Google Autocomplete API: Keyword Suggestions, Questions
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from $3.40 / 1,000 expanded keywords
Expand keywords into Google Search, YouTube or Shopping autocomplete suggestions: a-z alphabet soup, digits, questions, relevance, any language and country. No API key, no login. MCP-ready for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and AI agents. Pay per result, empty results free. $4 per 1,000 keywords
You can access the Google Autocomplete API: Keyword Suggestions, Questions programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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Leave empty for no country bias.", "default": "us" }, "source": { "title": "Suggestion source", "enum": [ "web", "youtube", "shopping" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which Google autocomplete to query: Google Search (web), YouTube search or Google Shopping.", "default": "web" }, "expandAlphabet": { "title": "Alphabet soup (keyword + a…z)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Query \"keyword a\", \"keyword b\" … \"keyword z\" (Cyrillic or Greek letters for ru, uk, bg, el). This is the classic star expansion: about 27 queries per keyword.", "default": true }, "expandDigits": { "title": "Digits (keyword + 0…9)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Also query \"keyword 0\" … \"keyword 9\" (years, sizes, models).", "default": false }, "expandPrefix": { "title": "Prefix letters (a…z + keyword)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Also query \"a keyword\" … \"z keyword\" to find words that come before your keyword.", "default": false }, "expandQuestions": { "title": "Question words (how, what, why… + keyword)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Also query question words in the chosen language (how/what/why in English, comment/pourquoi/quel in French, wie/was/warum in German…). Great for FAQ and People-Also-Ask style content.", "default": false }, "customLetters": { "title": "Custom letters (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Replace the default alphabet with your own characters, e.g. \"abcdeéèfg\" or \"あいうえお\". 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