---
title: "Get Top PPC Competitors"
method: GET
path: "/v2/ppc/getTopCompetitors"
tags: ["Competitors API"]
---

# Get Top PPC Competitors

`GET /v2/ppc/getTopCompetitors`

Returns the top paid search (PPC) competitors for a domain based on shared keyword advertising overlap. This endpoint identifies domains that compete for the same paid keywords to reveal direct advertising competition and bidding opportunities.

[Visualize this API live on SpyFu](https://www.spyfu.com/ppc/competitors?query=example.com)

## Query parameters

- `domain` string, required
- `countryCode` 'AR' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'BE' | 'BR' | 'CA' | 'CH' | 'DE' | 'DK' | 'ES' | 'FR' | 'IE' | 'IN' | 'IT' | 'JP' | 'MX' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NZ' | 'PL' | 'PT' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'TR' | 'UA' | 'UK' | 'US' | 'ZA'
- `sortBy` 'Domain' | 'CommonTerms' | 'Rank'
- `sortOrder` 'Ascending' | 'Descending'
- `pageSize` integer
- `startingRow` integer

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved PPC competitor data. Returns a paginated list of domains competing for shared paid keywords with overlap metrics and advertising strength indicators.

- object — Response wrapper containing competitor analysis data for a specific search channel (SEO or PPC) with pagination metadata.
  - `resultCount` integer — Number of results returned
  - `totalMatchingResults` integer — Total number of competitor domains available that match the query criteria, including results not included in the current page.
  - `results` object[], nullable — Array of competitor domains ranked by keyword overlap strength in the specified search channel.
    - `domain` string, nullable — Domain name of the competitor that shares significant keyword overlap in the specified search channel (SEO or PPC).
    - `commonTerms` integer — Number of unique keywords that both this competitor domain and the target domain compete for in the same search channel.
    - `rank` number, float — The rank is a metric for how much overlap there is between your domain and the competitor

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - Invalid parameters provided (e.g., invalid domain format, pageSize exceeds maximum, or invalid country code)
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid API credentials or insufficient permissions to access PPC competitor data
- `500` — Internal Server Error - A server-side error occurred while processing the request

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