Track Daily SEO Rankings with DataForSEO and Google Sheets

🚀 Automated Daily SERP Rank Tracker for SEO Specialists (Google Sheets + DataForSEO)

Overview 🌐 This workflow automates your daily keyword rank tracking 🔍 using DataForSEO ⚙️ and Google Sheets 📊.
It pulls live Google Search results for each keyword in your list, extracts key details (query, rank, domain, date), and appends them to your Google Sheet automatically.
📆 You’ll have a complete daily snapshot of your keyword positions — no manual checks needed.

Built for SEO professionals, digital marketers, and agencies, this workflow helps you centralize ranking data, build trend dashboards, and automate reporting workflows.

👤 Who’s it for? 🧠 SEO specialists tracking daily keyword performance
📈 Marketing teams managing multiple websites
💼 Agencies providing automated ranking reports for clients
💻 Growth teams who want rank tracking data for dashboards or AI tools

⚙️ How to Set Up Connect Your Google Sheet Use this template sheet 👉 Google Sheet Example
Make sure it has a query column containing your target keywords.

Set Up DataForSEO Credentials Create an account at dataforseo.com
Add your API credentials under HTTP Request node or DataForSEO node.

Customize Location & Language In the “Fetch SERP Data (DataForSEO API)” node:
location_code: 2840 → 🇺🇸 United States (changeable)
language_code: en → 🇬🇧 English (changeable)

Format Date The “Add Timestamp & Prepare Output” node converts timestamps into YYYY-MM-DD format automatically 🗓️

Run or Schedule Trigger manually for tests, or enable daily schedule trigger to automate it.
Results append directly to your Google Sheet after each run ✅

📊 Example Output | query | rank | domain | date | |--------|-------|-----------------------|------------| | cloud host | 1 | cloudhost.one | 2025-10-24 | | cloud host | 2 | cloud.google.com | 2025-10-24 | | cloud hosting | 1 | cloud.google.com | 2025-10-24 | | cloud hosting | 2 | aws.amazon.com | 2025-10-24 | | cloud hosting | 3 | www.hostinger.com | 2025-10-24 |

📈 Use this data to build trend charts, compare historical performance, or connect to Looker Studio for automated dashboards.

🧩 Workflow Highlights 🕒 Automated Daily Runs – via Schedule Trigger
🔍 Accurate SERP Data – powered by DataForSEO API
📄 Dynamic Keyword Input – read directly from Google Sheets
📊 Historical Tracking – appends new data each day
🌎 Regional Customization – change language and location easily
🧠 AI-Ready – integrate GPT or AI nodes for insights or summaries

💡 Pro Tips Add a Slack or Gmail alert node for position drops or gains 📬
Combine with NocoDB or Airtable for more advanced data storage
Expand with DataForSEO Labs endpoints for keyword difficulty, CPC, or SERP features

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