Keyword Opportunities

Discover the top 10 local keywords with search difficulty, competitor rankings, and whether the target business currently appears for each keyword.

When to use this

You want to find keywords you should be targeting but aren't yet. It shows you easy-to-win search terms where your competitors rank but you don't — the low-hanging fruit that could bring in more customers with relatively little effort.

POST/v1/keywords/local-opportunities

Cost: 4 credits ($0.02)

Rate Limit: Varies by plan

Response: ~3-6 seconds

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
business_name	string	Yes	Business name
location	string	Yes	City and state
category	string	No	Business category to expand keywords beyond primary

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.localseodata.com/v1/keywords/local-opportunities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"business_name": "Joe\'s Pizza", "location": "Brooklyn, NY"}'

Example Response

JSON

{
  "status": "success",
  "credits_used": 4,
  "data": {
    "keywords": [
      { "keyword": "pizza brooklyn", "difficulty": 42, "your_rank": 2, "top_competitor": "Brooklyn Pizza Co.", "competitor_rank": 1 },
      { "keyword": "pizza delivery brooklyn", "difficulty": 38, "your_rank": null, "top_competitor": "Domino's", "competitor_rank": 1 },
      { "keyword": "best pizza nyc", "difficulty": 78, "your_rank": 8, "top_competitor": "Di Fara Pizza", "competitor_rank": 1 },
      { "keyword": "late night pizza brooklyn", "difficulty": 22, "your_rank": null, "top_competitor": "L&B Spumoni", "competitor_rank": 2 }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
keyword	string	Local search keyword
difficulty	integer	Estimated difficulty score (0-100)
your_rank	integer \| null	Business's current rank (null = not ranking)
top_competitor	string	Top-ranking competitor for this keyword
competitor_rank	integer	Top competitor's rank

Notes

Keywords with your_rank = null are opportunities where you don't yet rank.
Low difficulty + null rank = quick wins for local content and GBP optimization.