API

Quickstart guides

Welcome to the SE Ranking Data API quickstart guides. This section shows how to use the SE Ranking API to explore SEO data, run common workflows, and extract actionable insights.

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Getting started with the Data API


Step 1. Prerequisites

Before making requests, make sure you have:

  • An active SE Ranking account
  • An API key generated from your account
No API key yet? Follow our Getting started guide to create an API key.

Step 2. Authenticate requests

All API calls require authentication with your unique API key. See the Getting started guide for details on how to include it in requests.


Step 3. Verify your setup

Make a simple test request or use the provided Postman collection. A successful response means you’re ready to use the API.


What’s next?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, contact us at [email protected].

Quickstart guides

Find keyword opportunities for a domainFind keyword gaps, lost keywords, and new content opportunities for any domain.
Assess AI search visibilityAnalyze your brand’s AI search visibility and compare Share of Voice across engines and competitors.
Retrieve URLs with SEO issues from a site auditIdentify URLs affected by technical SEO issues and review page-level details from a completed site audit.
Use Website Audit API to grow rankings and trafficRun website audits to find technical issues affecting crawling and indexing, and to turn findings into SEO tasks.
Generate SEO intelligence reports with SEOIntelGenerate a full SEO intelligence report covering backlinks, keyword rankings, competitors, and AI search visibility using the SE Ranking Data API.
Build authority with link buildingEvaluate websites for backlink opportunities, compare competitor backlinks, monitor new/lost links, export large-scale backlink data, and analyze anchor texts.
Analyze domain traffic, markets & competitorsAnalyze worldwide and regional traffic, find top markets, review organic and paid performance, identify competitors, compare metrics, and plan next steps for keyword growth.

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