Keyword difficulty

POST

seo

keyword-difficulty

Keyword difficulty

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/seo/keyword-difficulty \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "keywords": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "en"
}
'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "difficulty": {
      "seo tools": 67,
      "keyword research": 54
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d",
    "timestamp": "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

API key from Developer dashboard (Bearer token).

Body

application/json

keywords

string[]

required

Keywords to score.

Minimum array length: 1

location

string

default:United States

Market location name.

language

string

default:en

Language code.

Response

Difficulty score per keyword

success

enum<boolean>

Available options:

true

data

object

Show child attributes

meta

object

Show child attributes

Ranked keywords (rank tracking)Every keyword a domain ranks for, with position, search volume and estimated traffic.

Keyword difficulty

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/seo/keyword-difficulty \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "keywords": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "en"
}
'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "difficulty": {
      "seo tools": 67,
      "keyword research": 54
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d",
    "timestamp": "2026-07-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
}