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The domains ranking alongside you for a set of keywords, with how many they share. Returns se_type, seed_keywords, total_count, items_count and items. Measured at 894 bytes. This family is the one to reach for by default: the google_ads endpoints in seo-keywords answer similar questions but return megabytes with no way to cap them, where this one takes a limit. Wrapped in DataForSEO’s envelope: data in tasks[0].result, outcome in tasks[0].status_code - a rejected request still returns HTTP 200. ⚠️ These are search competitors, decided by shared rankings. The link-graph equivalent is post_dataforseo_backlinks_competitors_live, and the two lists often disagree - which is itself informative.

Example

First time? Point any MCP client at https://mcp.aisa.one/mcp — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and the rest. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser, you click Allow once, and there is no key to paste. The commands per client, and what each call costs, are on aisa.one/mcp.
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Cost and request rules

Published reference values are not an account-specific quote or a settled charge. For endpoints supporting X-AISA-Cost-Mode: quote, obtain a free quote for your exact request before execution; reconcile the settled cost with response metadata and Usage Logs. USD amounts use 1,000,000 integer micro-USD per dollar.
  • Default request reference estimate (USD): 0.0192
  • Cost contract: response_usd
  • Published reference multiplier: 1.0
  • Settlement evidence source: response_body

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
keywords
string[]

keywords array
required field
the results will be based on the keywords you specify in this array
UTF-8 encoding;
the keywords will be converted to lowercase format;
you can specify the maximum of 200 keywords

learn more about rules and limitations of keyword and keywords fields in DataForSEO APIs in this Help Center article

location_name
string

full name of the location
required field if you don't specify location_code
Note: it is required to specify either location_name or location_code
you can receive the list of available locations with location_name parameters by making a separate request to the
https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages
example:
United Kingdom

location_code
integer

unique location identifier
required field if you don't specify location_name
Note: it is required to specify either location_name or location_code
you can receive the list of available locations with their location_code parameters by making a separate request to the
https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages
example:
2840

language_name
string

full name of the language
required field if you don't specify language_code
Note: it is required to specify either language_name or language_code
you can receive the list of available languages with their language_name parameters by making a separate request to the
https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages
example:
English

language_code
string | null

unique language identifier
required field if you don't specify language_name
Note: it is required to specify either language_name or language_code
you can receive the list of available languages with their language_code parameters by making a separate request to the
https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/dataforseo_labs/locations_and_languages
example:
en

include_subdomains
boolean | null

indicates if the subdomains will be included in the search
optional field
if set to false, the subdomains will be ignored
default value: true

item_types
string[] | null

search results type
indicates type of search results included in the response
optional field

possible values:
["organic", "paid", "featured_snippet", "local_pack"]
default value:
["organic", "paid"]

limit
integer | null

the maximum number of returned domains
optional field
default value: 100
maximum value: 1000

offset
integer | null

offset in the results array of returned domains
optional field
default value: 0
if you specify the 10 value, the first ten domains in the results array will be omitted and the data will be provided for the successive domains

filters
(object | null)[] | null

array of results filtering parameters
optional field
you can add several filters at once (8 filters maximum)
you should set a logical operator and, or between the conditions
the following operators are supported:
regex, not_regex, <, <=, >, >=, =, <>, in, not_in, match, not_match, ilike, not_ilike, like, not_like
you can use the % operator with like and not_like, as well as ilike and not_ilike to match any string of zero or more characters
example:
["median_position","in",[1,10]]

[["median_position","in",[1,10]],"and",["domain","not_like","%wikipedia.org%"]]

[["domain","not_like","%wikipedia.org%"],"and",[["relevant_serp_items",">",0],"or",["median_position","in",[1,10]]]]
for more information about filters, please refer to Dataforseo Labs - Filters or this help center guide

order_by
string[] | null

results sorting rules
optional field
you can use the same values as in the filters array to sort the results
possible sorting types:
asc - results will be sorted in the ascending order
desc - results will be sorted in the descending order
the comma is used as a separator
example:
["avg_position,asc"]
default rule:
["rating,desc"]
note that you can set no more than three sorting rules in a single request
you should use a comma to separate several sorting rules
example:
["avg_position,asc","etv,desc"]

tag
string | null

user-defined task identifier
optional field
the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response

Example:

Response

object | null

Successful operation

version
string | null

the current version of the API

status_code
integer | null

general status code you can find the full list of the response codes here

status_message
string | null

general informational message you can find the full list of general informational messages here

time
string | null

total execution time, seconds

cost
number<double> | null

total tasks cost, USD

tasks_count
integer<int64> | null

the number of tasks in the tasks array

tasks_error
integer<int64> | null

the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error

tasks
(object | null)[] | null

array of tasks