LSD

Updates

Changelog

May 2026

  • IMPROVED: Business Profile (/v1/business/profile) — now returns suggestions with place_id when no exact match is found instead of a 404. Retry with a suggestion's place_id for an exact lookup.
  • IMPROVED: AI Scraper (/v1/ai/scraper) — Gemini platform now supports city-level locations (e.g. "Portland, OR"). ChatGPT remains country-level.
  • IMPROVED: AI Overview and AI Mode parsing — fixed to match actual DataForSEO response structure, added asynchronous_ai_overview field
  • NEW: FAQ page in docs covering credits, billing, data accuracy, and technical questions
  • FIX: Corrected geogrid credit cost in documentation (2 credits per grid point)
  • FIX: Corrected rate limit values in FAQ and rate-limits page to match current plans
  • Pinned critical dependencies to prevent version drift

April 2026

  • NEW: AI Mentions endpoint (/v1/ai/mentions) — track where keywords appear in ChatGPT and Google AI outputs
  • NEW: AI Top Sources endpoint (/v1/ai/top-sources) — discover which domains AI models cite most
  • NEW: AI Top Pages endpoint (/v1/ai/top-pages) — find specific pages AI models reference most
  • NEW: AI Visibility Score endpoint (/v1/ai/visibility) — measure a domain's overall AI citation score
  • NEW: AI Compare endpoint (/v1/ai/compare) — compare multiple domains' AI visibility side by side
  • NEW: AI Keyword Data endpoint (/v1/ai/keyword-data) — measure how often keywords are searched in LLMs
  • NEW: AI LLM Response endpoint (/v1/ai/llm-response) — query ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity directly
  • NEW: AI Scraper endpoint (/v1/ai/scraper) — scrape ChatGPT and Gemini search results (budget alternative to LLM Response)
  • NEW: SERP Organic endpoint (/v1/serp/organic) — traditional Google organic results
  • NEW: AI Overview endpoint (/v1/serp/ai-overview) — Google AI Overview results with source citations
  • NEW: AI Mode endpoint (/v1/serp/ai-mode) — Google AI Mode search results
  • NEW: Local Finder endpoint (/v1/serp/local-finder) — expanded local results beyond the 3-pack
  • NEW: Google Maps SERP endpoint (/v1/serp/maps) — full Maps results (up to 100)
  • NEW: Local Services Ads endpoint (/v1/serp/lsa) — Google Local Services Ads results
  • NEW: Keyword Search Volume endpoint (/v1/keywords/search-volume) — bulk volume for up to 1,000 keywords
  • NEW: Keyword Suggestions endpoint (/v1/keywords/suggestions) — long-tail ideas with difficulty scores
  • NEW: Keywords for Site endpoint (/v1/keywords/for-site) — competitor keyword discovery
  • NEW: Related Keywords endpoint (/v1/keywords/related) — keyword expansion from seeds
  • NEW: Google Trends endpoint (/v1/keywords/trends) — seasonality and trend data
  • NEW: Backlinks Summary endpoint (/v1/backlinks/summary) — domain authority and link profile
  • NEW: Backlinks Gap endpoint (/v1/backlinks/gap) — find links competitors have that you don't
  • NEW: Page Audit endpoint (/v1/site/page-audit) — on-page SEO analysis
  • NEW: Competitor Ads endpoint (/v1/ads/competitor) — Google Ads transparency data
  • NEW: Brand Mentions endpoint (/v1/brand/mentions) — web mentions with sentiment analysis
  • NEW: Business Listings endpoint (/v1/business/listings) — find businesses in an area by keyword
  • NEW: Location Search endpoint (/v1/locations/search) — find valid location names and codes (free)
  • Updated MCP Server with all new endpoint tools and output schemas
  • Added llms.txt and llms-full.txt for AI agent discovery
  • Total endpoint count: 41

March 2026

  • NEW: Geogrid Rank Scan endpoint (/v1/geogrid/scan) — 5x5, 7x7, 9x9 geographic ranking grids
  • NEW: Competitor Gap Report endpoint (/v1/report/competitor-gap)
  • NEW: Review Velocity endpoint (/v1/reviews/velocity) — review count trends, rating changes, sentiment
  • NEW: Local Authority Score endpoint (/v1/score/local-authority) — single composite SEO score
  • NEW: Keyword Opportunities endpoint (/v1/keywords/local-opportunities)
  • NEW: Business Profile Health endpoint (/v1/profile/health)
  • NEW: Citation Consistency endpoint (/v1/audit/citation-consistency) — check listings across 50+ directories
  • Updated pricing: 3 monthly plans (Starter $19, Agency $49, Scale $149) + pay-as-you-go
  • Credits never expire on monthly plans

February 2026

  • MCP Server v2 with support for all new endpoints
  • Python SDK v1.2 with geogrid support
  • Node.js SDK v1.1 with TypeScript improvements

January 2026

  • NEW: Multi-Platform Reviews endpoint (/v1/reviews/multi-platform) — reviews from Google, Yelp, and more
  • NEW: Reputation Audit endpoint (/v1/audit/reputation) — composite reputation analysis
  • Improved response times across all endpoints by ~30%

December 2025

  • NEW: Local Pack endpoint (/v1/serp/local-pack) — Google Maps 3-pack rankings
  • NEW: Business Profile endpoint (/v1/business/profile) — Google Business Profile data
  • NEW: Google Reviews endpoint (/v1/business/reviews) — review data and analysis
  • NEW: Q&A endpoint (/v1/business/qa) — Google Business Q&A data
  • NEW: Local Audit endpoint (/v1/audit/local) — comprehensive local SEO audit
  • NEW: Citation Audit endpoint (/v1/audit/citation) — NAP consistency across directories
  • Python SDK v1.0
  • Node.js SDK v1.0
  • MCP Server v1.0