# Compare two brands by search interest, head to head

**Use case:** 

Put competing brands on one scale and see who actually holds attention. Returns twelve months of weekly Google Trends interest for every brand you list, on the same 0 to 100 index, so the comparison is real rather than two charts side by side. Includes the top searches people pair with each brand.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "nike",
    "adidas",
    "new balance"
  ],
  "timeRange": "past12Months",
  "category": 0,
  "outputs": [
    "interestOverTime",
    "relatedQueries"
  ],
  "timeoutSeconds": 20
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "term": {
    "label": "Search term",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "outputType": {
    "label": "Output type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "fetchMs": {
    "label": "Fetch time (ms)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "timeRange": {
    "label": "Time range",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "charged": {
    "label": "Charged",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends Lookup](https://apify.com/catalyst_prime/google-trends.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/catalyst_prime/google-trends.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/catalyst_prime/google-trends.md

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`).