Yandex Cloud Search API (Wordstat)
Search demand (RU)MidProgrammatic Yandex search + Wordstat keyword-demand data over a cloud API.
What it is
Yandex Cloud Search API gives programmatic access to Yandex web/image search and the Wordstat method, which returns search-query statistics straight from Yandex — keyword popularity, frequency dynamics over time, and geographic demand across Russian regions. It's the core dataset for RU-market SEO and semantic-core work, via REST/gRPC with Cloud IAM auth.
What it can do
- Wordstat: keyword search-frequency statistics
- Query-frequency dynamics over time (trends)
- Geographic breakdown of demand across RU regions
- Related / associated queries
- Web and image search endpoints
- Generative search (single concise AI answer)
- Results in XML, JSON, HTML
- REST and gRPC with Yandex Cloud IAM auth
Pricing
Free tier
No standing free tier; per-request billing, trial grants for new Cloud accounts
Paid from
pay-as-you-go per request
Similar services
| Service | How it differs |
|---|---|
| Yandex Cloud Search API (Wordstat)pay-as-you-go per request | Programmatic Yandex search + Wordstat keyword-demand data over a cloud API. |
| Google Keyword Planner | Free keyword-volume tool in Google Ads; weak for the RU market. |
| Bukvarix | RU keyword database with a large precomputed base and free tier. |
| Keys.so | RU SEO/keyword analytics with competitor data; subscription. |