Note that Google Ads Keywords Data API is based on the latest version of the Google Ads API that has replaced legacy Google AdWords API. If you’re using DataForSEO Google AdWords API, you need to upgrade to DataForSEO Google Ads API.
This endpoint will provide you with search volume, monthly searches, competition, and other related data for up to 1000 keywords in a single request.
Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
echo "\n";
print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}\n";
print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}\n";
print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
print $e->getTraceAsString();
echo "\n";
exit();
}
try {
$result = array();
// #1 - using this method you can get a list of completed tasks
// in addition to '{{low_se_type_under}}' you can also set other parameters
// the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
// GET /v3/keywords_data/google_ads/{{low_se_type_under}}/tasks_ready
$tasks_ready = $client->get('/v3/keywords_data/google_ads/{{low_se_type_under}}/tasks_ready');
// you can find the full list of the response codes here https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/errors
if (isset($tasks_ready['status_code']) AND $tasks_ready['status_code'] === 20000) {
foreach ($tasks_ready['tasks'] as $task) {
if (isset($task['result'])) {
foreach ($task['result'] as $task_ready) {
// #2 - using this method you can get results of each completed task
// GET /v3/keywords_data/google_ads/{{low_se_type_under}}/task_get/$id
if (isset($task_ready['endpoint'])) {
$result[] = $client->get($task_ready['endpoint']);
}
// #3 - another way to get the task results by id
// GET /v3/keywords_data/google_ads/{{low_se_type_under}}/task_get/$id
/*
if (isset($task_ready['id'])) {
$result[] = $client->get('/v3/keywords_data/google_ads/{{low_se_type_under}}/task_get/' . $task_ready['id']);
}
*/
}
}
}
}
print_r($result);
// do something with result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
echo "\n";
print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}\n";
print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}\n";
print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
print $e->getTraceAsString();
echo "\n";
}
$client = null;
?>
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"version": "0.1.20231117",
"status_code": 20000,
"status_message": "Ok.",
"time": "0 sec.",
"cost": 0,
"tasks_count": 1,
"tasks_error": 0,
"tasks": [
{
"id": "11301943-1535-0110-0000-51ebfc71e62c",
"status_code": 20000,
"status_message": "Ok.",
"time": "0 sec.",
"cost": 0,
"result_count": 3,
"path": [
"v3",
"keywords_data",
"google_ads",
"search_volume",
"task_get",
"11301943-1535-0110-0000-51ebfc71e62c"
],
"data": {
"api": "keywords_data",
"function": "search_volume",
"se": "google_ads",
"language_code": "en",
"location_code": 2840,
"keywords": [
"buy laptop",
"cheap laptops for sale",
"purchase laptop"
],
"date_from": "2021-08-01"
},
"result": [
{
"keyword": "buy laptop",
"spell": null,
"location_code": 2840,
"language_code": "en",
"search_partners": false,
"competition": "HIGH",
"competition_index": 100,
"search_volume": 2900,
"low_top_of_page_bid": 1.69,
"high_top_of_page_bid": 10.04,
"cpc": 7.95,
"monthly_searches": [
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 2400
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 2400
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 2900
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 4400
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 5400
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 4400
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 4400
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 4400
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 3600
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 4400
}
]
},
{
"keyword": "cheap laptops for sale",
"spell": null,
"location_code": 2840,
"language_code": "en",
"search_partners": false,
"competition": "HIGH",
"competition_index": 100,
"search_volume": 6600,
"low_top_of_page_bid": 0.38,
"high_top_of_page_bid": 2.78,
"cpc": 1.25,
"monthly_searches": [
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 6600
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 9900
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 9900
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 9900
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 12100
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 12100
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 8100
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 9900
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 12100
}
]
},
{
"keyword": "purchase laptop",
"spell": null,
"location_code": 2840,
"language_code": "en",
"search_partners": false,
"competition": "HIGH",
"competition_index": 99,
"search_volume": 110,
"low_top_of_page_bid": 2.07,
"high_top_of_page_bid": 15.43,
"cpc": 12.74,
"monthly_searches": [
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 170
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 170
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2023,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 70
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 70
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 90
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 90
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 7,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 6,
"search_volume": 170
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 5,
"search_volume": 170
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 4,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 3,
"search_volume": 210
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 2,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2022,
"month": 1,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 12,
"search_volume": 90
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 11,
"search_volume": 110
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 10,
"search_volume": 140
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 9,
"search_volume": 90
},
{
"year": 2021,
"month": 8,
"search_volume": 110
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
Description of the fields for sending a request:
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string | task identifier unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format you will be able to use it within 30 days to request the results of the task at any time |
As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.
Description of the fields in the results array:
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
version |
string | the current version of the API |
status_code |
integer | general status code you can find the full list of the response codes here Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions |
status_message |
string | general informational message you can find the full list of general informational messages here |
time |
string | execution time, seconds |
cost |
float | total tasks cost, USD |
tasks_count |
integer | the number of tasks in the tasks array |
tasks_error |
integer | the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error |
tasks |
array | array of tasks |
id |
string | task identifier unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format |
status_code |
integer | status code of the task generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000 you can find the full list of the response codes here |
status_message |
string | informational message of the task you can find the full list of general informational messages here |
time |
string | execution time, seconds |
cost |
float | cost of the task, USD |
result_count |
integer | number of elements in the result array |
path |
array | URL path |
data |
array | contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request |
result |
array | array of results |
keyword |
string | keyword keyword is returned with decoded %## (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character) |
spell |
string | correct spelling of the keyword Note:if the keyword in the POST array appears to be misspelled, data will be returned for the correctly spelled keyword; we use the functionality of Google Ads API to check and validate the spelling of keywords, learn more by this link |
location_code |
integer | location code in a POST array if there is no data, then the value is null |
language_code |
string | language code in a POST array if there is no data, then the value is null |
search_partners |
boolean | indicates whether data from partner networks included in the response |
competition |
string | competition represents the relative amount of competition associated with the given keyword in paid SERP only; this value is based on Google Ads data and can take the following values: HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW;if there is no data the value is null;learn more about the metric in this help center article |
competition_index |
integer | competition represents the relative amount of competition associated with the given keyword in paid SERP only; this value is based on Google Ads data and can be between 0 and 100 (inclusive); if there is no data the value is null;learn more about the metric in this help center article |
search_volume |
integer | monthly average search volume rate; represents either the (approximate) number of searches for the given keyword idea on google.com or google.com and partners, depending on the user’s targeting; if there is no data then the value is null |
low_top_of_page_bid |
float | minimum bid for the ad to be displayed at the top of the first page indicates the value greater than about 20% of the lowest bids for which ads were displayed (based on Google Ads statistics for advertisers); the value may differ depending on the location specified in a POST request |
high_top_of_page_bid |
float | maximum bid for the ad to be displayed at the top of the first page indicates the value greater than about 80% of the lowest bids for which ads were displayed (based on Google Ads statistics for advertisers); the value may differ depending on the location specified in a POST request |
cpc |
float | cost per click indicates the amount paid for each click on the ad displayed for a given keyword |
monthly_searches |
array | monthly searches represents the (approximate) number of searches on this keyword idea (as available for the past twelve months by default), targeted to the specified geographic locations; if there is no data then the value is null |
year |
integer | year |
month |
integer | month |
search_volume |
integer | monthly average search volume rate |