Citation Consistency Check

A lighter version of the full citation audit focused specifically on NAP consistency scores across major directories. Returns a directory-by-directory match report.

When to use this

You want a quick check to see if your business info (name, address, phone) is consistent across Yelp, Google, Apple Maps, Bing, and 50+ other directories. Inconsistent info confuses Google and can drop your ranking.

POST/v1/audit/citation-consistency

Cost: 50 credits ($0.25)

Rate Limit: Varies by plan

Response: ~8-15 seconds

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
business_name	string	Yes	Business name
address	string	Yes	Full street address
phone	string	Yes	Business phone number

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.localseodata.com/v1/audit/citation-consistency \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "business_name": "Joe\'s Pizza",
    "address": "7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014",
    "phone": "(212) 366-1182"
  }'

Example Response

JSON

{
  "status": "success",
  "credits_used": 50,
  "data": {
    "consistency_score": 78,
    "directories_checked": 20,
    "found": 14,
    "consistent": 9,
    "inconsistent": 2,
    "unverified": 3,
    "not_found": 6,
    "details": [
      { "directory": "yelp", "status": "consistent", "name_match": true, "address_match": true, "phone_match": true },
      { "directory": "yellowpages", "status": "inconsistent", "name_match": true, "address_match": true, "phone_match": false, "expected_phone": "(212) 366-1182" },
      { "directory": "superpages", "status": "unverified", "name_match": true, "address_match": true, "phone_match": null },
      { "directory": "foursquare", "status": "not_found", "name_match": null, "address_match": null, "phone_match": null }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
consistency_score	integer \| null	Partial-credit NAP consistency (0-100) averaged over found listings; null when no listings were found
directories_checked	integer	Total directories scanned
found	integer	Directories where a listing was found
details	array	Per-directory breakdown. Match fields are true (verified), false (conflicting value found), or null (listing found but the field isn't visible in search data)

Notes

NAP consistency is a top 10 local ranking factor according to multiple studies.
Focus on fixing high-authority directories first: Google, Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing.
A null match means the field couldn't be verified from search data — it is not a mismatch.