Google Autocomplete Keyword Ideas and Long Tail Keywords

Give it a few seed keywords and it collects what Google autocomplete suggests for each, in the language and country you pick. Each seed is also tried with the letters a to z (and optionally digits and question words), which turns 10 suggestions into about 250 per seed. You get one row per unique suggestion for $0.50 per 1,000. No API key, no login.

This Actor is for product, service and topic keywords. It is not for researching individuals: do not use person names as seeds.

What you get

• Suggestion: the keyword Google proposes.
• Seed, prefix and query: which seed led to it, the letter, digit or question word added, and the exact text sent.
• Position: the rank of the suggestion in Google's list for that query, from 1 to 10.
• Language and country of the request.

Use cases

• Find long tail keywords for blog posts, landing pages and product pages.
• Build a keyword list for an SEO or Google Ads campaign in another country or language.
• See what people ask about a product category with the question expansion ("how", "what", "why").
• Feed a content calendar or an AI writing workflow with real search phrases.

Input

Field	Description	Default
seeds	Seed keywords, up to 100 per run
language	Language code (en, fr, de, pt-BR...)	en
country	Two-letter country code (us, gb, fr...)	us
expandAlphabet	Add a to z after each seed (27 requests per seed)	true
expandDigits	Add 0 to 9 after each seed	false
expandQuestions	Put question words before each seed (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese)	false
maxResults	Maximum number of suggestions, and so the maximum charge	5000

Example:

{ "seeds": ["crm software", "running shoes"], "language": "en", "country": "us", "expandAlphabet": true }

Check the language code: Google does not reject a code it does not know (such as xx), it answers in English.

Output

One row per suggestion. Real output for the seed crm software, from a run on 26 October 2026:

[
  {
    "suggestion": "crm software meaning",
    "seed": "crm software",
    "prefix": null,
    "query": "crm software",
    "position": 2,
    "language": "en",
    "country": "us",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-10-26T08:00:10.919Z"
  },
  {
    "suggestion": "crm software acronym",
    "seed": "crm software",
    "prefix": "a",
    "query": "crm software a",
    "position": 1,
    "language": "en",
    "country": "us",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-10-26T08:00:11.426Z"
  }
]

The first suggestion of the first query is often the seed itself: it is skipped, so the list starts at position 2. In the same run, 10 seeds such as crm software, coffee maker and web hosting with the a to z expansion gave 2,535 distinct suggestions (242 to 262 per seed) in 2 minutes 18 seconds.

Some suggestions depend on where the request comes from, not only on country: in this run, made from Apify servers in the United States, car insurance brought suggestions such as car insurance maryland and car insurance virginia.

Speed and limits

Requests go out one at a time, two per second, directly from Apify's servers (no proxy): a seed with the a to z expansion takes about 15 seconds. The source is Google autocomplete, which has no official API. If Google starts limiting requests (HTTP 429 or 403, captcha page or a redirect to its "sorry" page), the run stops at once and keeps every suggestion already collected. It also stops after 5 failed queries in a row (network errors or server errors). Nothing is charged for the queries that were not made: run the remaining seeds again later.

Pricing

$0.0005 per suggestion ($0.50 per 1,000), with volume discounts for higher Apify plans. Duplicates are removed before charging, the seed itself is not counted, and failed queries are free. A seed with the a to z expansion gives about 250 suggestions, so about $0.125. Set maxResults or a maximum cost per run in the Apify Console to cap the spend.

Long tail keyword recipes

• Blog topics: seeds such as standing desk with expandQuestions on, then keep rows starting with "how" and "best".
• Local or foreign markets: same seeds with language de and country de, or fr and fr, to get the phrases people type there.
• Product variants and years: turn on expandDigits to bring model numbers, sizes and years.
• Ads negative keywords: expand a brand-neutral seed and scan the suggestions for words you do not want to pay for.

Integrations

Run it from the Apify API, a schedule, Make, Zapier or n8n and send the rows to Google Sheets, Airtable or a database. With the Apify MCP server an AI assistant can call it to expand keywords while it writes a content plan.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. The Actor reads Google autocomplete without a key or a login.

Does it give search volume? No. It returns the phrases Google suggests and their position in the list, not volumes or difficulty.

Does it collect personal data? It is built for product and topic keywords and keeps no profile data. Google may still suggest the names of public figures. Do not use person names as seeds: the Actor is not for researching individuals.

What if Google limits requests? The run stops at once, keeps what it collected and charges only that. Run the remaining seeds again later.

Related Actors

• Google Trends Explore: interest over time and by region for the keywords you found here.
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