How much does the AnswerThePublic API actually cost?
AnswerThePublic publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
- Most likely scenario: API access is either included in all paid plans, or it's gated to higher tiers and we need to verify on the live docs page.
- Until verified, treat the question "which plan unlocks the API" as open. Don't budget on the assumption it's free with the cheapest paid plan.
AnswerThePublic subscription pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | — | $13.33 |
| Growth | — | $66 |
| Business | — | $132.66 |
⚠ Per-tier API gating not yet structured for AnswerThePublic. Confirm which plans unlock API access on the live docs.
Source: answerthepublic.com/pricing. Verified 2026-06-07.
API at a glance
What you can build with the AnswerThePublic API
Three personas, three different shapes of build. Pick the row that matches how you actually ship.
Glue AnswerThePublic into your daily workflow
- Pull a digest of ranking changes into your morning Slack
- Trigger a one-off backfill when something looks off
- Pipe data into your own SQLite for ad-hoc queries
Sell AnswerThePublic reporting at scale
- White-label AnswerThePublic data into client-branded dashboards
- Run scheduled multi-account reports without logging into the AnswerThePublic UI
- Cross-reference with the rest of the client's stack (CRM, analytics, ad spend)
Production pipelines for AnswerThePublic
- Real-time sync into your warehouse on a cron
- Custom alerts the dashboard's built-in alerting can't express
- Backfill + idempotency handling for AnswerThePublic data older than the dashboard exposes
Quickstart template
# Starter template — endpoint paths and SDK package names come from # the AnswerThePublic API docs: https://answerthepublic.com/api curl -X GET "https://answerthepublic.com/<your-endpoint>" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \ -H "Accept: application/json" | jq .
Template only. Endpoint paths, exact base URL, and auth header format come from answerthepublic.com/api.
Limits and gotchas
- No OpenAPI spec — you write typed clients by hand or use a third-party generator on the docs HTML.
- No official SDK detected. Plan on hitting the API directly with your HTTP client of choice.
- Rate limits: always read the docs page before scaling — the published limit is usually lower than the practical one and overages can be expensive.
Agent-readiness verdict
Not ready for agent workflows. AnswerThePublic has a documented public API with OAuth authentication, but lacks the connective tissue agents need: no MCP server, no OpenAPI spec, and zero SDK support across languages. Without these integrations, Claude and Cursor workflows will require extensive custom scaffolding to access its keyword research data.
AnswerThePublic API FAQ
Does AnswerThePublic have a public API?+
What auth does the AnswerThePublic API use?+
Sources
- AnswerThePublic official site: https://answerthepublic.com
- API docs: https://answerthepublic.com/api
- Pricing source: https://answerthepublic.com/pricing (verified 2026-06-07)
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