# Google Trends Scraper (`b_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper`) Actor

Google Trends data as JSON: interest over time, interest by country or region, and top and rising related queries for any keyword, compared or separately. Any country, time range and search type.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/b\_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BDS Data](https://apify.com/b_danielstefan) (community)
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 trends results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Trends Scraper

Get **Google Trends** data for any keyword as clean JSON: **interest over time**, **interest by region**, **related queries** (top and rising) and, when Google provides them, **related topics**. It works for web, news, image, YouTube and Shopping searches, any country or region, and any time range from the past hour to 2004 onward.

Compare up to 5 terms on the same 0–100 scale, or fetch many keywords separately in one run.

### What you get

For each search term (or each comparison), one result with:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `interestOverTime` | `[{ date, formattedTime, value, isPartial }]`, or one column per term when comparing |
| `averageInterest` | Average interest over the period |
| `interestByRegion` | `[{ geoCode, geoName, value }]` for countries, or states/regions when a country is set |
| `relatedQueries.top` / `.rising` | `[{ query, value, formattedValue }]`. Rising values can be "Breakout" |
| `relatedTopics.top` / `.rising` | `[{ title, type, mid, value }]`, included only when Google returns topic data |
| `googleTrendsUrl` | Opens the same view on Google Trends |

### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["bitcoin", "ethereum"],
  "compareTerms": true,
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_90_days"
}
```

### Use cases

- SEO and content planning: find rising queries before they peak
- Product and e-commerce research: seasonality, demand by region
- Investing and market research: attention trends for brands, coins and stocks
- AI agents: give Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor live trend data through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com)

### Pricing

$1.00 per 1,000 results (one result = one term, or one comparison group), plus a $0.002 start fee per run. For example, 10 keywords in one run cost about $0.012. There's no monthly fee, and a term that fails after retries costs nothing.

### Reliability

Google Trends heavily rate-limits automated traffic. This Actor rotates proxy sessions and backs off automatically. If Google blocks every attempt for a term, that term is skipped and not charged.

### Example: a weekly keyword trend report

1. Put your keywords in **Search terms** (one per line), choose a country and **Past 12 months**, then click **Save as a new task**.
2. In the task, open **Schedules** and add a weekly schedule.
3. Each run gives one result per keyword. Sort by `averageInterest`, or look at `relatedQueries.rising` to spot new searches early.
4. Add a Google Sheets, Slack or webhook integration on the task to get the results without opening Apify.

### Support

Something broken or missing? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab. We check them regularly.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords or topics, one per line, e.g. "bitcoin", "iphone 17".

## `compareTerms` (type: `boolean`):

Off: each term is fetched separately (one result each). On: up to 5 terms are compared on the same 0–100 scale in one result.

## `geo` (type: `string`):

ISO code like US, GB, DE, or a region like US-CA. Leave empty for worldwide.

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Period to analyze.

## `customTimeRange` (type: `string`):

Optional. Format "YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD", e.g. "2025-01-01 2025-06-30". Overrides the time range above.

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

Which Google property to measure.

## `category` (type: `integer`):

Google Trends category ID (0 = all categories). Example: 7 = Finance, 18 = Shopping.

## `includeInterestOverTime` (type: `boolean`):

Timeline of search interest (0–100).

## `includeInterestByRegion` (type: `boolean`):

Countries, or sub-regions when a country is set.

## `includeRelatedQueries` (type: `boolean`):

Top and rising related searches.

## `includeRelatedTopics` (type: `boolean`):

Top and rising related topics.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Interface language, e.g. en-US, de, fr.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy is used by default. Google Trends rate-limits heavily; the Actor rotates sessions automatically.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "bitcoin"
  ],
  "compareTerms": false,
  "geo": "",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "searchType": "web",
  "category": 0,
  "includeInterestOverTime": true,
  "includeInterestByRegion": true,
  "includeRelatedQueries": true,
  "includeRelatedTopics": true,
  "language": "en-US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "bitcoin"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("b_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerms": ["bitcoin"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("b_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "bitcoin"
  ]
}' |
apify call b_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,b_danielstefan/google-trends-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/quYAWFu4dX2epCVcC/builds/icOUhdIyedcOXr2cW/openapi.json