CitationBench

Custom SEO Dashboard API for Agencies and Developers

CitationBench gives agencies a single REST API with 35+ tools to unify SEO research, rank tracking, content production, and link building across every client workspace.

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CitationBench API · Custom Dashboard
# Pull ranked keyword data for a client workspaceGET /v1/rank-tracking/keywords> curl -H "X-Workspace-Id: ws_acme" https://api.citationbench.com/v1/rank-tracking/keywords{ "total": 142, "keywords": [{ "kw": "seo dashboard api", "rank": 4, ...# Check AI citation share-of-voice alongside traditional ranksPOST /v1/research/ai-citation> { "query": "best seo platform for agencies", "engines": ["chatgpt","perplexity"] }chatgpt    · cited: ✓  rank: 2  share_of_voice: 0.34perplexity · cited: ✗  rank: —  share_of_voice: 0.00

One API Should Not Mean One Tool

Stitching five platforms together to build a client dashboard creates fragile logic, stale data, and wasted engineering hours.

Fragmented Data Across Tools

AgencyAnalytics pulls ranks, Ahrefs holds backlinks, Surfer owns content scores — reconciling them into one dashboard breaks constantly.

No AI Search Visibility

Every major SEO API ignores ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity — leaving your dashboard blind to where buyers actually search today.

Per-Client API Chaos

Managing separate API credentials and rate limits for each client workspace multiplies integration debt with every new account.

The fix

One API. Every SEO Signal. All Clients.

CitationBench is a single REST API covering research, rank tracking, content production, indexing, link building, and AI citation monitoring. Scope every call to a client workspace via X-Workspace-Id — no credential juggling, no stitching.

Every Layer Your Custom Dashboard Needs

Five API surface areas covering ranks, research, content, links, and AI visibility — all accessible under one authenticated endpoint with per-workspace scoping.

Daily Rank Tracking Across All Client Workspaces

Dashboard Core

Daily Rank Tracking Across All Client Workspaces

Pull per-keyword rank history scoped by client via the X-Workspace-Id header. Bulk rank pulls across all workspaces in one call. Available via REST, MCP tool, and dashboard simultaneously.

  • Per-workspace rank isolation
  • Full keyword position history
  • Bulk cross-client rank pulls
Single API Key for Every Client

Agency Architecture

Single API Key for Every Client

One master API key manages N client workspaces. All calls scoped via X-Workspace-Id — isolating keywords, content, campaigns, and link-building data per client without separate credentials.

  • X-Workspace-Id scoping
  • White-label-ready isolation
  • Bulk cross-workspace actions
AI Citation Data in Your Custom Dashboard

GEO Reporting

AI Citation Data in Your Custom Dashboard

Track brand citations in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity via research.ai_citation.check and research.ai_citation.share_of_voice. Returns historical trajectory and share-of-voice scores ready for direct dashboard display.

  • ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity coverage
  • Share-of-voice scoring
  • Historical citation trajectory
Competitor Backlinks and Keywords via API

Research Layer

Competitor Backlinks and Keywords via API

Add competitor URLs via research.competitor.add to pull backlink profiles and keyword universes. Keyword overlap matrices expose content and link gaps directly consumable in custom reporting UIs.

  • Backlink profile pulls
  • Keyword overlap matrices
  • research.competitor.overlap endpoint
Webhook Events for Dashboard Automation

Integration Layer

Webhook Events for Dashboard Automation

Register per-workspace webhooks to push rank updates, indexing confirmations, publish completions, and link-building replies into your custom dashboard in real time. No polling required.

  • agent.invocation.completed events
  • indexing.url.indexed notifications
  • link_building.email.replied alerts

How it works

From sign-up to first call in five minutes.

01

Sign up and get your key

An `sk_test_*` key lands in your dashboard instantly. No demo gate — start calling real endpoints with shape-complete responses.

02

Add the MCP server or hit REST

`claude mcp add citationbench https://mcp.citationbench.com/mcp` from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP client. Or `curl` against `api.citationbench.com/v1/*` directly.

03

Run a tool or invoke an agent

Every tool returns shape-complete demo data without auth, so your agent works before the user signs up. Tools across research, production, indexing, link-building, and agents.

04

Scope to a workspace and ship

Add `X-Workspace-Id: ws_***` to scope per client. Switch to a live `sk_live_*` key when you're ready. Same API surface, same SDK.

Why CitationBench

Built for production, agency-scale, and AI-agent-first.

~35 tools, one MCP server

Hosted at mcp.citationbench.com/mcp. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, and ChatGPT Apps. No self-hosting required.

Durable jobs, not fire-and-forget

Every long-running call runs on Cyclonic workers — survives restarts, cancellable, resumable, streams via SSE. Production-safe by default.

Multi-workspace from day one

One master API key, N client workspaces. Switch with a single `X-Workspace-Id` header. Per-client data isolation, bulk ops across all of them.

Demo mode out of the box

Every endpoint responds in shape-complete demo mode without auth, so you can build the agent before the user signs up.

FAQ

Common questions

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