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Search intelligence · External keyword statistics and advertising account API

Microsoft Advertising API — keyword research

Research external keyword demand and competition using Ad Insight keyword ideas. The wider API also manages and reports on your advertising accounts.

Price
Price not confirmed
Access
Developer account and OAuth

Put it to work

Potential use cases

A starting use for this source

Research external keyword demand and competition using Ad Insight keyword ideas. The wider API also manages and reports on your advertising accounts.

Prioritize a search-content test

Compare relevant queries, topics or markets within the available coverage. Use the result to shortlist a content test, then measure whether it attracts the buyers you want.

What it covers

Geography and granularity

Geography: Microsoft Advertising keyword-planning locations and network settings

Granularity: Suggested keywords with monthly search counts, advertiser competition and suggested bids

Source type: External keyword statistics and advertising account API

Access and cost

Developer account and OAuth

Create a Microsoft Advertising account and developer token; authorize user access and follow API access policies.

Cost: Advertising spend and account eligibility apply; API access terms and quotas should be checked.

Update cadence: Monthly search-count availability depends on the requested date range; recent data can be delayed.

Before you use it

Limits that matter

Suggested bids are estimates, not promised CPCs. Market search counts and advertiser competition are different from your own impressions or conversion performance.

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