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Keyword Search Volume & Metrics API

SEO API documentation for REST and MCP, generated from the implemented API contract.

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Keyword Research

API overview

Keyword metrics with explicit coverage for every input. Calls are idempotent by user, slug and UUID key. Free owner-only result retrieval: GET /api/API-api/v1/APIs/seo-keyword-metrics/calls/{callId} or nexscope_seo_call_result. Evidence is retained for seven days. Missing values are not zero. Examples describe structure only and are not measured results.

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Endpoint
/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run
MCP method
nexscope_seo_keyword_metrics

Authentication

All run endpoints require a user API key. Send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .
POST/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run

Run an API

Send a JSON request body using the parameters described below.

Slugseo-keyword-metrics
HeadersAuthorization: Bearer nk_...
Content-Type: application/json
Request bodyAPI-specific JSON object.
Response bodyComplete HTTP envelope, including code and data.

Status codes

CodeDescription
200API executed successfully. Body is the direct response payload.
400Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xxAPI execution or upstream service failed.

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{   "keywords": [     "example"   ],   "language": "en",   "market": "US" }'
All categories/ Keyword Research
POST/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run

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Send a JSON request to execute this API and receive the documented response payload.

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Endpoint

MethodPOST
Path/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run
AuthBearer API key
Content-Typeapplication/json

Request body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordsarrayrequired
Keywords value used by this API operation.
Minimum items: 1
Maximum items: 20
keywords[]stringrequired
Trimmed, at most ten whitespace-separated words.
Minimum length: 1
Maximum length: 80
languagestringrequired
Language value used by this API operation.
Allowed: en
marketstringrequired
Market value used by this API operation.
Allowed: US

Request example

{
  "keywords": [
    "example"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "market": "US"
}

Response body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
codeintegerrequired
0 is a successful envelope; inspect data.status separately.
Allowed: 0, 42008, 42009
coststringrequired
Elapsed processing milliseconds; not price. -1 for non-web context.
dataobjectrequired
Data value used by this API operation.
data.callIdstringoptional
Call id value used by this API operation.
Format: uuid
data.completedAtinteger | nulloptional
UTC epoch milliseconds.
data.coverageobjectoptional
Coverage value used by this API operation.
data.coverage.missingarrayoptional
Missing value used by this API operation.
data.coverage.missing[]objectrequired
Item in data coverage missing.
data.coverage.missing[].fieldstringoptional
Field value used by this API operation.
data.coverage.missing[].reasonstringoptional
Reason value used by this API operation.
data.coverage.statusstringoptional
Status value used by this API operation.
data.reasonstringoptional
Stable reason on errors 42001 through 42011; accepted errors retain callId.
data.requestedAtinteger | nulloptional
UTC epoch milliseconds.
data.resultobject | nullrequired
Result value used by this API operation.
data.result.itemsarrayoptional
Items value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[]objectrequired
Item in data result items.
data.result.items[].competitionnumber | nulloptional
Competition value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].competitionLevelstring | nulloptional
Competition level value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].cpcUsdstring | nulloptional
Cpc usd value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].dataUpdatedAtinteger | nulloptional
Data updated at value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].inputIndexinteger | nulloptional
Input index value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].inputKeywordstring | nulloptional
Input keyword value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].keywordDifficultynumber | nulloptional
Keyword difficulty value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].missingarrayoptional
Missing value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].missing[]objectrequired
Item in data result items[] missing.
data.result.items[].missing[].fieldstring | nulloptional
Field value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].missing[].reasonstring | nulloptional
Reason value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].monthlySearchesarrayoptional
Monthly searches value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].monthlySearches[]objectrequired
Item in data result items[] monthlySearches.
data.result.items[].monthlySearches[].monthinteger | nulloptional
Month value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].monthlySearches[].searchVolumeinteger | nulloptional
Search volume value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].monthlySearches[].yearinteger | nulloptional
Year value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].normalizedKeywordstring | nulloptional
Normalized keyword value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].searchVolumeinteger | nulloptional
Search volume value used by this API operation.
data.result.items[].statusstringoptional
Status value used by this API operation.
Allowed: AVAILABLE, NO_COVERAGE
data.result.languagestring | nulloptional
Language value used by this API operation.
data.result.marketstring | nulloptional
Market value used by this API operation.
data.retryablebooleanoptional
Retryable value used by this API operation.
Constant: false
data.schemaVersionstringoptional
Schema version value used by this API operation.
Constant: 1.0
data.sourcestringoptional
Source value used by this API operation.
Constant: dataforseo
data.statusstringoptional
Status value used by this API operation.
Allowed: SUCCESS, PARTIAL, EMPTY, PROCESSING, UNKNOWN, FAILED
data.usageobjectoptional
Usage value used by this API operation.
data.usage.billingStatusstringoptional
Billing status value used by this API operation.
data.usage.chargedCreditsinteger | nulloptional
Charged credits value used by this API operation.
data.usage.providerCostStatusstringoptional
Provider cost status value used by this API operation.
data.usage.providerCostUsdstring | nulloptional
Provider cost usd value used by this API operation.
data.usage.providerRequestsintegeroptional
Provider requests value used by this API operation.
msgstring | nullrequired
Msg value used by this API operation.
timestringrequired
yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
traceIdstring | nullrequired
Trace id value used by this API operation.
tsstringrequired
Epoch milliseconds; global long serializer.

Response example

Example response envelope from the documented SEO API contract.

{
  "code": 0,
  "cost": "-1",
  "data": {
    "callId": "synthetic-call",
    "completedAt": null,
    "coverage": {
      "missing": [
        {
          "field": "synthetic",
          "reason": "UPSTREAM_FIELD_MISSING"
        }
      ],
      "status": "PARTIAL"
    },
    "requestedAt": 123,
    "result": {
      "items": [
        {
          "competition": 9007199254740992,
          "competitionLevel": "synthetic",
          "cpcUsd": "synthetic",
          "dataUpdatedAt": 9007199254740992,
          "inputIndex": 1,
          "inputKeyword": "synthetic",
          "keywordDifficulty": 9007199254740992,
          "missing": [
            {
              "field": "synthetic",
              "reason": "synthetic"
            }
          ],
          "monthlySearches": [
            {
              "month": 1,
              "searchVolume": 9007199254740992,
              "year": 1
            }
          ],
          "normalizedKeyword": "synthetic",
          "searchVolume": 9007199254740992,
          "status": "synthetic"
        }
      ],
      "language": "synthetic",
      "market": "synthetic"
    },
    "schemaVersion": "synthetic",
    "source": "synthetic",
    "status": "PARTIAL",
    "usage": {
      "billingStatus": "UNAPPROVED",
      "chargedCredits": 0,
      "providerCostStatus": "UNAPPROVED",
      "providerCostUsd": null,
      "providerRequests": 0
    }
  },
  "msg": null,
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "traceId": null,
  "ts": "9007199254740993"
}

Responses

CodeDescription
200API executed successfully. Body is the direct response payload.
400Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xxAPI execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

MCP

Use the MCP endpoint when an agent needs to discover and call API tools with JSON-RPC.

GET /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
POST /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Content-Type: application/json

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_seo_keyword_metrics",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords": [
        "example"
      ],
      "language": "en",
      "market": "US"
    }
  }
}

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload.

Try it

Send a real request with the same contract shown in the reference.

Endpoint
/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run
MCP method
nexscope_seo_keyword_metrics
cURL
curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/seo-keyword-metrics/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "keywords": [ "example" ], "language": "en", "market": "US" }'
Response
No response yet. Run the request to see the response here.