Semrush API: List competitors

Returns the rivals Semrush names for a domain, each with the same metric set as the domain itself — visits, authority score, bounce rate, time on site, pages per visit and all three ranks — so the two are directly comparable. Requires domain.

1 credit / requestBilled only on success

Authorization

ApiKeyAuth

x-api-key<token>

In: header

Query Parameters

domain*string

Website domain, e.g. stripe.com. A full URL also works. www. is removed; other subdomains usually have no page and return null.

Lengthlength <= 300

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/semrush/competitors?domain=stripe.com" \  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{  "data": {    "requested_domain": "stripe.com",    "domain": "gocardless.com",    "as_of": "2026-07-15",    "database": "US",    "visits": {      "value": 203227314,      "change_percent": 0.1294,      "change_absolute": -1    },    "authority_score": {      "value": 203227314,      "change_percent": 0.1294,      "change_absolute": -1    },    "bounce_rate": {      "value": 203227314,      "change_percent": 0.1294,      "change_absolute": -1    },    "pages_per_visit": {      "value": 203227314,      "change_percent": 0.1294,      "change_absolute": -1    },    "time_on_site_seconds": {      "value": 203227314,      "change_percent": 0.1294,      "change_absolute": -1    },    "ranks": {      "global": {        "value": 203227314,        "change_percent": 0.1294,        "change_absolute": -1      },      "country": {        "value": 203227314,        "change_percent": 0.1294,        "change_absolute": -1,        "code": "US",        "name": "United States"      },      "category": {        "value": 203227314,        "change_percent": 0.1294,        "change_absolute": -1,        "name": "Finance",        "slug": "finance"      }    },    "url": "https://www.semrush.com/website/stripe.com/competitors/",    "updated_at": "2026-08-12",    "competitors": [      {        "domain": "gocardless.com",        "as_of": "2026-07-15",        "database": "US",        "visits": {          "value": 203227314,          "change_percent": 0.1294,          "change_absolute": -1        },        "authority_score": {          "value": 203227314,          "change_percent": 0.1294,          "change_absolute": -1        },        "bounce_rate": {          "value": 203227314,          "change_percent": 0.1294,          "change_absolute": -1        },        "pages_per_visit": {          "value": 203227314,          "change_percent": 0.1294,          "change_absolute": -1        },        "time_on_site_seconds": {          "value": 203227314,          "change_percent": 0.1294,          "change_absolute": -1        },        "ranks": {          "global": {            "value": 203227314,            "change_percent": 0.1294,            "change_absolute": -1          },          "country": {            "value": 203227314,            "change_percent": 0.1294,            "change_absolute": -1,            "code": "US",            "name": "United States"          },          "category": {            "value": 203227314,            "change_percent": 0.1294,            "change_absolute": -1,            "name": "Finance",            "slug": "finance"          }        }      }    ],    "count": 3,    "usage_note": "This is not a longer version of the competitors block on /v1/semrush/website. That block gives a name, a relevance score and a visits figure that is frequently null; this gives each rival the full metric set, so the rivals are directly comparable with the subject."  }}