docs / endpoint

POST /v1/keywords/volume

Historical Google keyword search volume and competition metrics.

Credits: 20 credits per call. Timeout: 60s

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
keywords array required — Keywords to fetch search volume for. Required, non-empty. Array of string. Max 500 items.
location any required — Google Ads geotarget ID, or a location name (e.g. a country/state/city name). Required. Look one up with /v1/locations.
language string required — ISO language code. Required.
search_partners boolean optional false Include Google Search Network partner sites in the volume figures. Optional, default false.
tag string optional — Optional client-defined label forwarded to the upstream job for your own bookkeeping; not echoed back in the response.

Request

→ requestPOST /v1/keywords/volume
POST /v1/keywords/volume HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer sof_live_your_key_here
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "keywords": [
    "running shoes",
    "trail running shoes"
  ],
  "location": "US",
  "language": "en"
}

Response

Wrapped in the standard envelope -- id, object, created_at, elapsed_ms, cache, credits -- documented once on The Contract. The body below is a real envelope with this endpoint's data shape; values vary per request, and a … marks an array cut short for display.

← response200
{
  "id": "keyw_gnjnrficpovqn4kipwgwjy5c",
  "request_id": "req_2oujq6bwbza2vl7tslv7frt2sm",
  "object": "keyword_volume",
  "created_at": "2026-08-09T07:20:18Z",
  "elapsed_ms": 180,
  "cache": "miss",
  "credits": {
    "charged": 20,
    "balance": 9857
  },
  "data": {
    "location": {
      "code": 2840,
      "name": "United States"
    },
    "language": {
      "code": "en",
      "name": "English"
    },
    "network": "google_search",
    "items_count": 2,
    "items": [
      {
        "keyword": "running shoes",
        "avg_monthly_searches": 90500,
        "competition": "HIGH",
        "competition_index": 88,
        "cpc": 1.24,
        "low_bid": 0.42,
        "high_bid": 2.1,
        "monthly": [
          {
            "month": "2026-06",
            "search_volume": 91000
          },
          "…"
        ]
      },
      {
        "keyword": "trail running shoes",
        "avg_monthly_searches": 8100,
        "competition": "MEDIUM",
        "competition_index": 54,
        "cpc": 0.87,
        "low_bid": 0.31,
        "high_bid": 1.55,
        "monthly": [
          {
            "month": "2026-06",
            "search_volume": 8300
          },
          "…"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

What each field in data (above) means.

FieldDescription
data.location Resolved geotarget for this call.
data.location.code Google Ads geotarget ID.
data.location.name Human-readable geotarget name.
data.language Resolved language for this call.
data.language.code ISO language code.
data.language.name Human-readable language name.
data.network Search network the volume figures are drawn from, e.g. "google_search".
data.items_count Number of entries in items.
data.items One row per requested keyword.
data.items[].keyword The keyword.
data.items[].avg_monthly_searches Average monthly search volume over the trailing 12 months.
data.items[].competition Advertiser competition level: LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH.
data.items[].competition_index 0-100 advertiser competition score (finer-grained than competition).
data.items[].cpc Average cost-per-click for advertisers bidding on this keyword.
data.items[].low_bid Low end of the typical top-of-page bid range.
data.items[].high_bid High end of the typical top-of-page bid range.
data.items[].monthly Month-by-month search volume history.
data.items[].monthly[].month Month this row covers, YYYY-MM.
data.items[].monthly[].search_volume Search volume for that month.