Free Keyword Difficulty Checker
Paste your keywords and see how tough each is to rank for in Google, with a difficulty score, volume and competition.
How it works
Paste keywords
Add the terms you're weighing up.
We score difficulty
We rate how contested each keyword is.
Pick your battles
Target the terms you can realistically win.
Why use it
Difficulty score
A 0–100 read on how hard each term is.
Volume alongside
Weigh demand against effort in one view.
Competition level
See how crowded each keyword is.
Bulk friendly
Score a whole list in one lookup.
Who it's for
Content teams
- Find winnable topics
- Skip terms you can't rank for
- Plan clusters
SEO teams
- Score a keyword list
- Balance effort and reward
- Prioritise briefs
Founders
- Judge a niche's difficulty
- Set realistic targets
- Guide writers
Do it at scale
Score keyword difficulty at scale
This is the /keywords endpoint. Batch your keyword list and get a difficulty score, volume and competition for each — so you always know which terms are worth chasing.
Free credits included. No setup fees. No card required.
curl -X POST https://api.trackee.dev/v1/keywords \
-H "x-access-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"keywords": ["project management", "task tracker"]
}'Frequently asked questions
How is difficulty scored?
Each keyword gets a 0–100 score based on how contested the term is, shown with volume and competition.
How many keywords can I add?
Up to ten per lookup here; the API accepts larger batches.
Free?
Yes — free credits included on new accounts.
Is there an API?
Yes, /keywords returns difficulty, volume and competition as JSON.