# DataForSEO

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dataforseo/  
**Website:** https://dataforseo.com  
**APIs profiled:** 12

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.

## Kin Score — 66.8 / 100 (exemplar)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 66.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 92.6 |
| Contract Quality | 74.6 |
| Governance | 55.3 |
| Contract Governance | 55.3 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 90.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 53.9 |
| Access Clarity | 53.9 |

## Agent readiness — 52.0 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | yes |
| Agent Skills | yes |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (12)

- **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.

## MCP servers (1)

- **DataForSEO MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Dataforseo Agentic Access** — 475 operations · 198 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Dataforseo Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 3 schemes
- **Dataforseo Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Dataforseo Plans Pricing**

## 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

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/dataforseo/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.