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DataForSEO API

dataforseo.com

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VerifiedResearched, not yet routed
SERP, keyword, backlink and local data at wholesale rates. Buying direct: Pay as you go, $50 minimum. Listed .
Capabilities
5
From
$0.0012 / call
Calls, 30 days
216.9K
Ranked first
2 of 5

Overview

Researched from the vendor's own pages; every fact links to its source and the day we checked it.

SERP, keywords, backlinks, on-page, business listings and AI-search APIs; task-based (post/get) and live modes, rate limits returned in headers.

Company

Legal name
Not confirmed
Headquarters
Ukraine
Founded
Not confirmed
Employees
Not confirmed
Ownership
Not confirmed
Kind
Data provider
Website
Not confirmed

API

Access
Self-serve API
Style
Not confirmed
Auth
HTTP Basic
Base URL
https://api.dataforseo.com/v3
Features
Bulk YesAsync YesWebhooks —MCP —Sandbox —
Rate limit
Per-endpoint per-minute limits in X-RateLimit headers
Docs
ReferenceRate limits

Pricing

Model
pay as you go
List prices
  • Minimum payment $50
Currency
USD
Free tier
Not confirmed
Checked
Sep 29, 2026

Compliance

SOC 2
Not confirmed
GDPR
Not confirmed
CCPA
Not confirmed
DPA
Not confirmed
Resale / storage
Unknown until a written agreement says otherwise

Relationships

Integrations
Not confirmed
Alternatives
None named by the vendor
Sources (3)

Placement in the Grid

Where this vendor sits on the GridRouter Grid in each category it serves. No vendor pays for placement.

Placement in the GridRouter Grid by category
CategoryPlacementExecuteCoverageCallsReport
Ads IntelligenceSpecialists7934.812KView Grid
SEO & SERPLeaders90.957.3188.9KView Grid
Local & PlacesSpecialists82.542.316KView Grid

Endpoints

What DataForSEO does through GridRouter, and how each endpoint ranks against the other providers of that capability.

CapabilityRankPriceFill rateAccuracyp50Per verified hitLeader
Google ads transparencyads.google.search · n=12K
Verified Benchmarked BYOK
Rank 2of 3$0.003per call80.0%n/a5.4 s$0.0038LeadMagic
Google SERPserp.google.search · n=140K
Grid Choice Verified Benchmarked BYOK
Rank 1of 2$0.0012per call98.0%n/a3.4 s$0.0012Leads this board
Keyword volumeseo.keywords.volume · n=48K
Verified Benchmarked BYOK
Rank 1of 1$0.0015per call96.0%n/a2.1 s$0.0016Leads this board
Backlinksseo.backlinks · n=900
Verified BYOK
Rank 1of 1$0.020per call94.0%n/a3.8 s$0.021Leads this board
Search placesplaces.search · n=16K
Grid Choice Verified Benchmarked BYOK
Rank 1of 3$0.002per call93.0%95.0%4.1 s$0.0023Leads this board

Pricing

The price per call you pay through GridRouter, and what one verified hit costs once misses are counted. Failed calls are free; calls on your own vendor key are never metered.

CapabilityList priceUnitPer verified hitYour own key
Google ads transparencyads.google.search$0.003per call$0.0038Free, not metered
Google SERPserp.google.search$0.0012per call$0.0012Free, not metered
Keyword volumeseo.keywords.volume$0.0015per call$0.0016Free, not metered
Backlinksseo.backlinks$0.020per call$0.021Free, not metered
Search placesplaces.search$0.002per call$0.0023Free, not metered

Performance

Fill rate is the share of calls that found what was asked for; accuracy is the share of hits confirmed correct; latency is measured at the gateway. Trailing 30 days.

CapabilityFill rateAccuracySuccessp50p95Samples
Google ads transparencyads.google.search80.0%n/a98.9%5.4 s14.0 s12K
Google SERPserp.google.search98.0%n/a99.3%3.4 s9.1 s140K
Keyword volumeseo.keywords.volume96.0%n/a99.5%2.1 s6.2 s48K
Backlinksseo.backlinks94.0%n/a99.3%3.8 s9.9 s900
Search placesplaces.search93.0%95.0%99.0%4.1 s11.5 s16K

Uptime

Share of calls without a vendor-side failure (errors, timeouts, capacity). Caller mistakes and refusals don't count against a vendor. Last 30 days, daily.

Sample dataIllustrative figures from the catalog's quality samples until live traffic is published

  • DataForSEOserp.google.search
    Uptime
    98.8%
    p50 / p95
    3.4 s9.1 s
    Calls
    164.4K
  • DataForSEOseo.keywords.volume
    Uptime
    99.5%
    p50 / p95
    2.1 s6.2 s
    Calls
    52.6K
  • DataForSEOplaces.search
    Uptime
    98.4%
    p50 / p95
    4.1 s11.5 s
    Calls
    12.4K
  • DataForSEOads.google.search
    Uptime
    98.2%
    p50 / p95
    5.4 s14.0 s
    Calls
    8.6K
  • DataForSEOseo.backlinks
    Uptime
    99.7%
    p50 / p95
    3.8 s9.9 s
    Calls
    869

Apps

Public apps that identify themselves with X-Grid-App or HTTP-Referer and X-Title, over the last 30 days.

All apps

No public app has listed itself here yet. Add two headers to get yours ranked.

Activity

Routed calls per day over the last 30 days.

Calls per day by capability238.9K calls
  • Google SERP
  • Keyword volume
  • Search places
  • Google ads transparency
  • Backlinks
Calls per day by capability
DayGoogle SERPKeyword volumeSearch placesGoogle ads transparencyBacklinks
Aug 28, 20265754202742234231
Aug 29, 20262885100122417017
Aug 30, 2026327994127216318
Aug 31, 20266907239548033531
Sep 1, 20265725226142233929
Sep 2, 20265937238549035528
Sep 3, 20267103202445132127
Sep 4, 20266815217645931635
Sep 5, 20263482112026316817
Sep 6, 20263271116026419618
Sep 7, 20266049204554830533
Sep 8, 20265843174443334737
Sep 9, 20266763174342633740
Sep 10, 20266437186754135835
Sep 11, 20265758183552337133
Sep 12, 2026309596723516916
Sep 13, 2026354488723515116
Sep 14, 20266573209252330337
Sep 15, 20266036209951739338
Sep 16, 20267239183452437437
Sep 17, 20266679201745331932
Sep 18, 20265498207047433235
Sep 19, 20263140100926514917
Sep 20, 2026326994125615518
Sep 21, 20267090211155333739
Sep 22, 20265603234150431031
Sep 23, 20266699231551630937
Sep 24, 20267446185746239132
Sep 25, 20267232226746030439
Sep 26, 20263235104725118016

API

One request shape for every vendor: call ads.google.search and let GridRouter route it, or pin DataForSEO with the provider route.

Inputs for ads.google.search
InputDescription
domain*Company domain (required)
Request
curl https://api.gridrouter.io/v1/call/ads.google.search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GRID_KEY" \
  -d '{"domain":"northwind.dev","route":"best_value"}'
Reconstructed · low confidenceOpenAPI 3.1.0 · 3 operations · checked Sep 29, 2026 Spec (YAML)

Rebuilt from the vendor's public docs, only what the pages show. Each operation links the page it came from; response shapes the docs don't spell out are left empty rather than guessed.

Operations in the dataforseo spec
MethodPathSummaryParamsSource
POST/serp/google/organic/live/advancedGoogle organic live0Docs
POST/keywords_data/google_ads/search_volume/liveGoogle Ads search volume0Docs
POST/backlinks/summary/liveBacklinks summary0Docs

Rate limits

Per-endpoint per-minute limits in X-RateLimit headers Without a published limit GridRouter paces conservatively (1 request per second).

DataForSEO reviews

  • Rated 4.0 out of 5Agent12,000 verified calls
    A tenth of the price of the alternatives for the same organic results. Slower, which is fine for a weekly rank report.
    seo-weekly, Scheduled agent, content teamDataForSEOserp.google.search

DataForSEO questions

How much does the DataForSEO API cost through GridRouter?

google ads transparency at $0.003 per call, google serp at $0.0012 per call, keyword volume at $0.0015 per call, backlinks at $0.020 per call, and search places at $0.002 per call, charged from prepaid credits at the provider's rate. Buying direct is Pay as you go, $50 minimum.

Where does DataForSEO rank?

DataForSEO ranks first for google serp and search places on Grid score, which weighs reliability, fill, accuracy, speed and cost per verified result.

Can I bring my own DataForSEO key?

Yes. Add it once in the vault; calls on your key are never metered and still count toward the quality scores.

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