Google Trends RSS Scraper - Trending Searches

Scrape Google Trends RSS trending searches by country and export clean trend data in one run. Get the trending query, approximate traffic, publish date, picture, picture source and related news items. Export to JSON/CSV/Excel, run on a schedule, call via API, or connect to Make, Zapier or n8n.

What is the Google Trends RSS Scraper?

Google Trends exposes a lightweight RSS feed for currently trending searches. This actor turns that feed into structured rows you can use for SEO monitoring, news tracking, content planning, market research and social media workflows. It is intentionally built on the RSS endpoint instead of heavy browser automation, which keeps it fast, cheap and suitable for daily scheduled runs.

What data does it extract?

• Trend query: the keyword or phrase currently trending.
• Traffic signal: Google's approximate traffic label when available.
• Publish date: the RSS item timestamp.
• Image: picture URL and source when present.
• Related news: title, URL, source and snippet for news items connected to the trend.
• Geo: the country code used for the feed.

Input

Add one or more Google Trends geo codes to geos, such as US, GB, DE, FR or IN. Set maxResults to limit how many trend rows are returned per geo.

Example input

{
  "geos": ["US", "GB", "DE"],
  "maxResults": 25
}

Output

Each dataset row can include:

{
  "geo": "US",
  "feed_title": "Daily Search Trends",
  "query": "example trending topic",
  "traffic": "50K+",
  "pub_date": "Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700",
  "picture": "https://...",
  "picture_source": "Example News",
  "news": [
    {
      "title": "Related article title",
      "url": "https://example.com/article",
      "source": "Example News",
      "snippet": "Short news snippet..."
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

🔎 SEO research: Watch current trending searches and turn them into content ideas, article briefs or keyword monitoring dashboards.

📰 News monitoring: Track trending topics by country and collect related article links in a structured format.

📣 Social media planning: Find timely topics for posts, videos, newsletters and campaign hooks.

📊 Market research: Compare trends across countries to spot regional differences in public attention.

⚡ Automation: Schedule the actor hourly or daily and push trend rows to Slack, Sheets, Airtable, Make, Zapier or n8n.

Workflow ideas

Create one task for your main markets and run it every morning. Send the dataset to a spreadsheet, then have an editor or marketer tag each trend as relevant, irrelevant or worth researching. For newsrooms and agencies, store runs over time and compare which topics repeat across countries. For SEO teams, connect the output to a content calendar and use the related news URLs as research sources.

Because every row includes the geo, you can monitor several countries in one run while keeping the output easy to filter. If you need clean historical tracking, schedule the same input every day and append results to a database.

Reliability notes

This actor uses Google's public Trends RSS feed, not a browser session and not the full Google Trends web application. That makes it reliable and lightweight, but it also means the output is limited to what the RSS feed exposes. It does not return full historical trend curves or every Google Trends UI metric.

If a geo code returns no rows, verify that the code is supported by Google Trends RSS. Keep scheduled runs modest and avoid unnecessary high-frequency polling.

Data quality tips

Google's traffic labels are approximate buckets, not exact search volumes. Treat them as directional signals for what is moving right now, not as keyword-planner volume. The related news list is also editorially shaped by Google and can vary by country and time of day.

For cleaner analysis, store each scheduled run with a timestamp and deduplicate by geo plus query. That lets you see whether a trend was a one-time spike or a topic that kept appearing across multiple runs. If you monitor multiple countries, compare both the query and the related news sources because the same global story may appear under different wording in each market.

For content workflows, add a manual review step before publishing. Trends move quickly, and not every trending topic is brand-safe or relevant.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing. You are charged for each trend row pushed to the dataset, plus a tiny actor-start event.

FAQ

Does it need a Google API key?

No. It reads the public Google Trends RSS feed.

Does it scrape full Google Trends charts?

No. It extracts current RSS trend items and related news, not full historical chart data.

Can I monitor multiple countries?

Yes. Add multiple geo codes to geos.

Can I schedule it?

Yes. Save a task and run it hourly, daily or weekly.

Does it include related news?

Yes, when the RSS item includes Google Trends news item fields.

Is it legal?

This actor extracts publicly available RSS data. You are responsible for using the output lawfully and respecting Google's terms and applicable rules.

Why use RSS instead of a browser scraper?

RSS is faster, cheaper and more reliable for daily trend monitoring. Browser scraping is only needed for UI-only metrics.

Can I use this for historical Google Trends analysis?

No. This actor is for current RSS trending searches. Use a dedicated historical Trends tool when you need time-series interest charts.

Why are some trend rows missing pictures or news?

Those fields are optional in the RSS feed. The actor keeps missing fields as null so the output remains honest and easy to process.

Can I use it for alerts?

Yes. Schedule the actor and send new rows into Slack, email, Sheets, Airtable or your own alerting system.

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