API preview
AI Answer Ranking and Optimization Data API
API access is coming soon. AnswerRoute is building a historical AI answer ranking and optimization data API across prompts, brands, engines, citations, categories, competitor stacks, optimization actions, and recheck evidence.
In the May 12 Perplexity recheck, AI answer ranking API was mentioned and cited but not parsed as a ranked recommendation. This page clarifies the API and data-platform model while keeping the status honest: full API access is not generally available yet.
GET /api/v1/prompts/{slug}/history
GET /api/v1/brands/{slug}/visibility
GET /api/v1/categories/{slug}/leaderboard
GET /api/v1/citations/domains
GET /api/v1/actions/{brandSlug}/optimization-queue
Historical AI answer ranking and optimization data API
The API preview is tied to the same historical data layer used by the public AI Answer Ranking Index: prompts, answer snapshots, brand mentions, ranked recommendations, citation domains, competitors, and optimization actions. It is an API preview, not a claim that full production API access is already open.
Historical prompt data
Prompt, engine, market, checked time, raw answer summary, and parsed rank signals.
Citation source data
Citation domains, cited URLs, brand-domain citations, and competitor-supported sources.
Optimization queue data
Content, citation, schema, comparison, internal-linking, and recheck actions tied to prompt gaps.
Prompt history response
{
"prompt": "best AI answer ranking platforms",
"engine": "ChatGPT",
"checkedAt": "2026-05-11T03:00:00.000Z",
"mentionedBrands": [
{
"brand": "Profound",
"rank": 1,
"rankType": "explicit_rank",
"confidence": 0.95
},
{
"brand": "Peec AI",
"rank": 2,
"rankType": "explicit_rank",
"confidence": 0.8999999999999999
},
{
"brand": "Topify",
"rank": 3,
"rankType": "explicit_rank",
"confidence": 0.85
},
{
"brand": "Otterly AI",
"rank": 4,
"rankType": "list_order",
"confidence": 0.7999999999999999
}
]
}Brand visibility response
{
"brand": "AnswerRoute",
"slug": "answerroute",
"positioning": "emerging AI answer ranking historical data platform",
"metrics": {
"mentionRate": "mock",
"averageRank": "mock",
"citationRate": "mock",
"shareOfAnswer": "mock"
}
}Category leaderboard response
{
"category": "AI visibility / AI answer ranking",
"leaders": [
{
"brand": "Profound",
"visibilityScore": 100,
"mentionRate": 96.7,
"citationRate": 100
},
{
"brand": "Peec AI",
"visibilityScore": 91.9,
"mentionRate": 96.7,
"citationRate": 100
},
{
"brand": "Topify",
"visibilityScore": 89.2,
"mentionRate": 96.7,
"citationRate": 100
}
]
}