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.

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": 88,
    "directories_checked": 52,
    "consistent": 46,
    "inconsistent": 4,
    "not_found": 2,
    "details": [
      { "directory": "Yelp", "status": "inconsistent", "field": "phone", "expected": "(212) 366-1182", "found": "(212) 366-1183" },
      { "directory": "Foursquare", "status": "not_found" }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
consistency_score	integer	NAP consistency percentage (0-100)
directories_checked	integer	Total directories scanned
details	array	Per-directory breakdown with match status and mismatches

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.