v1Resources/SEO/postTrack an SEO competitor
Track an SEO competitor
Requires an active agency user with SEO and access to the owning client/location. Adding by business name resolves a nearby place when possible and adds or reactivates the shared competitor. Changes affect SEO, Reviews and AEO. Removal archives the competitor and keeps historical data. Unknown or inaccessible competitors are refused.
post
seo:write/api/v1/seo/competitorsRequest body
locationIdstringrequired
namestringrequired
Response
dataobjectoptional
Errors
400The request is missing a required parameter or is otherwise malformed.
401Missing, invalid, expired, or revoked API key.
403The key lacks the required scope, or isn't authorized for this client/location.
404The resource wasn't found, or doesn't belong to your agency.
409Generation is unavailable for the current location state.
429Too many requests. Retry after the number of seconds in the Retry-After header.
503The operation could not be completed or the generation queue is unavailable.
post/api/v1/seo/competitors
Your API key
Request body*
{}Guides that use this resource
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