> ## Documentation Index
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# Research keywords

> Researches or estimates keywords from one seed and requires write scope.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.snapshot.json get /projects/{project_id}/keyword-research
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: >-
    Public REST API for bisibility keyword rank tracking. Clients may optionally
    declare v1 with the Bisibility-API-Version header. Resource IDs use strict
    v3 prefixed public IDs and list cursors are version 3.
  title: bisibility Public API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: /api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - description: >-
      Discover the API contract, capabilities, health, and public provider
      pricing.
    name: discovery
    x-group: Discovery
  - description: Manage the authenticated account and personal access tokens.
    name: account-access
    x-group: Account & Access
  - description: Create projects and manage their core settings.
    name: projects
    x-group: Projects
  - description: Create, list, and revoke API keys.
    name: api-keys
    x-group: API Keys
  - description: Manage tracked keywords and exact keyword matching.
    name: keywords
    x-group: Keywords
  - description: Run rank checks and retrieve rank-check history.
    name: rank-checks
    x-group: Rank Checks
  - description: Research keywords, metrics, locations, and ranked keyword suggestions.
    name: keyword-research
    x-group: Keyword Research
  - description: Analyze backlinks and page through backlink snapshots.
    name: backlinks
    x-group: Backlinks
  - description: Analyze domain visibility and load its history, keywords, and pages.
    name: domain-overview
    x-group: Domain Overview
  - description: Read project analytics, traffic snapshots, and search-performance data.
    name: analytics
    x-group: Analytics
  - description: Manage alert rules, triggered alerts, and notification preferences.
    name: alerts
    x-group: Alerts
  - description: Manage project competitors.
    name: competitors
    x-group: Competitors
  - description: Inspect and configure project sitemap monitoring.
    name: sitemap-monitoring
    x-group: Sitemap Monitoring
  - description: Save keywords for later without putting them under rank tracking.
    name: saved-keywords
    x-group: Saved Keywords
  - description: Create, list, and delete saved views.
    name: saved-views
    x-group: Saved Views
  - description: Ingest and list project signals.
    name: signals
    x-group: Signals
  - description: Connect and configure external providers.
    name: providers
    x-group: Providers
  - description: Create and manage webhook endpoints.
    name: webhooks
    x-group: Webhooks
  - description: Manage team members and invitations.
    name: team
    x-group: Team
  - description: Manage migration tokens and instance import sessions.
    name: migration
    x-group: Migration
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}/keyword-research:
    get:
      tags:
        - keyword-research
      summary: Research keywords
      description: Researches or estimates keywords from one seed and requires write scope.
      operationId: researchKeywords
      parameters:
        - description: >-
            API contract version requested by the client. Omit this header to
            use the current backward-compatible behavior.
          in: header
          name: Bisibility-API-Version
          required: false
          schema:
            enum:
              - v1
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: seed
          required: true
          schema:
            maxLength: 80
            minLength: 1
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: mode
          schema:
            default: auto
            enum:
              - auto
              - related
              - suggestions
              - ideas
            type: string
        - in: query
          name: result_limit
          schema:
            default: 100
            enum:
              - 100
              - 300
              - 500
            type: integer
        - in: query
          name: connection_id
          schema:
            pattern: ^conn_[a-z][a-z0-9]{23}$
            type: string
        - description: Use clickstream-refined volume metrics. Provider cost is doubled.
          in: query
          name: include_clickstream
          schema:
            default: false
            type: boolean
        - in: query
          name: fresh
          schema:
            default: false
            type: boolean
        - description: Return a free cache-aware provider cost estimate without a lookup.
          in: query
          name: estimate_only
          schema:
            default: false
            type: boolean
        - description: Best-effort maximum provider cost for this request, in cents.
          in: query
          name: max_cost_cents
          schema:
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeywordResearchResponse'
          description: JSON response
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Not found
        '409':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Unsupported API version
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Unsupported provider location or provider reauthorization required
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          description: Rate limited
      security:
        - ProjectApiKey: []
        - PersonalAccessToken: []
components:
  schemas:
    KeywordResearchResponse:
      properties:
        cached:
          type: boolean
        connections:
          items:
            properties:
              id:
                pattern: ^conn_[a-z][a-z0-9]{23}$
                type: string
              label:
                type: string
              provider:
                type: string
            required:
              - id
              - label
              - provider
            type: object
          type: array
        cost_cents:
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        estimate:
          type: boolean
        fetched_at:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        provider:
          type: string
        rows:
          items:
            properties:
              already_tracked:
                type: boolean
              competition:
                maximum: 1
                minimum: 0
                type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
              cpc_cents:
                minimum: 0
                type:
                  - integer
                  - 'null'
              difficulty:
                maximum: 100
                minimum: 0
                type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
              intent:
                enum:
                  - informational
                  - commercial
                  - transactional
                  - navigational
                  - unknown
                  - null
              keyword:
                type: string
              monthly_trend:
                items:
                  properties:
                    month:
                      maximum: 12
                      minimum: 1
                      type: integer
                    search_volume:
                      type:
                        - number
                        - 'null'
                    year:
                      type: integer
                  required:
                    - year
                    - month
                    - search_volume
                  type: object
                maxItems: 12
                type: array
              search_volume:
                minimum: 0
                type:
                  - number
                  - 'null'
              source:
                enum:
                  - related
                  - suggestion
                  - idea
                type: string
            required:
              - keyword
              - source
              - already_tracked
              - competition
              - cpc_cents
              - difficulty
              - intent
              - monthly_trend
              - search_volume
            type: object
          type: array
        sources:
          items:
            properties:
              cached:
                type: boolean
              cost_cents:
                minimum: 0
                type: number
              reason:
                enum:
                  - budget_exhausted
                  - cost_limit
                  - in_progress
                  - needs_reauth
                  - no_source
                  - previous_source_failed
                  - provider_error
                  - rate_limited
                  - result_limit
                  - unsupported_location
                type: string
              returned:
                minimum: 0
                type: integer
              source:
                enum:
                  - related
                  - suggestion
                  - idea
                type: string
              status:
                enum:
                  - ok
                  - failed
                  - skipped
                type: string
            required:
              - source
              - status
              - returned
              - cost_cents
              - cached
            type: object
          type: array
        total_count:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      required:
        - rows
        - sources
        - total_count
        - cost_cents
        - cached
        - fetched_at
        - provider
        - connections
      type: object
    Problem:
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
        docs_url:
          type: string
        errors: {}
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - instance
        - docs_url
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ProjectApiKey:
      bearerFormat: bsb_key_live_...
      description: >-
        Project-scoped API key. It cannot access account routes or create
        additional projects.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http
    PersonalAccessToken:
      bearerFormat: bsb_pat_live_...
      description: >-
        Personal access token for account routes and projects visible to the
        authenticated user.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````