{ "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", "dns": "majestic.grade.anchorterminal.com", "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": 33.5, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1382, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 12, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 54 }, "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": 4, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 33.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 22, "payments": 15, "reliability": 17, "schema": 44, "security": 32, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 65, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-09", "maintenance": "2026-10-09", "payments": "2026-10-09", "reliability": "2026-10-09", "schema": "2026-10-09", "security": "2026-10-09", "transparency": "2026-10-09" }, "last": "2026-10-09", "lastMoved": "2026-10-28", "oldest": "2026-10-09", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "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": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.json", "live": { "slug": "majestic", "probe": { "target": "https://api.majestic.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:37.15200528Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 403, "lastMs": 81, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 35, "p95ms24h": 115, "samples24h": 239, "samples30d": 7205, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 187 } ] }, "githubStars": 3, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://majestic.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:19.422556617Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developer-support.majestic.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:56.580182473Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "majestic.com", "registered": "2001-05-03", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/majestic.com", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:27:34.920622466Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:13:48.40672829Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T14:13:48.40672829Z", "fingerprint": "0977f4070ea3" }, { "url": "https://majestic.com/company/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:13:50.778032833Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T14:13:50.778032833Z", "fingerprint": "87debb9c2e6e" } ], "github": { "repo": "majestic/python3-api-connector", "checkedAt": "2026-11-02T09:03:02.978996443Z", "stars": 3, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": false, "pushedAt": "2021-09-08T11:42:13Z", "openIssues": 0, "openPRs": 0, "issuesOpened90d": 0, "issuesClosed90d": 0, "prsMerged90d": 0 }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:37.15200528Z" } }, "answer": "SpyFu API scores 48.1 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.5 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "spyfu", "name": "SpyFu API", "vendor": "SpyFu, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.spyfu.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "seo", "summary": "SpyFu's REST API returns competitor SEO and paid-search data from SpyFu's index, including domain stats over time, organic and paid keywords, ad history, ranking history and competitors, billed per row returned.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spyfu", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spyfu.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spyfu.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/spyfu.json", "dns": "spyfu.grade.anchorterminal.com", "license": "Proprietary, under SpyFu, Inc.'s terms and conditions", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.spyfu.com/apis", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API ID and secret key from Account Settings \u003e API Usage. Sent as HTTP Basic (Base64 of `API_ID:SECRET_KEY`), as a timestamped HMAC signature in an `Authentication` header, or as an `api_key` query parameter. No scopes found.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "API access comes with a SpyFu Pro + AI plan ($40 monthly API credit included) or Team/Agency plan ($100 credit). Usage is billed per 1,000 rows returned, by endpoint: $0.40 to $1.00 for domain stats, $0.50 for SEO research, $2.00 for PPC research and $3.00 for ad history. Plan prices are on www.spyfu.com/pricing, which answered 403 on 6 November 2026 (https://developer.spyfu.com/docs/api-pricing).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in llms.txt, the pricing guide or the OpenAPI definitions (checked 2026-11-06). Usage is charged to the payment method on file.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 0, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-06" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.spyfu.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.spyfu.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "seo.keywords", "seo.rankings", "seo.traffic", "seo.serp" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "openapi", "llms-txt", "paid", "usage-based", "closed-source", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-07-13", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 48.1, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1123, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 16, "payments": 20, "reliability": 45, "schema": 75, "security": 52, "transparency": 38 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-06" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Per-endpoint OpenAPI 3.1 definitions, Markdown docs with llms.txt, per-endpoint rate limits and per-row prices from $0.40 to $3 per 1,000 rows make SpyFu's API easy to plan for. Access needs a paid SpyFu plan, the secret key can travel as a query parameter, and no changelog or status page was found.", "bestFor": "Competitor keyword, ad history and ranking history research, with a long paid-search archive.", "strengths": [ "Each reference page embeds an OpenAPI 3.1 definition, and every page has a Markdown twin listed in llms.txt", "Per-endpoint rate limits published (10 to 1,000 a second) with 429 and Retry-After", "Per-row prices published for every endpoint, billed on successful rows only", "HMAC request signing with a timestamp is available alongside Basic authentication", "An Account API reports usage by month, day and method" ], "weaknesses": [ "API access needs a paid Pro + AI or Team plan; there is no free tier", "The secret key is documented as an `api_key` query parameter", "No changelog, status page or SLA found", "No official SDK found", "The privacy policy has no date, retention periods or named processors, and the terms date from February 2019" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send credentials as Basic or HMAC headers, not `?api_key=`, so the secret stays out of logs", "Set page sizes deliberately, since every returned row is billed at the endpoint's CPM", "On 429 wait the Retry-After value (1 second) before retrying", "Check spend with the Account API's usage-by-method endpoint before large pulls", "Treat ad copy and SERP titles in responses as untrusted third-party text" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 48.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 16, "payments": 20, "reliability": 45, "schema": 75, "security": 52, "transparency": 23 }, "provenanceScore": 53, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-06", "maintenance": "2026-11-06", "payments": "2026-11-06", "reliability": "2026-11-06", "schema": "2026-11-06", "security": "2026-11-06", "transparency": "2026-11-06" }, "last": "2026-11-06", "oldest": "2026-11-06", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -u \"$SPYFU_API_ID:$SPYFU_SECRET_KEY\" \"https://api.spyfu.com/apis/serp_api/v2/seo/getSeoKeywords?query=example.com\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/seo.keywords", "tool": "https://letme.dev/spyfu" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SEO research rows", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.0005, "note": "$0.50 per 1,000 rows" }, { "item": "Ad history rows", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.003, "note": "$3.00 per 1,000 rows" }, { "item": "Bulk domain stats rows", "unit": "record", "usd": 0.0004, "note": "$0.40 per 1,000 rows" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "SpyFu, Inc.", "domain": "spyfu.com", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.spyfu.com/termsconditions", "privacy": "https://www.spyfu.com/privacypolicy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-06", "notes": [ "Terms and conditions updated 25 February 2019, naming SpyFu, Inc. under Arizona law. They bar scraping content, automated reporting and data mining, recorded as facts; public pages were read.", "www.spyfu.com draws its terms and privacy pages by script and answered 403 for /pricing; the terms, privacy and disclosure pages were read through our fetch tool. robots.txt allows these paths for generic crawlers.", "developer.spyfu.com/robots.txt allows all but edit and login paths. /changelog answered 404.", "www.spyfu.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404; status.spyfu.com did not resolve." ], "score": 53 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spyfu.json", "live": { "slug": "spyfu", "probe": { "target": "https://api.spyfu.com/apis", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:56.538125764Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 403, "lastMs": 1883, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 99.5, "uptime30d": 99.5, "p50ms24h": 731, "p95ms24h": 3740, "samples24h": 200, "samples30d": 200, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 13, "ok": 13 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 186 } ] }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://spyfu.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:00:22.752070696Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developer.spyfu.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:34:01.556270301Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developer.spyfu.com/docs/api-pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:03:21.211542645Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f047f1c4ba95" }, { "url": "https://www.spyfu.com/privacypolicy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:35:02.32286005Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "72b0d52bf200" }, { "url": "https://www.spyfu.com/termsconditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:35:04.716024989Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "72b0d52bf200" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:56.538125764Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 31, "category": "schema", "leads": "spyfu", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "No OpenAPI file or other machine-readable contract was found (0 of 25). Both majestic.com and developer-support.majestic.com serve an llms.txt, and the developer one links an llms-full.txt of its 39 pages (10). Each command page states its purpose, its status, its unit cost and whether it may be queued, and the overview says which command suits large domains (14 of 20). Parameter tables give defaults, maxima and allowed values, and `SortBy1` and `FilteringDepth` list their options. `Filters` is a string expression language of its own (9 of 15). Every command page read has XML and JSON samples, dated 2017. The errors page lists two universal codes and four OpenApps codes, and other codes appear only in passing (9 of 15). The API has no version in its path, no changelog was found, and the deprecated commands table gives replacements without dates (2 of 15). Total 44.", "b": "Every reference page embeds an OpenAPI 3.1 definition with security schemes and responses, but no single downloadable file is linked (20 of 25). llms.txt and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Descriptions say what each endpoint returns and how it differs from its neighbours ('unlike term-based endpoints...') (17 of 20). Typed parameters with descriptions, examples and required flags (12 of 15). 200, 400, 401 and 500 in the definitions and a 429 example, little on error bodies (11 of 15). v2 in every path, but no changelog (/changelog answered 404) (5 of 15). 20+10+17+12+11+5 = 75." }, "scores": { "a": 44, "b": 75 } }, { "by": 28, "category": "reliability", "leads": "spyfu", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Graded on the hosted lines. No status page was found. None is linked from the site footer, the developer docs or either llms.txt (0 of 20), so there is no incident record to read (0 of 30). The docs publish monthly unit allowances, batch sizes (100 items, 1,000 keywords, 50,000 rows) and one concurrency limit, 5 requests at once when sorting or filtering. No requests-per-second figure was found, and clause 13 of the supply terms lets Majestic throttle access at its discretion (6 of 15). No 429 or overload guidance and no Retry-After were found. Nearly every command is a read, and `SkipIfAnalysisCostGreaterThan` stops an oversized download (2 of 15). No SLA was found, and the terms disclaim liability for unavailability (0). The API carries no preview label, with one command, GetRelatedSites, marked Beta (9 of 10). Total 17.", "b": "Hosted lines. No status page found; status.spyfu.com did not resolve and the docs link none (0). No incident history to read (5). Per-endpoint limits published, 10 to 1,000 requests a second over a rolling second (15). 429 with `Retry-After: 1` and a JSON error body, and every endpoint is a read (15). No SLA found (0). Generally available (10). 0+5+15+15+0+10 = 45." }, "scores": { "a": 17, "b": 45 } }, { "by": 20, "category": "security", "leads": "spyfu", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "An account can hold several API keys, each of which can be disabled and limited to IP addresses or CIDR ranges. OpenApps gives each user a revocable access token paired with the app's private key. Keys have no scopes (22 of 30). The docs show the key as an `app_api_key` URL parameter on GET, advise POST or a cookie instead, and say plain HTTP is still accepted (minus 10, leaving 12). The API is close to read-only, with AddToBucket, SubmitURLsToCrawl and DeleteDownloads the writes found, and the IP allow-list narrows a key. No read-only key or approval step exists (8 of 20). Responses carry third-party anchor text and page titles, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (0 of 15). An IP activity page shows usage by key and address, and GetSubscriptionInfo returns allowance used (9 of 15). The developer security page gives key-handling advice. No security.txt (404), certification, bug bounty or disclosure policy was found (3 of 20). Total 32.", "b": "An API ID and secret key, sent by Basic auth or by a timestamped HMAC signature, with no scopes found (22), less 10 for the documented `api_key` query parameter (12 of 30). The API only reads (15 of 20). Ad copy, page titles and SERP data are third-party text, with no prompt-injection guidance (5 of 15). The Account API reports usage by month, day and method (12 of 15). A vulnerability disclosure policy with safe harbour and response targets; security.txt returns 404 and no certification or bug bounty was found (8 of 20). 12+15+5+12+8 = 52." }, "scores": { "a": 32, "b": 52 } }, { "by": 16, "category": "transparency", "leads": "majestic", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Closed service with public Terms and Conditions released on 13 April 2026. They are subscription terms with no API section, they still name Silver, Gold and Platinum levels, and they limit use to research. The connectors carry a BSD-style licence (13 of 30). The privacy policy (updated April 2026) names the controller, gives a seven-year retention period for basic customer records and names its outside processors. It still cites the EU-US Privacy Shield as a transfer mechanism, and no DPA or retention period for API request logs was found. A separate GDPR statement covers personal data met in crawling (16 of 30). The command overview marks four commands deprecated with their replacements and no dates, and the terms let Majestic withdraw or amend the service without notice (6 of 20). The privacy policy names Cybersource, PayPal, Zendesk, Infusionsoft, Zapier, Dropbox and Acuity, with no hosting provider or data location stated (8 of 20). Total 43.", "b": "Closed service under terms naming SpyFu, Inc., updated 25 February 2019, under Arizona law (15 of 30). The privacy policy carries no date, retention periods, controller or named processors, and says data is moved to the United States (5 of 30). No deprecation policy or notices found (0 of 20). No subprocessors named; data location is the United States (3 of 20). 15+5+0+3 = 23." }, "scores": { "a": 54, "b": 38 } }, { "by": 11, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "spyfu", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "`Count`, `From`, `MaxSourceURLsPerRefDomain` and `MaxSameSourceURLs` size a GetBackLinkData response. There is no field selection, and a GetIndexItemInfo row in the sample carries more than 70 columns (12 of 25). `Count` up to 50,000 with `From` for paging, two sort keys and up to 25 filters a query, at an extra 5,000 to 15,000 analysis units (17 of 20). Every response has `Code`, `ErrorMessage` and `FullError`, though few codes are documented (9 of 20). Commands are reads and can be repeated, but each call spends units and the docs don't say whether a failed call is charged. A sandbox host costs nothing (8 of 20). Most commands need only `cmd` and an item, with stated defaults. Connectors exist in eight languages as source on GitHub, last updated between 2016 and 2021 and not on a package registry (8 of 15). Total 54.", "b": "Rows are billed, so page size controls cost; single or multiple rows per request by endpoint, and `searchType` selects analyses on one endpoint (18 of 25). Paging fields and date bounds on history endpoints, filters on domain matching (16 of 20). 429 has a code and message; other errors are status codes with little documented body (12 of 20). All GET reads, safe to retry (14 of 20). No official SDK found (5 of 15). 18+16+12+14+5 = 65." }, "scores": { "a": 54, "b": 65 } }, { "by": 6, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "majestic", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "No API changelog or release list was found, and the site updates page is behind the account login. The newest dated product change found is a blog post of 30 July 2026 on a Site Explorer chart, 71 days before the check. The newest dated change to the developer docs is the llms.txt of 26 January 2026, 256 days before. We scored between the two (10 of 30). No three dated API or product releases in the last 90 days (0 of 20). Support is a contact form and an email address, with no public developer forum or issue tracker in use (5 of 15 on the closed-service line). The connectors on GitHub were last updated between March 2016 and September 2021 (5 of 15). They have no CI and no package registry entry (2 of 10). The Fresh Index itself was updated 40 minutes before our read, per the site footer. Total 22.", "b": "Closed service. No changelog. The newest dated docs change found is 13 July 2026 (the rate-limits and pricing pages' updatedAt), 116 days before this check (10). Reference pages are dated between August 2025 and 9 July 2026, so fewer than three dated changes in 90 days (0). A help centre and support email, with no public changelog or tracker (6 of 15). No official SDK (0). No package to judge (0). 10+0+6+0+0 = 16." }, "scores": { "a": 22, "b": 16 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited)", "b": "SpyFu, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.majestic.com", "b": "https://api.spyfu.com/apis", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "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, under SpyFu, Inc.'s terms and conditions", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "0", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-07-13", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-04-01", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.5/5 (4)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "SpyFu API scores 48.1 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.5 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Majestic API or SpyFu API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Majestic API and SpyFu API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Majestic API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.majestic.com and SpyFu API at https://api.spyfu.com/apis.", "question": "Can an agent call Majestic API and SpyFu API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Maintenance \u0026 community, 22 against 16", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 54 against 38" ], "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, 45 against 17", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 75 against 44", "Agent ergonomics, 65 against 54", "Security \u0026 auth, 52 against 32", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 15" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Competitor keyword, ad history and ranking history research, with a long paid-search archive.", "slug": "spyfu", "watchFor": "API access needs a paid Pro + AI or Team plan; there is no free tier" } ], "history": { "majestic": [ { "causes": [ "correction" ], "date": "2026-10-28", "delta": -0.1, "from": 33.6, "fromGrade": "F", "to": 33.5, "toGrade": "F" }, { "causes": [ "method" ], "date": "2026-10-27", "delta": 0.2, "from": 33.4, "fromGrade": "F", "to": 33.6, "toGrade": "F" } ], "spyfu": null }, "job": { "capability": "seo.keywords", "name": "Keyword 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": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Ahrefs vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ahrefs-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-majestic.json", "title": "DataForSEO vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-majestic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "DataForSEO vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dataforseo-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-majestic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/keywords-everywhere-vs-majestic.json", "title": "Keywords Everywhere API + MCP vs Majestic API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/keywords-everywhere-vs-majestic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/keywords-everywhere-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Keywords Everywhere API + MCP vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/keywords-everywhere-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-similarweb.json", "title": "Majestic API vs Similarweb", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-similarweb" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/manifold-mcp-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Manifold vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/manifold-mcp-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/moz-api-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Moz API vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/moz-api-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/se-ranking-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "SE Ranking API + MCP vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/se-ranking-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/semrush-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Semrush API + MCP vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/semrush-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Google Search Console API vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-search-console-vs-spyfu" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-manifold-mcp.json", "title": "Majestic API vs Manifold", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-manifold-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api.json", "title": "Majestic API vs Moz API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-moz-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-se-ranking.json", "title": "Majestic API vs SE Ranking API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-se-ranking" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-semrush.json", "title": "Majestic API vs Semrush API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-semrush" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/similarweb-vs-spyfu.json", "title": "Similarweb vs SpyFu API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/similarweb-vs-spyfu" } ], "panel": null, "scores": [ { "by": 28, "edge": "spyfu", "key": "reliability", "majestic": 17, "name": "Reliability", "spyfu": 45, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 31, "edge": "spyfu", "key": "schema", "majestic": 44, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "spyfu": 75, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "spyfu", "key": "ergonomics", "majestic": 54, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "spyfu": 65, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "spyfu", "key": "security", "majestic": 32, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "spyfu": 52, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "spyfu", "key": "payments", "majestic": 15, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "spyfu": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "majestic", "key": "maintenance", "majestic": 22, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "spyfu": 16, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 16, "edge": "majestic", "key": "transparency", "majestic": 54, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "spyfu": 38, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "SpyFu API scores 48.1 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.5 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do keyword data.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "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.", "spyfu": "Per-endpoint OpenAPI 3.1 definitions, Markdown docs with llms.txt, per-endpoint rate limits and per-row prices from $0.40 to $3 per 1,000 rows make SpyFu's API easy to plan for. Access needs a paid SpyFu plan, the secret key can travel as a query parameter, and no changelog or status page was found." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu.min.md" }, "markdown": "SpyFu API scores 48.1 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.5 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do keyword data.\n\n- Majestic API: grade F, 33.5/100, rank #1382 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/majestic.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/majestic.json\n- SpyFu API: grade D, 48.1/100, rank #1123 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spyfu.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/spyfu.json\n- Best SEO and search visibility data for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/seo/index.md\n- All 56 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\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 22 against 16\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 54 against 38\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### SpyFu API (D)\n\nGood for: Competitor keyword, ad history and ranking history research, with a long paid-search archive.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 45 against 17\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 75 against 44\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 54\n- Security \u0026 auth, 52 against 32\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 15\n\nWatch for: API access needs a paid Pro + AI or Team plan; there is no free tier\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: SpyFu API +31\n\n- Majestic API (44): No OpenAPI file or other machine-readable contract was found (0 of 25). Both majestic.com and developer-support.majestic.com serve an llms.txt, and the developer one links an llms-full.txt of its 39 pages (10). Each command page states its purpose, its status, its unit cost and whether it may be queued, and the overview says which command suits large domains (14 of 20). Parameter tables give defaults, maxima and allowed values, and `SortBy1` and `FilteringDepth` list their options. `Filters` is a string expression language of its own (9 of 15). Every command page read has XML and JSON samples, dated 2017. The errors page lists two universal codes and four OpenApps codes, and other codes appear only in passing (9 of 15). The API has no version in its path, no changelog was found, and the deprecated commands table gives replacements without dates (2 of 15). Total 44.\n- SpyFu API (75): Every reference page embeds an OpenAPI 3.1 definition with security schemes and responses, but no single downloadable file is linked (20 of 25). llms.txt and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Descriptions say what each endpoint returns and how it differs from its neighbours ('unlike term-based endpoints...') (17 of 20). Typed parameters with descriptions, examples and required flags (12 of 15). 200, 400, 401 and 500 in the definitions and a 429 example, little on error bodies (11 of 15). v2 in every path, but no changelog (/changelog answered 404) (5 of 15). 20+10+17+12+11+5 = 75.\n\n### Reliability: SpyFu API +28\n\n- Majestic API (17): Graded on the hosted lines. No status page was found. None is linked from the site footer, the developer docs or either llms.txt (0 of 20), so there is no incident record to read (0 of 30). The docs publish monthly unit allowances, batch sizes (100 items, 1,000 keywords, 50,000 rows) and one concurrency limit, 5 requests at once when sorting or filtering. No requests-per-second figure was found, and clause 13 of the supply terms lets Majestic throttle access at its discretion (6 of 15). No 429 or overload guidance and no Retry-After were found. Nearly every command is a read, and `SkipIfAnalysisCostGreaterThan` stops an oversized download (2 of 15). No SLA was found, and the terms disclaim liability for unavailability (0). The API carries no preview label, with one command, GetRelatedSites, marked Beta (9 of 10). Total 17.\n- SpyFu API (45): Hosted lines. No status page found; status.spyfu.com did not resolve and the docs link none (0). No incident history to read (5). Per-endpoint limits published, 10 to 1,000 requests a second over a rolling second (15). 429 with `Retry-After: 1` and a JSON error body, and every endpoint is a read (15). No SLA found (0). Generally available (10). 0+5+15+15+0+10 = 45.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: SpyFu API +20\n\n- Majestic API (32): An account can hold several API keys, each of which can be disabled and limited to IP addresses or CIDR ranges. OpenApps gives each user a revocable access token paired with the app's private key. Keys have no scopes (22 of 30). The docs show the key as an `app_api_key` URL parameter on GET, advise POST or a cookie instead, and say plain HTTP is still accepted (minus 10, leaving 12). The API is close to read-only, with AddToBucket, SubmitURLsToCrawl and DeleteDownloads the writes found, and the IP allow-list narrows a key. No read-only key or approval step exists (8 of 20). Responses carry third-party anchor text and page titles, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (0 of 15). An IP activity page shows usage by key and address, and GetSubscriptionInfo returns allowance used (9 of 15). The developer security page gives key-handling advice. No security.txt (404), certification, bug bounty or disclosure policy was found (3 of 20). Total 32.\n- SpyFu API (52): An API ID and secret key, sent by Basic auth or by a timestamped HMAC signature, with no scopes found (22), less 10 for the documented `api_key` query parameter (12 of 30). The API only reads (15 of 20). Ad copy, page titles and SERP data are third-party text, with no prompt-injection guidance (5 of 15). The Account API reports usage by month, day and method (12 of 15). A vulnerability disclosure policy with safe harbour and response targets; security.txt returns 404 and no certification or bug bounty was found (8 of 20). 12+15+5+12+8 = 52.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: Majestic API +16\n\n- Majestic API (54): Closed service with public Terms and Conditions released on 13 April 2026. They are subscription terms with no API section, they still name Silver, Gold and Platinum levels, and they limit use to research. The connectors carry a BSD-style licence (13 of 30). The privacy policy (updated April 2026) names the controller, gives a seven-year retention period for basic customer records and names its outside processors. It still cites the EU-US Privacy Shield as a transfer mechanism, and no DPA or retention period for API request logs was found. A separate GDPR statement covers personal data met in crawling (16 of 30). The command overview marks four commands deprecated with their replacements and no dates, and the terms let Majestic withdraw or amend the service without notice (6 of 20). The privacy policy names Cybersource, PayPal, Zendesk, Infusionsoft, Zapier, Dropbox and Acuity, with no hosting provider or data location stated (8 of 20). Total 43.\n- SpyFu API (38): Closed service under terms naming SpyFu, Inc., updated 25 February 2019, under Arizona law (15 of 30). The privacy policy carries no date, retention periods, controller or named processors, and says data is moved to the United States (5 of 30). No deprecation policy or notices found (0 of 20). No subprocessors named; data location is the United States (3 of 20). 15+5+0+3 = 23.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: SpyFu API +11\n\n- Majestic API (54): `Count`, `From`, `MaxSourceURLsPerRefDomain` and `MaxSameSourceURLs` size a GetBackLinkData response. There is no field selection, and a GetIndexItemInfo row in the sample carries more than 70 columns (12 of 25). `Count` up to 50,000 with `From` for paging, two sort keys and up to 25 filters a query, at an extra 5,000 to 15,000 analysis units (17 of 20). Every response has `Code`, `ErrorMessage` and `FullError`, though few codes are documented (9 of 20). Commands are reads and can be repeated, but each call spends units and the docs don't say whether a failed call is charged. A sandbox host costs nothing (8 of 20). Most commands need only `cmd` and an item, with stated defaults. Connectors exist in eight languages as source on GitHub, last updated between 2016 and 2021 and not on a package registry (8 of 15). Total 54.\n- SpyFu API (65): Rows are billed, so page size controls cost; single or multiple rows per request by endpoint, and `searchType` selects analyses on one endpoint (18 of 25). Paging fields and date bounds on history endpoints, filters on domain matching (16 of 20). 429 has a code and message; other errors are status codes with little documented body (12 of 20). All GET reads, safe to retry (14 of 20). No official SDK found (5 of 15). 18+16+12+14+5 = 65.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Majestic API +6\n\n- Majestic API (22): No API changelog or release list was found, and the site updates page is behind the account login. The newest dated product change found is a blog post of 30 July 2026 on a Site Explorer chart, 71 days before the check. The newest dated change to the developer docs is the llms.txt of 26 January 2026, 256 days before. We scored between the two (10 of 30). No three dated API or product releases in the last 90 days (0 of 20). Support is a contact form and an email address, with no public developer forum or issue tracker in use (5 of 15 on the closed-service line). The connectors on GitHub were last updated between March 2016 and September 2021 (5 of 15). They have no CI and no package registry entry (2 of 10). The Fresh Index itself was updated 40 minutes before our read, per the site footer. Total 22.\n- SpyFu API (16): Closed service. No changelog. The newest dated docs change found is 13 July 2026 (the rate-limits and pricing pages' updatedAt), 116 days before this check (10). Reference pages are dated between August 2025 and 9 July 2026, so fewer than three dated changes in 90 days (0). A help centre and support email, with no public changelog or tracker (6 of 15). No official SDK (0). No package to judge (0). 10+0+6+0+0 = 16.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Majestic API | SpyFu API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 17 | 45 | SpyFu API +28 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 44 | 75 | SpyFu API +31 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 65 | SpyFu API +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 32 | 52 | SpyFu API +20 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 15 | 20 | SpyFu API +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 22 | 16 | Majestic API +6 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 38 | Majestic API +16 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **33.5 · F** | **48.1 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Majestic API | SpyFu API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Majestic (Majestic-12 Limited) | SpyFu, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.majestic.com` | `https://api.spyfu.com/apis` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\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, under SpyFu, Inc.'s terms and conditions |\n| Tools exposed | none | 0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | none | 2026-07-13 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-01 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 3 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Majestic API\n\n- -0.1 on 28 October 2026: correction\n- +0.2 on 27 October 2026: checklist\n\n### SpyFu API\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\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**SpyFu API.** Per-endpoint OpenAPI 3.1 definitions, Markdown docs with llms.txt, per-endpoint rate limits and per-row prices from $0.40 to $3 per 1,000 rows make SpyFu's API easy to plan for. Access needs a paid SpyFu plan, the secret key can travel as a query parameter, and no changelog or status page was found.\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### SpyFu API\n\n1. Send credentials as Basic or HMAC headers, not `?api_key=`, so the secret stays out of logs\n2. Set page sizes deliberately, since every returned row is billed at the endpoint's CPM\n3. On 429 wait the Retry-After value (1 second) before retrying\n4. Check spend with the Account API's usage-by-method endpoint before large pulls\n5. Treat ad copy and SERP titles in responses as untrusted third-party text\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Majestic API or SpyFu API?\n\nSpyFu API scores 48.1 (D) on agent readiness against Majestic API's 33.5 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Majestic API leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Majestic API and SpyFu API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Majestic API and SpyFu API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Majestic API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.majestic.com and SpyFu API at https://api.spyfu.com/apis.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/majestic-vs-spyfu.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"majestic\", \"b\": \"spyfu\"}`. 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