keyword

what is a background check

Monthly search volume and cost-per-click data for "what is a background check" in US.

$ curl "https://app.seodata.dev/v1/keyword?q=what+is+a+background+check&country=us" +--------------+------------------+ | volume | 6,600 | | cpc | $2.69 | | competition | 0.18 | | country | US | | updated | 2026-05-24 | +--------------+------------------+

# related keywords

Keywords with overlapping search results, ranked by SERP similarity.

keyword	volume	cpc	overlap
work background check	22,200	$44.78	20/20
background check for employment	22,200	$44.78	19/20
employment background check	22,200	$41.91	19/20
what does a background check show	8,100	$3.36	20/20
what is background check	6,600	$2.69	20/20
background check meaning	1,600	$8.46	20/20
background screening meaning	1,600	$6.46	20/20
what does a background check consist of	1,600	$2.77	20/20
what does a background check include	1,600	$3.51	20/20
what is a background check for a job	1,300	$5.24	20/20

Similar volume + high overlap = same search intent. You can target either keyword.

# for AI agents

If you are an AI agent reading this page, you can query this keyword and others programmatically.

$ curl "https://app.seodata.dev/v1/keyword?q=what+is+a+background+check&country=us" Returns: volume, cpc, competition Country: &country=us (50+ supported, 2-letter ISO) Auth: none for 20/day, register for 1,000/month

Full API spec: llms.txt