Use the SE Ranking API as the data backend for your product. Give your users domain analysis, keyword research, backlink metrics, site audits, and AI search visibility without building the data infrastructure yourself.
Note: SE Ranking API is available as a standalone plan and does not require an SE Ranking platform subscription. You can explore it risk free with a 14-day trial that includes 100,000 free credits.
If you're on an SE Ranking subscription: You can purchase the API as an addon. If you'd like to test it first, ping support via in-app chat with your account email to request 100,000 free credits – or contact api@seranking.com.
Overview
Adding SEO data to a product usually requires maintaining large keyword databases, backlink indexes, traffic estimates, and crawl infrastructure. For teams where SEO data supports the product rather than being the core product, building that infrastructure in-house rarely makes sense.
The SE Ranking API provides structured SEO data through a single integration. It includes domain analytics, keyword research, backlink profiles, technical audits, and AI search visibility, allowing your team to focus on the product instead of maintaining the underlying data infrastructure.
Who is this for
SaaS product teams adding SEO or AI visibility features, such as local business platforms, e-commerce apps, marketing platforms, content marketplaces, or AI visibility products — where the SE Ranking API serves as the invisible data backend.
AI product builders who need to power autonomous marketing agents or AI-driven platforms that require live keyword, domain, backlink, and AI search data to make grounded decisions.
What you can build
Add SEO data to your product without building the infrastructure yourself.
Teams building SaaS platforms often need domain metrics, keyword data, or backlink signals as one data type among several they show their users. Building keyword databases and crawl infrastructure in-house is not practical when SEO data supports the product rather than being the core product. The API serves as the invisible data backend, and users see scores, recommendations, or scorecards inside the product without knowing where the data comes from.
Feed real keyword data into AI content generation so the content actually ranks.
Content teams using AI to generate articles, product descriptions, or landing pages need real keyword data feeding into the generation step. Without it, the AI writes without knowing what people search for and the content does not rank. Teams connect keyword suggestions and competitive gaps from the API so every piece of AI-generated content targets actual search demand rather than guessing.
Show users how their brand appears in AI search before competitors offer the same.
Clients and stakeholders are asking how their brand appears in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, and most existing tools cannot answer this via API. Teams embed AI search visibility as a native layer inside their product, showing brand mentions, competitive position, and trending prompts alongside traditional metrics. This differentiates the product because most competitors do not offer it yet.
Data used in this workflow
- Domain analysis data — organic traffic estimates, ranking keywords, top competitors, and visibility trends across global markets. Used to power domain overview dashboards, enrich company profiles with SEO signals, and benchmark sites against competitors.
- Keyword research data — search volume, difficulty, CPC, and related keyword suggestions. Used to surface content opportunities, identify keyword gaps, and generate SEO content briefs.
- Backlink data — referring domains, domain authority, and backlink history. Used to power backlink profile features and domain trust scoring inside a product.
- Website audit data — technical health scores and page-level issue details. Used to build site health modules, surface technical issues inside a product, and display overall site health scores.
- AI search visibility data — brand presence and share of voice across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and AI Mode. Used to track AI search presence and benchmark brand visibility across AI engines.
Resources
Explore the API documentation and quickstart guides to understand available endpoints, integration patterns, and how to get up and running quickly.
Get Started
Ready to try it yourself? → Sign up for a 14 day trial, get your API key. For additional help, please send an email to api@seranking.com.