Introduction
API endpoint that allows you to get access to keywords connected to websites.
The general access method is as follows -
https://api.builtwith.com/kw2/api.[xml|json]?KEY=[YOUR KEY]&LOOKUP=[DOMAIN NAME]
Authentication
You must provide your API key in each lookup. See the examples for how this works.
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Get Domain Example
XML Get Single Domain
https://api.builtwith.com/kw2/api.xml?KEY=[YOUR KEY]&LOOKUP=hotelscombined.com
JSON Get Single Domain
https://api.builtwith.com/kw2/api.json?KEY=[YOUR KEY]&LOOKUP=builtwith.com
Reference
Parameters
The following GET parameters can be supplied for lookups
Name |
Examples |
Required |
KEY |
00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
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|
Yes |
LOOKUP |
cnn.com ycombinator.com Only root domains work with the Keyword API (not internal pages or subdomains)
Multi-Lookup Option
When doing RAW domain lookups, you can parse up to 16 domains at once as a CSV. For example cnn.com,about.com,builtwith.com - this dramatically improves throughput.
|
Yes |
Responses
The Keyword API will respond with a document in the format -
Keywords[Keyword->Keywords[kw]]
Keyword
Keyword is the top level response that identifies the lookup.
Name |
Example |
Description |
Domain |
hotelscombined.com |
The domain that was looked up. |
Keywords |
A list of keywords found on the webpage |
The list of keywords found on the domain |
Code Examples
JSON/XML have integrations in all modern programming languages. Here's some StackOverflow topics for various languages - Python, C#, Java, PHP, C++, TSQL and Ruby.
Error Codes
Note error messages in this format cannot be guaranteed, your implementation should also consider non-200 response codes as errors. The Lookup property will be null (json) or not provided (xml) if the error is server related. View all potential well-formed error codes.
Terms of Use
Our standard terms cover the use all of our APIs.
In general, you can use the API to enhance your product in many ways. The only limitation is you cannot resell the data as-is or provide duplicate functionality to builtwith.com and its associated services.