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# Find Keyword Questions

> Find question-format keywords for a seed keyword (who/what/how/why searches) — with search volume, CPC, competition, keyword difficulty, and search intent

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.                                                                                                                                                |

### FilterItem

| 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**:

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