Route high-volume DataForSEO SERP collection through Task POST/GET with postback/pingback webhooks instead of polling
domain: dataforseo.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Submit search tasks via the Standard method's task_post endpoint, choosing a priority tier that trades speed against cost
Supply a pingback_url or postback_url in the task payload so DataForSEO notifies your endpoint on completion, instead of polling
If no callback URL is set, poll the Tasks Ready endpoint to get IDs of completed-but-uncollected tasks, then fetch each with task_get
Reserve the Live method (single call, no separate POST/GET) only for on-demand, real-time lookups, since it is priced higher per call
Track per-task IDs and handle retries for tasks that time out or fail server-side
Known gotchas
Standard-method tasks are asynchronous - results are not available immediately after task_post, so don't call task_get in a tight loop right after posting
Live-method costs are higher than Standard-method equivalents; using Live for bulk or scheduled collection is significantly more expensive at volume
Postback/pingback requires a publicly reachable endpoint; without one you must fall back to polling Tasks Ready
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