---
ref: tool:dataforseo/get-search-volume
name: Get keyword search volume
company: company:dataforseo
workflows: []
access: [api]
tags: [capability:research-keywords, category:data-provider, has:api]
docs: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/keywords_data/google_ads/search_volume/live/
updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Get keyword search volume

Returns monthly search volume, competition and bid data for up to 1,000 keywords, from Google Ads data.

Note: A live endpoint, so it returns results in this one call rather than a task to poll; capped at 12 requests per minute per account.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.dataforseo.com/v3
- Endpoint: `POST /keywords_data/google_ads/search_volume/live`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Basic $DATAFORSEO_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://app.dataforseo.com/register
- Docs: https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3

Note: DATAFORSEO_API_KEY holds the base64 of `login:password` from your DataForSEO account.

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.