# AppDrift, $14.99 monthly: Keyword research API

> Read your app data and prepare listing changes through the AppDrift REST API.

AppDrift's keyword research API on its Basic plan. It costs $0.017 per 1,000 keywords. AppDrift's docs list 1 of the 6 key fields we check: Keyword difficulty.
You pay $14.99 a month for 500 tokens. This call is free for up to 864,000 calls a month.
We haven't run AppDrift through [our keyword research API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-keyword-research-api.txt) yet.
Half of the 213 plans we rank by price cost $0.80 per 1,000 keywords or less. This plan costs less per 1,000 keywords than 94% of the 213 plans.
[Mangools's $15 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/mangools/15-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 keywords. Mangools's $15 monthly plan covers up to 5,000,000 keywords a day.
[seodata.dev's $4.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/seodata-dev/4-99-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of keywords. seodata.dev's $4.99 monthly plan costs less up front than Mangools's $15 monthly plan.
[DataForSEO](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50-pay-as-you-go-post-v3-dataforseo-labs-google-keyword-overview-live/llms.txt), [Bing Webmaster Tools](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/bing-webmaster-tools/free-get-webmaster-api-svc-json-getkeywordstats/llms.txt) and [seodata.dev](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/seodata-dev/4-99-monthly/llms.txt) are the best keyword research API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly
- [Keyword research API: the 9 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-keyword-research-api.txt)
- Get it: https://appdrift.co/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://appdrift-backend-1fabfc95f592.herokuapp.com/v1/keyword-difficulty`
- API key: with the plan, on https://appdrift.co/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://appdrift.co/docs/api-reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- Sold by: AppDrift (https://appdrift.co?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-06

## In the answer

- Completeness: 17%
- Keyword difficulty: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 keywords: $0.017
- Per: call
- Billing: monthly
- $ a month: $14.99

## Charges

- Also pays for: AI keyword optimize endpoint (POST /v1/apps/{id}/optimize) · Apply proposal to draft endpoint (POST /v1/apps/{id}/optimize/apply) · POST /v1/generate-metadata · POST /v1/translate · from the same budget: List connected apps endpoint (GET /v1/apps) · Tracked keywords + ranks endpoint (GET /v1/apps/{id}/keywords) · Page-one candidates endpoint (GET /v1/apps/{id}/opportunities) · GET /v1/action-plan · GET /v1/me

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Read your app data and prepare listing changes through the AppDrift REST API.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: Permitted Use: Use services for lawful business purposes, Access via authorized interfaces and APIs, Store and process your app data, Integrate with your development workflow. Prohibited Activities: Violate any laws or regulations, Infringe on intellectual property rights, Transmit malware, viruses, or harmful code, Attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems, Resell or redistribute services without permission, Use automated systems to scrape or abuse the service, Impersonate others or provide false information, Interfere with or disrupt service operations. API Usage: Rate limits apply based on subscription tier, API keys must be kept secure and confidential, No sharing API keys between applications, We may throttle or suspend abusive usage

## Plan

- Pay: $14.99
- You get: 500 tokens a month
- Enough for: 864,000 calls a month
- Expires: never, unused tokens roll over

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.33
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: keyword. Optional: platform, country
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/keyword-difficulty

## About the plan

- Plan: Basic
- Who can get it: anyone 13 or older

## The 6 fields the plan's answer can hold

keyword, platform, country, keyword difficulty, popularity, cache or live

## AppDrift's plans (7)

- [AppDrift, $14.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly/llms.txt): $0.017 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/29-monthly/llms.txt): $0.034 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, $59 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/59-monthly/llms.txt): $0.068 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, $149.90 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/149-90-yearly/llms.txt): $0.015 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, $290 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/290-yearly/llms.txt): $0.028 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, $590 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/590-yearly/llms.txt): $0.057 per 1,000, 17% complete
- [AppDrift, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/contact-us/llms.txt): 17% complete

## AppDrift's calls (1)

- `GET /v1/keyword-difficulty`: [AppDrift, $14.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly/llms.txt)

## AppDrift's APIs (1)

- [AppDrift: keyword research API pricing, 7 plans](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly/llms.txt)

## AppDrift: keyword research API alternatives

- [SE Ranking, top-up from $50](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/se-ranking/top-up-from-50/llms.txt): $0.004 per 1,000, 100% complete, 1 month
- [Mangools, $5 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/mangools/5-monthly/llms.txt): $0.0083 per 1,000, 83% complete
- [Morningscore, $990 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/morningscore/990-yearly/llms.txt): $0.016 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [Pixel Tools, ₽99 pack, Guru for 99 rubles, POST /api/wordstatapi, wordstatapi](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/pixel-tools/99-pack-guru-for-99-rubles-post-api-wordstatapi-wordstatapi/llms.txt): $0.017 per 1,000, 17% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-06.

- https://appdrift.co/.well-known/openapi.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://appdrift.co/docs/api-reference?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://appdrift.co/docs/mcp?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://appdrift.co/docs/quickstart?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://appdrift.co/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://appdrift.co/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing