# LLM mentions top mentioned brand categories lite

Live LLM Mentions Top Mentioned Brand Categories Lite endpoint is the simplified version of the Top Mentioned Brand Categories endpoint and provides. Needs target. Served by DataForSEO.

Live LLM Mentions Top Mentioned Brand Categories Lite endpoint is the simplified version of the Top Mentioned Brand Categories endpoint and provides a simplified view of aggregated LLM mentions metrics grouped by the most frequently mentioned brand categories for the specified target. The results are specific to the selected platform, location and language parameters (see the List of Locations & Languages).

- Tool ID: `dataforseo/ai-optimization-llm-mentions-top-mentioned-brand-categories-lite`
- Name in the catalog: Ai Visibility Llm Mentions Top Mentioned Brand Categories Lite
- Provider: [DataForSEO](/providers/dataforseo.md)
- Capability: [LLM brand mentions](/tools/ai-visibility/llm-mentions.md)
- Price: usage based, the maximum is shown before a run
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

Billed at the cost the provider reports for the call, never above $100. Your agent sees the maximum before running.


```json
{
  "model": "reported",
  "costPath": "cost",
  "maxUsdDefault": 0.1,
  "maxUsdCap": 100,
  "multipliers": [
    {
      "addUsdPer": {
        "field": "limit",
        "usd": 0.001,
        "default": 10,
        "max": 1000
      }
    }
  ],
  "requireCost": true
}
```

Pricing source: [https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/user_data/](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/appendix/user_data/). Account tariff ai_optimization/llm_mentions/top_mentioned_brand_categories_lite/live; bounds applied to inputs; actual cost from provider response..

Price verification date: 2026-10-10.

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "target": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of objects containing target entities required field you can specify up to 10 entities (objects) in the target field one target entity can contain either one domain or one keyword and related parameters examples: target array with a d",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "domain": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1,
            "maxLength": 63,
            "description": "Domain without https:// or www. (exclusive with keyword)."
          },
          "keyword": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1,
            "maxLength": 250,
            "description": "Keyword (exclusive with domain)."
          },
          "search_scope": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "enum": [
                "any",
                "question",
                "answer",
                "brand_entities",
                "fan_out_queries",
                "sources",
                "search_results"
              ]
            },
            "minItems": 1,
            "maxItems": 7,
            "uniqueItems": true,
            "description": "domain: any, sources, search_results; keyword: any, question, answer, brand_entities, fan_out_queries."
          },
          "search_filter": {
            "enum": [
              "include",
              "exclude"
            ]
          },
          "include_subdomains": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Domain entities only."
          },
          "match_type": {
            "enum": [
              "word_match",
              "partial_match"
            ],
            "description": "Keyword entities only."
          }
        },
        "oneOf": [
          {
            "required": [
              "domain"
            ],
            "not": {
              "anyOf": [
                {
                  "required": [
                    "keyword"
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "required": [
                    "match_type"
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            "properties": {
              "search_scope": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "enum": [
                    "any",
                    "sources",
                    "search_results"
                  ]
                },
                "minItems": 1,
                "maxItems": 3,
                "uniqueItems": true
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "required": [
              "keyword"
            ],
            "not": {
              "anyOf": [
                {
                  "required": [
                    "domain"
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "required": [
                    "include_subdomains"
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            "properties": {
              "search_scope": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "enum": [
                    "any",
                    "question",
                    "answer",
                    "brand_entities",
                    "fan_out_queries"
                  ]
                },
                "minItems": 1,
                "maxItems": 5,
                "uniqueItems": true
              }
            }
          }
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 1,
      "contains": {
        "not": {
          "required": [
            "search_filter"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "search_filter": {
              "const": "exclude"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "location_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "full name of search location optional field if you use this field, you don't need to specify location_code if you don't specify this field, the location_code with 2840 value will be used by default; you can receive the list of available loc",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "location_code": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "search location code optional field if you use this field, you don't need to specify location_name you can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their location_code by making a separate request to the https://api"
    },
    "language_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "full name of search language optional field if you use this field, you don't need to specify language_code; if you don't specify this field, the language_code with en value will be used by default; you can receive the list of available lang",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "language_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "search language code optional field if you use this field, you don't need to specify language_name; you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://ap",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "platform": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "target platform optional field possible values: chat_gpt, google default value: google Note: data specific to brand entities is available for chat_gpt only; Note #2:chat_gpt data is available for the United States and English only",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "filters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of results filtering parameters optional field you can add several filters at once (8 filters maximum) you should set a logical operator and, or between the conditions the following operators are supported: =, <>, in, not_in, like, no",
      "items": {},
      "maxItems": 15,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "initial_dataset_filters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of filter expressions applied before aggregation optional field you can use this array to filter expressions applied to the raw mentions database before aggregation to limit the rows contributing to the result;you can add several filt",
      "items": {},
      "maxItems": 15,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "maximum number of results in the items array optional field you can use this parameter to limit the number of data objects you receive in the items array minimum value: 1 maximum value: 1000 default value: 100",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 10
    },
    "internal_list_limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "maximum number of elements within internal arrays optional field you can use this field to limit the number of elements within the following arrays: sources_domain, search_results_domain, brand_entities_title, brand_entities_category minimu",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10,
      "default": 10
    },
    "order_by": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "results sorting rules optional field you can use the same values as in the filters array to sort the results possible sorting types: asc - results will be sorted in the ascending order desc - results will be sorted in the descending order y",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2000,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 3,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "offset in the results array of the returned mentions data optional fielddefault value: 0 example: if you specify the 10 value, the first ten mentions objects in the results array will be omitted and the data will be provided for the success",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "include_brand_categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of brand categories to include in the response optional field if specified, only the listed brand categories will be returned in the items array example: [\"company\",\"insurance\"]",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2000,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 100,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "exclude_brand_categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of brand categories to exclude from the response optional field if specified, the listed brand categories will be omitted from the items array example: [\"company\",\"insurance\"]",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2000,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 100,
      "minItems": 1
    },
    "tag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "user-defined task identifier optional field the character limit is 255 you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response",
      "maxLength": 255
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "target"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "dataforseo/ai-optimization-llm-mentions-top-mentioned-brand-categories-lite",
  "input": {
    "language_code": "en",
    "location_code": 2840,
    "platform": "chat_gpt",
    "target": [
      {
        "keyword": "bmw",
        "search_scope": [
          "answer"
        ]
      },
      {
        "keyword": "auto",
        "search_scope": [
          "question"
        ],
        "match_type": "partial_match"
      }
    ],
    "initial_dataset_filters": [
      [
        "ai_search_volume",
        ">",
        10
      ]
    ],
    "limit": 10,
    "internal_list_limit": 10
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

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A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

[Provider documentation](https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/ai_optimization/llm_mentions/top_mentioned_brand_categories_lite/live/)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/dataforseo/ai-optimization-llm-mentions-top-mentioned-brand-categories-lite) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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