{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "majestic", "name": "Majestic API", "vendor": "Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited)", "vendorUrl": "https://majestic.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "seo", "summary": "Majestic crawls the web and sells backlink data. Its HTTP API returns backlinks, referring domains, anchor text, Trust Flow and Citation Flow scores and keyword counts from a Fresh and a Historic index, as XML or JSON.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json", "repo": "https://github.com/majestic/Python3-API-Connector", "license": "Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.majestic.com", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "An API key, sent as the `app_api_key` parameter by POST or GET, or as a cookie on GET requests. Keys are created under My Account, API Keys, and only on an API plan or the legacy Platinum plan. An account can hold several keys, each of which can be disabled and limited to IP addresses or CIDR ranges. Keys have no scopes. Third-party apps use OpenApps instead, where each user approves the app once and the app sends its private key with that user's access token. Resale of the data needs a reseller agreement through sales.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "API access needs the API plan, $399.99 a month or $3,999.90 a year for 100 million analysis units, 20 million retrieval units and 500,000 index item units a month. The 300 million tier is $799.99 a month and the 1,000 million tier $1,599.99. Lite ($49.99) and Pro ($99.99) have no API access. No trial or free API key was found, and the 7-day refund covers Lite and Pro only. A sandbox endpoint costs no units but needs a key from a paid API plan. Prices exclude VAT (checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$399.99 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, either llms.txt or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer-support.majestic.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://developer-support.majestic.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "seo.backlinks", "seo.keywords" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "api-key", "closed-source", "plan-only", "llms-txt", "xml", "sandbox", "ip-allowlist", "backlinks" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 33.4, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 937, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 53 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools.", "bestFor": "An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.", "strengths": [ "Every command page states its cost in analysis units, and `GetSubscriptionInfo` returns the remaining allowances at no cost", "A sandbox endpoint at `developer.majestic.com` answers the same commands from a reduced Historic data set without spending allowance", "Several API keys per account, each of which can be disabled and limited to IPv4 addresses or CIDR ranges, with an IP activity page per key", "`GetIndexItemInfo` takes up to 100 items a call and `GetKeywordInfo` up to 1,000 keywords, and `GetBackLinkData` has `Count`, `From`, sorting and a `Filters` expression", "Both docs hosts publish an `llms.txt`, and the developer one (dated 26 January 2026) links an `llms-full.txt` of all 39 pages" ], "weaknesses": [ "Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run", "API access needs the API plan, from $399.99 a month for 100 million analysis units. No trial or free key was found, and the 7-day refund covers Lite and Pro only", "No OpenAPI file, no API version and no API changelog were found. Sample responses in the docs carry 2017 index dates", "No status page, SLA or numeric rate limit was found. The terms allow throttling at Majestic's discretion and disclaim liability for unavailability", "The docs show the key as an `app_api_key` URL parameter and say plain HTTP is still accepted for legacy clients", "The connectors on GitHub were last updated between March 2016 and September 2021 and are not on a package registry" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send requests by HTTPS POST with `app_api_key` in the body. The docs show GET URLs for demonstration only and plain HTTP still works", "Always set `datasource=fresh` or `datasource=historic`. Without it the Historic Index is used when the plan includes it", "Call `GetSubscriptionInfo` (no cost) before a large pull. `GetBackLinkData` spends 5,000 analysis units a call plus one retrieval unit a row", "Read columns by header name, not position. The docs say column order can change between requests and Majestic may vary rows and columns at any time", "Develop against `https://developer.majestic.com/api/json`, which costs no units, then switch the host to `api.majestic.com`", "Ask the owner to confirm Majestic's permission for automated querying first. Clause 14.1(f) of the terms requires it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 33.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 63 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST 'https://developer.majestic.com/api/json' -d 'app_api_key=API_KEY' -d 'cmd=GetIndexItemInfo' -d 'items=1' -d 'item0=majestic.com' -d 'datasource=fresh'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/seo.backlinks", "tool": "https://letme.dev/majestic" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "API plan, 100 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 399.99, "note": "with 20 million retrieval units and 500,000 index item units. $3,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "API plan, 300 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 799.99, "note": "$7,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "API plan, 1,000 million analysis units a month", "unit": "month", "usd": 1599.99, "note": "$15,999.90 billed annually. Excludes VAT" }, { "item": "GetBackLinkData, per call", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.02, "note": "our arithmetic. 5,000 of the 100 million analysis units in the $399.99 plan, before retrieval units for rows returned" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Majestic-12 Limited", "domain": "majestic.com", "domainRegistered": "2001-05-03", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://majestic.com/company/terms", "privacy": "https://majestic.com/company/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions (released 13 April 2026) are one page holding the Terms of Website Use, the Acceptable Use Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Supply. The last of these is the subscription contract and names Majestic-12 Limited, company number 05269210, of iCentrum, Holt Street, Birmingham.", "No API-specific terms were found. The supply terms still name Free, Silver, Gold and Platinum subscription levels, which are not the plans on the pricing page.", "The privacy policy applies from 3 May 2019 and says it was last updated in April 2026. It names Majestic-12 Limited as controller.", "The API answers at api.majestic.com and the sandbox at developer.majestic.com.", "majestic.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404.", "No status page is linked from the site footer, the developer docs or either llms.txt. Site updates are behind the account login.", "RDAP for majestic.com gives a registration date of 2001-05-03.", "majestic.com/robots.txt disallows /business/ for unnamed agents and carries no Content-Signal line. developer-support.majestic.com has no robots.txt (404)." ], "score": 63 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.json", "live": { "slug": "majestic", "probe": { "target": "https://api.majestic.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T04:40:55.11125956Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 403, "lastMs": 27, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 34, "p95ms24h": 106, "samples24h": 133, "samples30d": 133, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 48, "ok": 48 } ] }, "githubStars": 3, "pages": [ { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:41:42.95940596Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1a06eaa10f9e" }, { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:41:45.030991177Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "0812670ad36f" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T04:40:55.11125956Z" } }, "answer": "Moz API scores 45.3 (E) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "moz-api", "name": "Moz API", "vendor": "SEOmoz, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://moz.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "seo", "summary": "Moz API is a hosted JSON-RPC 2.0 service for SEO data from Moz's link and keyword indexes. It returns Domain Authority, backlinks, keyword metrics, ranking keywords and search results, with a beta MCP server for AI clients.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/moz-api.json", "license": "Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Self-serve. A person signs up at moz.com with a credit card, then creates a token in the API dashboard. Each account holds up to five tokens, which can be deleted, and every request sends one in the `x-moz-token` header. No scopes or read-only tokens were found in the reviewed documentation. The beta MCP server at https://api.moz.com/mcp/v1/data accepts OAuth (authorisation code with PKCE, dynamic client registration, one scope named `mcp`) or the same token as a Bearer header, and is limited to account owners.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan of 50 rows a month at one request every ten seconds, which needs a valid credit card. Paid plans run from $20 a month for 3,000 rows to $500 for 500,000, with overage from $5 per 1,000 rows down to $10 per 10,000. Over 4 million rows a month is quoted by sales. There is no sandbox, though `quota.lookup`, `test.ping` and `test.ping.async` cost no rows (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the pricing page or the product page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://moz.com/api/docs", "capabilities": [ "seo.keywords", "seo.backlinks", "seo.serp", "seo.rankings" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "json-rpc", "api-key", "freemium", "mcp", "oauth", "backlinks", "keywords", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 45.3, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 867, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 28, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 50, "security": 38, "transparency": 59 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The JSON-RPC API documents every error code, its rate limits and the row cost of each method, and failed validation uses no quota. No working status page, SLA, machine-readable spec or official SDK was found. Tokens carry no scopes, and the free plan needs a credit card.", "bestFor": "Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set.", "strengths": [ "Error reference lists 13 codes, each with HTTP status, a machine-readable `data.issue` and the parameter at fault", "Edge rate limits are published with numbers, and per-method 429 responses carry `Retry-After`", "Each method page states its row cost, and validation and quota checks run before any rows are used", "List methods take a `limit`, a paging token, sort keys and named filters", "Public plan prices from $20 a month for 3,000 rows, with per-row overage prices" ], "weaknesses": [ "No working public status page was found, and moz.statuspage.io reports the Moz Status page as inactive", "No downloadable OpenAPI or OpenRPC file, no llms.txt and no official SDK in the reviewed documentation", "Tokens have no scopes or read-only mode, and one token works on both the Data and Local MCP endpoints", "The free plan of 50 rows a month requires a valid credit card", "security.txt expired on 8 October 2026 (UTC), and its policy, acknowledgements and PGP key links return 404" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send a request `id` of at least 24 characters (letters, numbers and hyphens). A UUID works. Shorter ids are rejected with -32654.", "Stop on a 401. Ten 401 or 403 responses in five minutes block the caller for 30 minutes.", "On 429 with code -32658 wait the `Retry-After` seconds. On code -32650 no wait time is given, so back off exponentially.", "Call `quota.lookup` (free) before large pulls. List methods charge one row per result, and `limit` is capped at 50 on link lists.", "Poll `async.call.lookup` for `data.keyword.serp.generate`, and collect the result within 20 seconds of first seeing it complete." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 45.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 28, "payments": 20, "reliability": 42, "schema": 50, "security": 38, "transparency": 39 }, "provenanceScore": 79 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc -H \"x-moz-token: $MOZ_TOKEN\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":\"01a0458f-a14f-7254-aa11-7c6cb734e3f2\",\"method\":\"quota.lookup\",\"params\":{\"data\":{\"path\":\"api.limits.data.rows\"}}}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add moz-mcp-v1-data https://api.moz.com/mcp/v1/data --transport http --header \"Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_MOZ_TOKEN\" --scope user" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/seo.keywords", "tool": "https://letme.dev/moz-api" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Free plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 0, "note": "50 rows a month, one request every ten seconds, credit card required" }, { "item": "Starter Medium", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "3,000 rows, no overage, plus 150 beta rows" }, { "item": "Starter Large", "unit": "month", "usd": 75, "note": "15,000 rows, plus 750 beta rows" }, { "item": "Growth Small", "unit": "month", "usd": 125, "note": "50,000 rows, plus 3,500 beta rows" }, { "item": "Growth Medium", "unit": "month", "usd": 250, "note": "120,000 rows, plus 8,400 beta rows" }, { "item": "Growth Large", "unit": "month", "usd": 500, "note": "500,000 rows, plus 35,000 beta rows" }, { "item": "Overage row, Starter Large", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.005, "note": "$5 per 1,000 rows" }, { "item": "Overage row, Growth Small", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.0025, "note": "$25 per 10,000 rows" }, { "item": "Overage row, Growth Medium", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.002, "note": "$20 per 10,000 rows" }, { "item": "Overage row, Growth Large", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.001, "note": "$10 per 10,000 rows" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "SEOmoz, Inc.", "domain": "moz.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-04-29", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://moz.com/api-general-conditions", "privacy": "https://moz.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://moz.com/whats-new/archive", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The API General Conditions name SEOMOZ, INC., a Delaware corporation, as the contracting party. The site footer reads SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company, and the terms of use give 360 Park Ave. S., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010 for notices.", "The API answers at https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc and the MCP server at https://api.moz.com/mcp/v1/data, both on moz.com.", "moz.com/.well-known/security.txt gives a contact address and `Expiration: 2026-10-07T22:45:48-07:00`, about three hours before our fetch at 08:42 UTC on 8 October 2026. Its Policy, Acknowledgements and Encryption links (moz.com/security-policy, /hall-of-fame, /pgp-key.txt) return 404.", "moz.statuspage.io redirects to a page saying the Moz Status page is inactive and visible only to team members. status.moz.com and health.moz.com did not connect from our network.", "The changelog is Moz's product updates archive, which covers all products. The newest Moz API entry is the MCP server beta of 14 August 2026.", "RDAP for moz.com gives a registration date of 1998-04-29 and expiry in 2029.", "The privacy policy is effective 8 April 2025 and says Moz is owned by Ziff Davis, Inc. and takes part in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework." ], "score": 79 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.json", "live": { "slug": "moz-api", "probe": { "target": "https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T04:40:56.621298852Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 134, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 138, "p95ms24h": 316, "samples24h": 248, "samples30d": 391, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 93, "ok": 93 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 48, "ok": 48 } ] }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://moz.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:40:29.099236434Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://moz.com/whats-new/archive", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:18.190369802Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2df39f51de96" }, { "url": "https://moz.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:16.176470026Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ef92cf739b3e" }, { "url": "https://moz.com/api-general-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:14.118259914Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "13b81cfc0ea8" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T04:40:56.621298852Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited)", "b": "SEOmoz, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.majestic.com", "b": "https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file", "b": "Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-08-14", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-08-12", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-04-01", "b": "2025-04-08", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Moz API scores 45.3 (E) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Majestic API or Moz API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Majestic API and Moz API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Majestic API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.majestic.com and Moz API at https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc.", "question": "Can an agent call Majestic API and Moz API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.", "slug": "majestic", "watchFor": "Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 42 against 17", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 50 against 44", "Agent ergonomics, 74 against 54", "Security \u0026 auth, 38 against 32", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 15", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 28 against 22", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 59 against 53" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set.", "slug": "moz-api", "watchFor": "No working public status page was found, and moz.statuspage.io reports the Moz Status page as inactive" } ], "job": { "capability": "seo.backlinks", "name": "Backlink data" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-majestic.json", "title": "Ahrefs vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-majestic" }, { "json": 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"scores": [ { "by": 25, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "reliability", "majestic": 17, "moz-api": 42, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "schema", "majestic": 44, "moz-api": 50, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "ergonomics", "majestic": 54, "moz-api": 74, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "security", "majestic": 32, "moz-api": 38, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "payments", "majestic": 15, "moz-api": 20, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "maintenance", "majestic": 22, "moz-api": 28, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "moz-api", "key": "transparency", "majestic": 53, "moz-api": 59, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Moz API scores 45.3 (E) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do backlink data.", "verdicts": { "majestic": "Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools.", "moz-api": "The JSON-RPC API documents every error code, its rate limits and the row cost of each method, and failed validation uses no quota. No working status page, SLA, machine-readable spec or official SDK was found. Tokens carry no scopes, and the free plan needs a credit card." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.min.md" }, "markdown": "Moz API scores 45.3 (E) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do backlink data.\n\n- Majestic API: grade F, 33.4/100, rank #937 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json\n- Moz API: grade E, 45.3/100, rank #867 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/moz-api.json\n- Best SEO and search visibility data for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/seo/index.md\n- All 45 seo comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/seo/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Majestic API (F)\n\nGood for: An agent that needs backlink, referring domain, anchor text and Trust Flow data in volume for an owner who already pays for the API plan.\n\nWatch for: Clause 14.1(f) of the supply terms forbids querying Majestic's database or servers with automated tools without prior permission. This matters before any probe is run\n\n### Moz API (E)\n\nGood for: Agents that need Domain Authority, backlink lists, link intersects, keyword volume and difficulty, search intent and ranking keywords at a low entry price, on a read-only data set.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 42 against 17\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 50 against 44\n- Agent ergonomics, 74 against 54\n- Security \u0026 auth, 38 against 32\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 15\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 28 against 22\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 59 against 53\n\nWatch for: No working public status page was found, and moz.statuspage.io reports the Moz Status page as inactive\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Majestic API | Moz API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 17 | 42 | Moz API +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 44 | 50 | Moz API +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 74 | Moz API +20 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 32 | 38 | Moz API +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 15 | 20 | Moz API +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 22 | 28 | Moz API +6 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 59 | Moz API +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **33.4 · F** | **45.3 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Majestic API | Moz API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) | SEOmoz, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.majestic.com` | `https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Majestic's Terms and Conditions. The Python 3 connector on GitHub carries a BSD-style licence file | Proprietary service under the Moz API General Conditions (effective 12 August 2026 for new subscribers). Displaying Moz data to others requires attribution under the API legal page |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | none | 2026-08-14 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-08-12 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | 2025-04-08 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Popularity | 3 stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Majestic API.** Each command's cost in units is published and a sandbox endpoint returns sample data without spending allowance. API access starts at $399.99 a month with no trial, and no OpenAPI file, status page, numeric rate limit, SLA or API changelog was found. The supply terms require permission before querying with automated tools.\n\n**Moz API.** The JSON-RPC API documents every error code, its rate limits and the row cost of each method, and failed validation uses no quota. No working status page, SLA, machine-readable spec or official SDK was found. Tokens carry no scopes, and the free plan needs a credit card.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Majestic API\n\n1. Send requests by HTTPS POST with `app_api_key` in the body. The docs show GET URLs for demonstration only and plain HTTP still works\n2. Always set `datasource=fresh` or `datasource=historic`. Without it the Historic Index is used when the plan includes it\n3. Call `GetSubscriptionInfo` (no cost) before a large pull. `GetBackLinkData` spends 5,000 analysis units a call plus one retrieval unit a row\n4. Read columns by header name, not position. The docs say column order can change between requests and Majestic may vary rows and columns at any time\n5. Develop against `https://developer.majestic.com/api/json`, which costs no units, then switch the host to `api.majestic.com`\n6. Ask the owner to confirm Majestic's permission for automated querying first. Clause 14.1(f) of the terms requires it\n\n### Moz API\n\n1. Send a request `id` of at least 24 characters (letters, numbers and hyphens). A UUID works. Shorter ids are rejected with -32654.\n2. Stop on a 401. Ten 401 or 403 responses in five minutes block the caller for 30 minutes.\n3. On 429 with code -32658 wait the `Retry-After` seconds. On code -32650 no wait time is given, so back off exponentially.\n4. Call `quota.lookup` (free) before large pulls. List methods charge one row per result, and `limit` is capped at 50 on link lists.\n5. Poll `async.call.lookup` for `data.keyword.serp.generate`, and collect the result within 20 seconds of first seeing it complete.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Majestic API or Moz API?\n\nMoz API scores 45.3 (E) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.4 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Do Majestic API and Moz API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Majestic API and Moz API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Majestic API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.majestic.com and Moz API at https://api.moz.com/jsonrpc.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"majestic\", \"b\": \"moz-api\"}`. 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