Profound

Use Profound to retrieve brand visibility, share of voice, mentions, sentiment, and citation data across AI platforms. The actions also read AI crawler and referral traffic, prompt-answer pairs and query fanouts, prompt-volume trends, and content-optimization scores.

List categories, assets, topics, tags, personas, and regions to choose the reporting scope. Connect a Profound account with API access, then use the metrics to prepare reports or compare brands and content.

Use the block

Track how your brand appears across AI platforms. Monitor visibility scores, sentiment, citations, bot traffic, referrals, content optimization, and prompt volumes with Profound.

Actions

Profound List Categories

List all organization categories in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
categories	json	List of organization categories
↳ id	string	Category ID
↳ name	string	Category name

Profound List Regions

List all organization regions in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
regions	json	List of organization regions
↳ id	string	Region ID (UUID)
↳ name	string	Region name

Profound List Models

List all AI models/platforms tracked in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
models	json	List of AI models/platforms
↳ id	string	Model ID (UUID)
↳ name	string	Model/platform name

Profound List Domains

List all organization domains in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
domains	json	List of organization domains
↳ id	string	Domain ID (UUID)
↳ name	string	Domain name
↳ createdAt	string	When the domain was added

Profound List Assets

List all organization assets (companies/brands) across all categories in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
assets	json	List of organization assets with category info
↳ id	string	Asset ID
↳ name	string	Asset/company name
↳ website	string	Asset website URL
↳ alternateDomains	json	Alternate domain names
↳ isOwned	boolean	Whether this asset is owned by the organization
↳ createdAt	string	When the asset was created
↳ logoUrl	string	URL of the asset logo
↳ categoryId	string	Category ID the asset belongs to
↳ categoryName	string	Category name

Profound List Personas

List all organization personas across all categories in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
personas	json	List of organization personas with profile details
↳ id	string	Persona ID
↳ name	string	Persona name
↳ categoryId	string	Category ID
↳ categoryName	string	Category name
↳ persona	json	Persona profile with behavior, employment, and demographics

Profound Category Topics

List topics for a specific category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
topics	json	List of topics in the category
↳ id	string	Topic ID (UUID)
↳ name	string	Topic name

Profound Category Tags

List tags for a specific category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
tags	json	List of tags in the category
↳ id	string	Tag ID (UUID)
↳ name	string	Tag name

Profound Category Prompts

List prompts for a specific category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 10000)
cursor	string	No	Pagination cursor from previous response
orderDir	string	No	Sort direction: asc or desc (default desc)
promptType	string	No	Comma-separated prompt types to filter: visibility, sentiment
topicId	string	No	Comma-separated topic IDs (UUIDs) to filter by
tagId	string	No	Comma-separated tag IDs (UUIDs) to filter by
regionId	string	No	Comma-separated region IDs (UUIDs) to filter by
platformId	string	No	Comma-separated platform IDs (UUIDs) to filter by

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of prompts
nextCursor	string	Cursor for next page of results
prompts	json	List of prompts
↳ id	string	Prompt ID
↳ prompt	string	Prompt text
↳ promptType	string	Prompt type (visibility or sentiment)
↳ topicId	string	Topic ID
↳ topicName	string	Topic name
↳ tags	json	Associated tags
↳ regions	json	Associated regions
↳ platforms	json	Associated platforms
↳ createdAt	string	When the prompt was created

Profound Category Assets

List assets (companies/brands) for a specific category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
assets	json	List of assets in the category
↳ id	string	Asset ID
↳ name	string	Asset/company name
↳ website	string	Website URL
↳ alternateDomains	json	Alternate domain names
↳ isOwned	boolean	Whether the asset is owned by the organization
↳ createdAt	string	When the asset was created
↳ logoUrl	string	URL of the asset logo

Profound Category Personas

List personas for a specific category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
personas	json	List of personas in the category
↳ id	string	Persona ID
↳ name	string	Persona name
↳ persona	json	Persona profile with behavior, employment, and demographics

Profound Visibility Report

Query AI visibility report for a category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: share_of_voice, mentions_count, visibility_score, executions, average_position
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: date, region, topic, model, asset_name, prompt, tag, persona
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"asset_name","operator":"is","value":"Company"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Sentiment Report

Query sentiment report for a category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: positive, negative, occurrences
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: theme, date, region, topic, model, asset_name, tag, prompt, sentiment_type, persona
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"asset_name","operator":"is","value":"Company"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Citations Report

Query citations report for a category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: count, citation_share
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: hostname, path, date, region, topic, model, tag, prompt, url, root_domain, persona, citation_category
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"hostname","operator":"is","value":"example.com"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Query Fanouts

Query fanout report showing how AI models expand prompts into sub-queries in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: fanouts_per_execution, total_fanouts, share
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: prompt, query, model, region, date
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Prompt Answers

Get raw prompt answers data for a category in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
categoryId	string	Yes	Category ID (UUID)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"prompt_type","operator":"is","value":"visibility"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of answer rows
data	json	Raw prompt answer data
↳ prompt	string	The prompt text
↳ promptType	string	Prompt type (visibility or sentiment)
↳ response	string	AI model response text
↳ mentions	json	Companies/assets mentioned in the response
↳ citations	json	URLs cited in the response
↳ topic	string	Topic name
↳ region	string	Region name
↳ model	string	AI model/platform name
↳ asset	string	Asset name
↳ createdAt	string	Timestamp when the answer was collected

Profound Bots Report

Query bot traffic report with hourly granularity for a domain in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
domain	string	Yes	Domain to query bot traffic for (e.g. example.com)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601). Defaults to now
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: count, citations, indexing, training, last_visit
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: date, hour, path, bot_name, bot_provider, bot_type
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"bot_name","operator":"is","value":"GPTBot"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Referrals Report

Query human referral traffic report with hourly granularity for a domain in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
domain	string	Yes	Domain to query referral traffic for (e.g. example.com)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601). Defaults to now
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: visits, last_visit
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: date, hour, path, referral_source, referral_type
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"referral_source","operator":"is","value":"openai"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Report data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Raw Logs

Get raw traffic logs with filters for a domain in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
domain	string	Yes	Domain to query logs for (e.g. example.com)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601). Defaults to now
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: timestamp, method, host, path, status_code, ip, user_agent, referer, bytes_sent, duration_ms, query_params
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"path","operator":"contains","value":"/blog"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of log entries
data	json	Log data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values (count)
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Bot Logs

Get identified bot visit logs with filters for a domain in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
domain	string	Yes	Domain to query bot logs for (e.g. example.com)
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601). Defaults to now
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: timestamp, method, host, path, status_code, ip, user_agent, referer, bytes_sent, duration_ms, query_params, bot_name, bot_provider, bot_types
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"bot_name","operator":"is","value":"GPTBot"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of bot log entries
data	json	Bot log data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values (count)
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound List Optimizations

List content optimization entries for an asset in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
assetId	string	Yes	Asset ID (UUID)
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default 0)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of optimization entries
optimizations	json	List of content optimization entries
↳ id	string	Optimization ID (UUID)
↳ title	string	Content title
↳ createdAt	string	When the optimization was created
↳ extractedInput	string	Extracted input text
↳ type	string	Content type: file, text, or url
↳ status	string	Optimization status

Profound Optimization Analysis

Get detailed content optimization analysis for a specific content item in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
assetId	string	Yes	Asset ID (UUID)
contentId	string	Yes	Content/optimization ID (UUID)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
content	json	The analyzed content
↳ format	string	Content format: markdown or html
↳ value	string	Content text
aeoContentScore	json	AEO content score with target zone
↳ value	number	AEO score value
↳ targetZone	json	Target zone range
↳ low	number	Low end of target range
↳ high	number	High end of target range
analysis	json	Analysis breakdown by category
↳ breakdown	json	Array of scoring breakdowns
↳ title	string	Category title
↳ weight	number	Category weight
↳ score	number	Category score
recommendations	json	Content optimization recommendations
↳ title	string	Recommendation title
↳ status	string	Status: done or pending
↳ impact	json	Impact details with section and score
↳ suggestion	json	Suggestion text and rationale
↳ text	string	Suggestion text
↳ rationale	string	Why this recommendation matters

Profound Prompt Volume

Query prompt volume data to understand search demand across AI platforms in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
startDate	string	Yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
endDate	string	Yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
metrics	string	Yes	Comma-separated metrics: volume, change
dimensions	string	No	Comma-separated dimensions: keyword, date, platform, country_code, matching_type, frequency
dateInterval	string	No	Date interval: hour, day, week, month, year
filters	string	No	JSON array of filter objects, e.g. [{"field":"keyword","operator":"contains","value":"best"}]
limit	number	No	Maximum number of results (default 10000, max 50000)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
totalRows	number	Total number of rows in the report
data	json	Volume data rows with metrics and dimension values
↳ metrics	json	Array of metric values matching requested metrics order
↳ dimensions	json	Array of dimension values matching requested dimensions order

Profound Citation Prompts

Get prompts that cite a specific domain across AI platforms in Profound

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	string	Yes	Profound API Key
inputDomain	string	Yes	Domain to look up citations for (e.g. ramp.com)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
data	json	Citation prompt data for the queried domain