Setting Up AI Rank Monitoring

AI Rank helps you track how your brand and content appear in AI search results. Set up monitoring to measure your AI visibility and track optimization progress.

In this guide

Setting up brand monitoring
Configuring keyword tracking
Understanding AI Rank metrics
Integrating with your workflow

10 min read Prerequisite: Log Analysis

Why Monitor AI Visibility?

Traditional SEO tools track search engine rankings, but AI search is different:

No Fixed Rankings

AI generates unique responses. There's no "position 1." You need to track mentions and citations.

Context Matters

How AI describes your brand matters as much as whether it mentions you.

Multiple AI Platforms

Track visibility across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and other AI search tools.

Getting Started with AI Rank

Step 1: Create Your Account

• Enter your brand name and website URL
• Add any brand variations or product names
• Select your industry for relevant benchmarks

Step 2: Configure Brand Monitoring

Set up brand tracking to monitor how AI discusses your company:

• Primary brand name
• Product names
• Common misspellings
• Competitor brands to track

Step 3: Add Query Tracking

Define queries relevant to your business:

• "Best [product category] for [use case]"
• "What is [your product] used for"
• "[Your product] vs [competitor]"
• Industry-specific questions

Step 4: Select AI Platforms

Choose which AI platforms to monitor:

✓ ChatGPT

✓ Claude

✓ Perplexity

✓ Google AI

Key Metrics to Track

Metric	What It Measures
Mention Rate	How often your brand appears in AI responses
Citation Rate	How often AI links to your site
Sentiment Score	Positive, neutral, or negative mentions
Accuracy Score	Whether AI information about you is correct
Share of Voice	Your mentions vs competitor mentions

Dashboard Overview

Your AI Rank dashboard shows:

Visibility Trends

Track mention rates over time. See how optimizations impact AI visibility.

Query Analysis

Which queries mention your brand and in what context.

Competitor Comparison

How your AI visibility compares to competitors.

Alert History

Track significant changes and issues over time.

API Integration

Integrate AI Rank data into your existing tools:

# Get visibility metrics
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://api.getairank.com/v1/metrics/visibility

# Get recent mentions
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://api.getairank.com/v1/mentions?days=7

# Get competitor comparison
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://api.getairank.com/v1/competitors/compare

Workflow Integration

Integration Options

• Slack: Get alerts and weekly reports in Slack
• Email: Scheduled reports and instant alerts
• Webhooks: Trigger actions on visibility changes
• API: Build custom dashboards and automations

Business Context

Learn more about interpreting AI visibility metrics and using them to guide your optimization strategy.

Measuring AI Visibility

Key Takeaway

You can't improve what you don't measure.

AI Rank monitoring provides the data you need to understand and improve your AI visibility. Set up tracking early to establish baselines and measure the impact of your optimizations.

Sources

AI Rank: AI visibility monitoring and analytics platform