Find Keyword Questions - Markifact

Find question-format keywords for a seed keyword (who/what/how/why searches) — with search volume, CPC, competition, keyword difficulty, and search intent. Semrush requires a Markifact connection using an API key from a Semrush Business or Enterprise subscription.


App	SEMrush
Operation ID	`semrush_find_keyword_questions`
Type	Action
Connection	`semrush` (required)
Credits per run	Free
Agent / MCP tool	Yes

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`keyword`	string	Yes	-	The seed keyword to find question-format keywords for.
`database`	string	No	`us`	Regional database (country code). E.g. us, uk, ca, au, de, fr, es, it, br. Defaults to ‘us’.
`export_columns`	array of string or SelectableOption	No	-	List of columns to return. Available: Ph (keyword), Nq (search volume), Cp (CPC), Co (competition), Nr (SERP results), Td (trends), In (search intent), Kd (keyword difficulty).
`filters`	array of FilterItem	No	-	Filters to refine results, applied on the returned columns.
`orders`	array of OrderItem	No	-	Sort results by a single column. Only Nq, Cp, Co, Nr, and Kd are sortable.
`limit`	integer	No	-	Maximum number of rows to return.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`field`	string or SelectableOption	Yes	-	The field to filter on, must be one of the current selected metrics or dimensions.
`operator`	string	Yes	-	The operator to use for filtering. Must be one of the supported values. Use REGEXP_MATCH to search/filter by multiple OR values like ’.(summer\|holiday).’
`value`	string	Yes	-	The value to filter by. Can be a string, number, regex, or a list of strings.

OrderItem

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`field`	string or SelectableOption	Yes	-	The field to sort by. must be one of the current selected metrics or dimensions.
`direction`	string	Yes	-	The order to sort by, must be one of ‘ASC’, ‘DESC’

SelectableOption

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`value`	string	Yes	-
`label`	string	Yes	-

Output

Type: List[Dict] Returns one row per question keyword with: keyword, searchVolume, cpc, competition, serpResults, keywordDifficulty, searchIntent. Fields: keyword, searchVolume, cpc, competition, serpResults, keywordDifficulty, searchIntent Example:

[
  {
    "keyword": "what are seo tools",
    "searchVolume": 720,
    "cpc": 6.1,
    "competition": 0.35,
    "keywordDifficulty": 58
  }
]