSEO Serp API Schemas

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Dataforseo Authentication

http/oauth2 · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Dataforseo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Dataforseo Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Dataforseo Agentic Access

475 operations · 198 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

475 operations · 198 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 9

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 7

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

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Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: dataforseo
name: DataForSEO
description: DataForSEO is an SEO data platform offering REST APIs for SERP results, keyword data, backlink analysis, on-page
  audits, domain analytics, and competitor research across 100+ search engines. It provides pay-as-you-go access to structured
  SEO and digital marketing data for software developers, agencies, and enterprise teams.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dataforseo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dataforseo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-08-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- SEO
- SERP
- Keywords
- Backlinks
- Domain Analytics
- On-Page SEO
- Competitor Research
- Search Engines
- Content Analysis
- E-Commerce
- App Store
- Business Data
- AI Optimization
- Social-Media
tags_raw:
- SEO
- SERP
- Keywords
- Backlinks
- Domain Analytics
- On-Page SEO
- Competitor Research
- Search Engines
- Content Analysis
- E-Commerce
- App Store
- Business Data
- AI Optimization
- Social Media
apis:
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-aioptimization-api
  name: DataForSEO AiOptimization API
  description: The AiOptimization API from DataForSEO — 44 operation(s) for aioptimization.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/ai-optimization-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - AI Optimization
  tags_raw:
  - AiOptimization
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-aioptimization-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/ai_optimization/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/ai_optimization/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-aioptimization-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-ai-optimization-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-ai-optimization-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-appdata-api
  name: DataForSEO AppData API
  description: The AppData API from DataForSEO — 42 operation(s) for appdata.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/app-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - App Data
  tags_raw:
  - AppData
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-appdata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/app_data/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/app_data/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-appdata-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-app-data-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-app-data-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-appendix-api
  name: DataForSEO Appendix API
  description: The Appendix API from DataForSEO — 4 operation(s) for appendix.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Appendix
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-appendix-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/user_data/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/user_data/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-appendix-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-appendix-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-appendix-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-backlinks-api
  name: DataForSEO Backlinks API
  description: The Backlinks API from DataForSEO — 24 operation(s) for backlinks.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/backlinks-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Backlinks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-backlinks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/backlinks/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/backlinks/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-backlinks-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-backlinks-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-backlinks-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-businessdata-api
  name: DataForSEO BusinessData API
  description: The BusinessData API from DataForSEO — 55 operation(s) for businessdata.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/business-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Business Data
  tags_raw:
  - BusinessData
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-businessdata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/business_data/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-businessdata-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-business-data-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-business-data-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-contentanalysis-api
  name: DataForSEO ContentAnalysis API
  description: The ContentAnalysis API from DataForSEO — 11 operation(s) for contentanalysis.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/content-analysis-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Content Analysis
  tags_raw:
  - ContentAnalysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-contentanalysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/content_analysis/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/content_analysis/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-contentanalysis-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-content-analysis-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-content-analysis-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-dataforseolabs-api
  name: DataForSEO DataforseoLabs API
  description: The DataforseoLabs API from DataForSEO — 47 operation(s) for dataforseolabs.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/dataforseo-labs-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - DataforseoLabs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-dataforseolabs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-dataforseolabs-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-labs-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-labs-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-domainanalytics-api
  name: DataForSEO DomainAnalytics API
  description: The DomainAnalytics API from DataForSEO — 14 operation(s) for domainanalytics.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/domain-analytics-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Domain Analytics
  tags_raw:
  - DomainAnalytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-domainanalytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/domain_analytics/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/domain_analytics/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-domainanalytics-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-domain-analytics-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-domain-analytics-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-keywordsdata-api
  name: DataForSEO KeywordsData API
  description: The KeywordsData API from DataForSEO — 70 operation(s) for keywordsdata.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/keyword-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - KeywordsData
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-keywordsdata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/keywords_data/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/keywords_data/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-keywordsdata-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-keywords-data-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-keywords-data-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-merchant-api
  name: DataForSEO Merchant API
  description: The Merchant API from DataForSEO — 32 operation(s) for merchant.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/merchant-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - Merchant
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-merchant-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/merchant/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/merchant/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-merchant-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-merchant-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-merchant-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-onpage-api
  name: DataForSEO OnPage API
  description: The OnPage API from DataForSEO — 30 operation(s) for onpage.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/on-page-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - OnPage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-onpage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/on_page/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/on_page/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-onpage-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-on-page-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-on-page-schema.json
- aid: dataforseo:dataforseo-serp-api
  name: DataForSEO Serp API
  description: The Serp API from DataForSEO — 181 operation(s) for serp.
  humanURL: https://dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api
  baseURL: https://api.dataforseo.com
  tags:
  - SERP
  tags_raw:
  - Serp
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dataforseo-serp-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/overview/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/overview/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/dataforseo-serp-overlay.yaml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/dataforseo-serp-examples.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/dataforseo-serp-schema.json
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/dataforseo-capability-edges.yml
  name: DataForSEO Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/dataforseo-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dataforseo-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/dataforseo-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://dataforseo.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.dataforseo.com
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/dataforseo
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataforseo
- type: Blog
  url: https://dataforseo.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://dataforseo.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.dataforseo.com
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/dataforseo
- type: Plans
  url: plans/dataforseo-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/dataforseo-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/dataforseo-finops.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://dataforseo.com/apis
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://dataforseo.com/blog/a-kickstart-guide-to-using-dataforseo-apis
- type: Support
  url: https://dataforseo.com/help-center
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dataforseo
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.dataforseo.com/register
- type: Login
  url: https://app.dataforseo.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://dataforseo.com/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://dataforseo.com/privacy-policy/
- type: Postman
  url: https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/55275669/2sBXwmRYr2
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://dataforseo.com/updates
- type: Compliance
  url: https://dataforseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/27001_DATAFORSEO-.pdf
  name: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate
- type: Packages
  url: packages/dataforseo-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/dataforseo-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/dataforseo-well-known.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/dataforseo-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/dataforseo-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/dataforseo-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/dataforseo-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/dataforseo-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/dataforseo-lifecycle.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/dataforseo-scopes.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/dataforseo-sandbox.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/dataforseo-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/dataforseo-changelog.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/dataforseo-cli.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/dataforseo-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/dataforseo-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/dataforseo-vocabulary.yml
- type: Rules
  url: rules/dataforseo-jsonschema-spectral-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/dataforseo-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-13'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 35
  pass: local-v1

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