Get search volume for 200 + keywords via API?

[Ykone]

I have a list of about 500 keywords, and I want to know the search volume for each one, such that I can select a list of 200 keywords with the most search volume.

If I have all my keywords in SEOMoz (or in an excel file), is there a way to run this as a batch request instead of using the SEOMoz keyword research tool to test each one one-by-one? If this is going to require a dev to work on it, any estimates on how many hours this would take a backend dev to put in place would be appreciated!

[adriandg]

I'm pretty sure they are just pulling those traffic volume figures directly from google adwords keyword tool.  You can dump your whole list of 500 keywords in that too, and with the right settings you should get the results you are looking for.

One thing to be careful with multiple word keywords is the difference between:

1. keyword1 keyword2

2. [keyword1 keyword2]

3. "keyword1 keyword2"

Usually what i am most interested is #2 above.  So what i do is dump the 500 keywords into a text editor, and replace the newlines or commas, or whatever keyword delimiter you have with a [ and then replace it on the other side with a ]

if this doesn't make anysense, you can link your list of keywords and i'll do it for you, probably would only take 2 minutes.