Yes — here's what the API covers
AnswerThePublic has a public API that lets you run keyword research programmatically and pull the same data you see on your dashboard — questions, prepositions, comparisons, and alphabeticals — across the platforms AnswerThePublic supports, including Google Web, YouTube, Bing, Amazon, TikTok, Instagram, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
It's designed for plugging keyword discovery into your own tools: content pipelines, internal dashboards, briefs, or automated workflows. Searches created through the API are stored in your workspace exactly like searches run from the app, so both stay in sync.
The API is currently in Alpha, so expect it to keep evolving as we add capabilities.
Enabling API access
Go to Account → API Access in your dashboard.
Toggle Enable API for this workspace. Once it's on, anyone in your workspace can generate a personal access token to start making requests.
If you ever need to shut off API access entirely — for example, if a token is compromised — turning this toggle back off immediately invalidates every token created for your workspace.
Creating a personal access token
Under Personal access tokens, click Create token to issue your first one.
Each token is unique to the person who creates it and tied to a single workspace. Treat it like a password: anyone with the token can act on your account's data, so avoid sharing it or storing it somewhere unsecured. Your token is shown only once, so save it somewhere safe as soon as it's created.
You can revoke a token at any time from the same page — revocation takes effect immediately.
What you can do with the API
Once you're set up, the API lets you:
- Create searches — run keyword research for a term, language, and region, across one or every supported platform
- Retrieve reports — pull the structured results of a completed search (keywords, search volume, CPC, intent, sentiment, and source breakdowns) as many times as you like, at no extra cost
- Request AI answers — generate and retrieve AI-model responses tied to your ChatGPT and Gemini reports
Full technical details — including authentication, available endpoints, and request/response formats — are available in the API documentation, linked directly from the API Access page in your dashboard.
What the API doesn't do
The API is focused on keyword research. It doesn't currently support:
- Content or article generation — that's handled by Content Studio in the app
- Publishing to a CMS — Content Studio can publish to WordPress and Webflow, but this isn't available through the API, and no CMS integrations (including Magento or Shopify) are supported via API access
If your workflow depends on generating or publishing content programmatically, this isn't available yet — feel free to send us feedback on what you'd like to see next.
Plan requirements and limits
API access is included with paid AnswerThePublic plans. It isn't available on the free plan.
Each search you create through the API uses credits from your plan's monthly allowance, the same as a search run from the dashboard. If you run the same keyword, language, and region combination again within 24 hours, it reuses your existing search instead of using additional credits.
To keep things fair across all users, requests are limited to 60 per minute per personal access token. If you're building something that needs higher throughput, reach out to Support to discuss your options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does AnswerThePublic have an API?
Yes. It's currently in Alpha and covers keyword research — creating searches, retrieving reports, and requesting AI-model answers.
Is the API available on the free plan?
No, API access is included with paid plans only.
Can I use the API to generate or publish content?
Not currently. Content generation and publishing are handled inside Content Studio in the app, which publishes to WordPress and Webflow. The API itself doesn't expose content-generation or publishing endpoints.
How do I turn on API access for my account?
Go to Account → API Access and toggle Enable API for this workspace, then create a personal access token.
Does creating the same search twice use extra credits?
No — if it's the same keyword, language, and region within your workspace, and you run it again within 24 hours, your existing search is reused instead of creating a new one.
Is there a limit to how many API requests I can make?
Yes, up to 60 requests per minute per personal access token. Contact Support if your integration needs a higher limit.