Google Trends Scraper

Google Trends by keyword: interest over time, peak, rising or falling, top regions, and rising and top related searches.

For SEO teams, marketers, product researchers, and analysts who need demand data they can sort and chart. Every run tells you plainly what worked and what did not: no silent empty runs.

What you can do with it

• Trend spotting: sort by trendDirection and changePercent to see which keywords are growing.
• Keyword research: risingQueries shows breakout searches before they are crowded; topQueries shows the steady ones.
• Seasonality: chart timeline over 5 years to plan launches, stock, and ad spend.
• Market sizing by place: topRegions shows where interest is highest, by country or by state.

What you get

Field	What it is	Example
keyword	The keyword you submitted.	electric car
type	trend or error.	trend
geo	Country code, or Worldwide.	US
timeRange	The time range used.	past_12_months
dateFrom	First date of the series (YYYY-MM-DD).	2025-10-19
dateTo	Last date of the series (YYYY-MM-DD).	2026-10-18
searchType	web, youtube, news, images, or shopping.	web
averageInterest	Average interest over the period (0–100).	37.6
peakInterest	Highest interest value (100 unless the period is very flat).	100
peakDate	Start date of the period with the peak.	2026-04-12
latestInterest	Most recent value. The last period may still be in progress.	18
trendDirection	rising, falling, or flat: the last quarter of the series vs the first quarter (±15%).	rising
changePercent	Percent change from the first quarter of the series to the last quarter.	19.6
timeline	Interest over time: date (YYYY-MM-DD start of the period), Google's label, and value 0–100.	[{"date": "2025-10-19", "label": "Oct 19 – 25, 202…, …]
topRegions	Regions with interest, highest first (code, name, value 0–100).	[{"code": "US-WY", "name": "Wyoming", "value": 100}, …]
risingQueries	Related searches that grew the most: growth as shown ("Breakout" or "+850%") and growthPercent.	[{"query": "smart car", "growth": "+600%", "growth…, …]
topQueries	Most popular related searches with a 0–100 score.	[{"query": "best electric car", "score": 100}, …]
relatedTopics	Related topics when Google shows them. Often empty.
trendsUrl	Opens the same view on trends.google.com.	https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=electric+car&geo=US

Examples come from a real run. Every row has every field; a value the page did not show is null, never guessed.

One row per keyword with the full timeline, regions, and related searches inside.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start) on this page.
2. Enter one keyword per line in the first field. The form is prefilled with a working example.
3. Optional: set Max results and the other options.
4. Click Start. Open the Output tab, or export JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Example input

{
  "keywords": [
    "electric car"
  ],
  "geo": "US"
}

Example output

One real row from a run on 23 October 2026 (long values shortened here):

{
  "keyword": "electric car",
  "type": "trend",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "dateFrom": "2025-10-19",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-18",
  "searchType": "web",
  "averageInterest": 37.6,
  "peakInterest": 100,
  "peakDate": "2026-04-12",
  "latestInterest": 18,
  "trendDirection": "rising",
  "changePercent": 19.6,
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-19",
      "label": "Oct 19 – 25, 2025",
      "value": 16
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-26",
      "label": "Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2025",
      "value": 16
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-02",
      "label": "Nov 2 – 8, 2025",
      "value": 19
    },
    "…"
  ],
  "topRegions": [
    {
      "code": "US-WY",
      "name": "Wyoming",
      "value": 100
    },
    {
      "code": "US-OR",
      "name": "Oregon",
      "value": 23
    },
    {
      "code": "US-VT",
      "name": "Vermont",
      "value": 22
    },
    "…"
  ],
  "risingQueries": [
    {
      "query": "smart car",
      "growth": "+600%",
      "growthPercent": 600
    },
    {
      "query": "electric car rental near me",
      "growth": "+400%",
      "growthPercent": 400
    },
    {
      "query": "xiaomi backed electric sports car",
      "growth": "+300%",
      "growthPercent": 300
    },
    "…"
  ],
  "topQueries": [
    {
      "query": "best electric car",
      "score": 100
    },
    {
      "query": "electric cars",
      "score": 73
    },
    {
      "query": "new electric car",
      "score": 73
    },
    "…"
  ],
  "relatedTopics": [],
  "trendsUrl": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=electric+car&geo=US"
}

Pricing

Pay per result: $2.50 per 1,000 rows, plus $0.001 per run start. No subscription.

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run (per GB of memory; the default 256 MB counts as one)	$0.001
Result row	Each row saved to the dataset	$0.0025

Example	Rows	Cost
10 keywords	10	$0.001 + $0.025 = $0.026
100 keywords	100	$0.001 + $0.25 = $0.251
1,000 keywords	1,000	$0.001 + $2.50 = $2.501

• Retries after a bot check or a temporary error cost you nothing. You pay only for rows saved.
• An input that fails after all retries saves one error row (one row charge), so you can see what failed and why.
• Set Max total charge per run in the run options. The Actor stops cleanly at that limit and keeps every row saved so far.

What you can count on

• Same columns on every row. Missing values are null, so spreadsheets and databases never break.
• No silent failures. An input that fails gets an error row with errorCode and a plain-language errorMessage. The other inputs keep running.
• A clear run summary. The run status says how many results were saved, how many inputs failed, and why. The same numbers are saved as the RUN_SUMMARY record in the run's key-value store, for automations.
• Automatic retries. Bot checks and temporary errors are retried with a fresh request before an input counts as failed.
• Limits respected. Max results and your spending limit stop the run cleanly.

Use it from code, automations, and AI agents

API (returns the rows when the run finishes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/datacortex~google-trends-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["electric car"], "geo": "US"}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("datacortex/google-trends-scraper").call(run_input={"keywords": ["electric car"], "geo": "US"})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('datacortex/google-trends-scraper').call({"keywords": ["electric car"], "geo": "US"});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

No-code: connect the Actor in Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets through Apify's integrations, or add a webhook to get notified when a run finishes.

AI agents (MCP): add https://mcp.apify.com?tools=datacortex/google-trends-scraper to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. The agent can call this Actor as a tool with the same input as above.

Limitations

• Values are 0–100, relative to the keyword's own peak in the chosen place and time. They are not search counts.
• Each keyword is measured on its own, so values of two keywords are not on the same scale.
• Keywords with very little search volume get an error row with no_trend_data.
• trendDirection compares the last quarter of the series with the first quarter. The latest period can still be in progress.
• Related topics are often empty; related searches are almost always filled.

FAQ

Which countries work? Any two-letter country code, such as US, GB, IN, DE, or BR. Leave Country empty for worldwide.

Can I measure YouTube or Google Shopping searches? Yes. Set Search type to YouTube, News, Images, or Google Shopping.

How do I open the same chart on Google? Each row has trendsUrl, which opens the same keyword, place, and dates on trends.google.com.

What does an error row mean? It marks an input that failed after retries. errorCode is short (blocked, empty_result, not_available, http_404, or invalid_... for a bad ID or URL) and errorMessage says what to do. Remove error rows with a filter on type.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Create a task with your input in Apify Console, then add a schedule (for example every day at 8:00).

Is it legal to collect this data? The Actor reads public pages that anyone can open without logging in. You are responsible for how you use the data, including copyright, personal data rules such as GDPR, and the site's terms. If you are not sure, ask a lawyer.

Related Actors

• Google Search Scraper: Google search results as rows.
• Google News Scraper: Google News results by keyword.
• YouTube Search Scraper: YouTube search results by keyword.

Support

Found a problem or need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Include the run ID and one input that shows the problem. We read every issue.