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Budget-Friendly Rank Tracking Strategies with DataForSEO SERP API

Budget-Friendly Rank Tracking Strategies with DataForSEO SERP API

Best Practices

If you’ve been in SEO long enough, you know that Google likes to keep us on our toes. This time, though, they’ve shaken the ground under everyone who tracks keyword rankings. Recently, Google quietly removed support for the num=100 search parameter – the one that…

SEO vs GEO: Key Differences and Shared Principles in Data and Optimization

SEO vs GEO: Key Differences and Shared Principles in Data and Optimization

Best Practices

Generative search has revolutionized the digital marketing industry by introducing a completely new paradigm for measuring online visibility. While most marketing experts now understand what generative search is, the core question remains: what data do you need to optimize for it effectively? Traditional SEO strategies…

Beyond Traditional SERP Data: Accessing Google AI Mode Results with DataForSEO APIs

What's NewUse Cases

Google’s evolution from traditional to AI-driven, conversational search accelerated dramatically in 2024. First came AI Overviews, adding intelligent summaries atop organic results. But Google didn’t stop there. Now, the company has rolled out AI Mode, a standalone AI-powered search engine. With AI Mode, users no…

Budget-Friendly Rank Tracking Strategies with DataForSEO SERP API

Budget-Friendly Rank Tracking Strategies with DataForSEO SERP API

Best Practices

If you’ve been in SEO long enough, you know that Google likes to keep us on our toes. This time, though, they’ve shaken the ground under everyone who tracks keyword rankings. Recently, Google quietly removed support for the num=100 search parameter – the one that…

SEO vs GEO: Key Differences and Shared Principles in Data and Optimization

SEO vs GEO: Key Differences and Shared Principles in Data and Optimization

Best Practices

Generative search has revolutionized the digital marketing industry by introducing a completely new paradigm for measuring online visibility. While most marketing experts now understand what generative search is, the core question remains: what data do you need to optimize for it effectively? Traditional SEO strategies…

Beyond Traditional SERP Data: Accessing Google AI Mode Results with DataForSEO APIs

Beyond Traditional SERP Data: Accessing Google AI Mode Results with DataForSEO APIs

What's NewUse Cases

Google’s evolution from traditional to AI-driven, conversational search accelerated dramatically in 2024. First came AI Overviews, adding intelligent summaries atop organic results. But Google didn’t stop there. Now, the company has rolled out AI Mode, a standalone AI-powered search engine. With AI Mode, users no…

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How the AI search volume metric works in LLM Mentions

AI Optimization API

While working with endpoints of the LLM Mentions API, you may notice that the values of ai_search_volume for the same keyword may vary significantly depending on the selected platform type. The difference in values of ai_search_volume for Google and ChatGPT is natural because ai_search_volume is…

What is LLM Scraper API, and what data does it provide?

AI Optimization API

Generative Engine Optimization evolves rapidly, so do the methods of collecting LLM data for optimization. To keep up with changes and the growing data demands, we introduce the API LLM Scraper as a part of AI Optimization API. With this API, you can retrieve comprehensive…

How to use search_this_area parameter in Google Hotel Searches

Business Data API

In the Google Hotel Searches endpoint, the system automatically appends the location name to the specified keyword. This is done to obtain accurate search results by searching a specific area within the target location. For example, if you specify “keyword”: “cheap hotel” and “location_name”: “New…

What is the difference between the offset and offset_token parameters?

Getting Started

While working with сertain DataForSEO endpoints (like Top Searches or Business Listings Search, for example) you may have encountered offset and offset_token parameters in the documentation. Both parameters have a similar function – they allow for retrieving results from our databases in subsequent batches. The…

Connecting DataForSEO MCP Server to your n8n workflows

DataForSEO MCPIntegrationsn8n

In this guide, we’ll walk through the installation and configuration of the DataForSEO MCP Server in n8n step by step. Let’s get started! ➤ Already have a local n8n instance? Start at step 4. ➤ Working in cloud n8n? Jump to step 7. ➤ Need…

How to extract ChatGPT brand entities with LLM Scraper API

AI Optimization API

Since October 2025, ChatGPT search structures information about brands into separate brand entities in its responses. By structuring brand data into entities, ChatGPT can more accurately represent brands in its responses, distinguishing them from generic terms. Moreover, entity-based structure makes brand data retrieval straightforward, as…

How to scrape Google AI Overviews with SERP API

SERP API

With the powerful Google Organic SERP API, you can track all possible SERP features, and AI Overviews are no exception. In this guide, we cover the key aspects of scraping Google AI Overviews with SERP API and the types of AI Overview data you receive….

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Reasoning Support in LLM Responses: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini

Reasoning Support in LLM Responses: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini

AI Optimization API

We’re excited to announce that the LLM Responses API now supports reasoning for specific models. Now, you can explore the step-by-step thought process of popular LLMs and gain deeper insights into their behavior. What’s new Here are key changes we made in LLM Responses to…

More Product Details in ChatGPT LLM Scraper API

More Product Details in ChatGPT LLM Scraper API

AI Optimization API

Gain deeper insights into product visibility in AI-generated shopping results with the new fields added to the ChatGPT Products element in LLM Scraper API. These additions provide richer product metadata and merchant-level information. What’s new The following fields are now available in the chat_gpt_products element:…

Gemini LLM Scraper in AI Optimization API

Gemini LLM Scraper in AI Optimization API

AI Optimization APIAnnouncement

We’re excited to announce the release of the Gemini LLM Scraper within our AI Optimization API suite. This new solution makes it easy to collect, analyze, and integrate structured insights from Google’s Gemini AI responses directly into your workflows via the DataForSEO API. What’s new…

Official DataForSEO Node in n8n

Official DataForSEO Node in n8n

AnnouncementThird-Party Integrations

We’re excited to introduce the official DataForSEO Node in n8n! It’s a verified integration, built and fully supported by us. With the official Node, you can access the full power of DataForSEO APIs directly in your cloud-based n8n workflows. Key benefits ➤ Native n8n cloud…

New Location Settings in Google Hotel Searches

New Location Settings in Google Hotel Searches

Business Data APIImprovement

Here comes the first improvement of the year! To enhance the reliability of property searches using Google Hotels Business Data API, we’ve added the possibility to specify more precise location settings in your requests. What’s new We’ve supported a new boolean parameter – search_this_area. It…

2025: DataForSEO’s Year in Review

2025: DataForSEO’s Year in Review

Announcement

This year was yet one of the most ambitious and data-intensive in DataForSEO’s history. From AI advances and search evolution to major product upgrades, the past 12 months have been packed with remarkable innovation and growth. 2025 at a Glance These numbers reflect a year…

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