# Google Trends Scraper: Interest Over Time, Regions & Related (`edgar2026/google-trends-scraper`) Actor

Google Trends data without blocks or captchas: interest over time, interest by region, top and rising related queries and topics, or up to 5 terms compared. 92 countries or worldwide, web, YouTube, news, images and shopping. $6 per 1,000 terms.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/edgar2026/google-trends-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Edgardo Trujillo](https://apify.com/edgar2026) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.80 / 1,000 search term reports

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## Google Trends Scraper: Interest Over Time, by Region & Related Queries

Get **Google Trends data** for any keyword without blocks, captchas or proxies: **interest over time**, **interest by region**, **top and rising related queries** and **related topics**. Or compare up to 5 terms on the same 0-100 scale, like the comparison view in Google Trends. Works for **92 countries or worldwide**, from the past hour to all time since 2004, for web search, YouTube, news, images and Google Shopping. **$6 per 1,000 search terms** with the full report.

### Why this Google Trends scraper

- **No 429 errors or blocked runs:** the data comes from a professional Google Trends data provider instead of scraping from shared IPs, so large lists finish reliably.
- **Everything in one row:** each search term returns its timeline, regions and related searches together, plus ready-made metrics (average, latest, peak and trend change).
- **Compare mode:** up to 5 terms per group on the same scale, one row per term, so you can rank keywords, brands or products against each other.
- **Pay only for results:** terms without enough search interest are skipped and not charged.

### Use cases

- Find **seasonality** and the best months to publish, stock or advertise.
- Spot **rising searches** and trending topics before competitors.
- Compare **brands, products or keywords** by popularity and by region.
- Feed trend data into **SEO, content and market research** pipelines, dashboards or AI agents.

### Input

- **Search terms:** keywords or topics, one per line (up to 1,000 per run).
- **What do you want to get:** a full report for each term, or comparison groups of up to 5 terms.
- **Country:** 92 countries or Worldwide.
- **Time range:** past hour, 4 hours, day, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 12 months, 5 years or all time; or custom start and end dates.
- **Google property:** web search, news, YouTube, images or Google Shopping.
- **Category ID** (optional), **interest by region** and **related queries and topics** (on by default).

### Output example

Real output for "matcha" in the United States, past 12 months (lists shortened):

```json
{
    "searchTerm": "matcha",
    "country": "US",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "searchType": "web",
    "timeRange": "past_12_months",
    "comparedWith": null,
    "startDate": "2025-10-19",
    "endDate": "2026-10-24",
    "averageInterest": 75.9,
    "latestInterest": 63,
    "peakInterest": 100,
    "peakDate": "2026-04-12",
    "trendChangePercent": -11.2,
    "interestOverTime": [{ "date": "2025-10-19", "endDate": "2025-10-25", "value": 54, "isPartial": false }],
    "interestByRegion": [{ "region": "Hawaii", "regionCode": "US-HI", "value": 100 }],
    "topRelatedQueries": [{ "query": "matcha latte", "value": 100 }, { "query": "matcha tea", "value": 89 }],
    "risingRelatedQueries": [{ "query": "grind rail", "value": 25600 }],
    "topRelatedTopics": [{ "topic": "Matcha", "type": "Tea", "topicId": "/m/06c60c", "value": 100 }],
    "risingRelatedTopics": [{ "topic": "Nami Matcha", "type": "Topic", "topicId": "/g/11zjbh30bj", "value": 49600 }],
    "googleTrendsUrl": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en&geo=US&date=today%2012-m&q=matcha"
}
```

- **Interest values** go from 0 to 100, relative to the highest point in the period (and, in compare mode, across all terms of the group).
- **Rising values** are the percentage growth of a related search or topic. Google shows growth above 5,000% as "Breakout".
- **trendChangePercent** compares the average interest of the last 4 data points with the 4 before. **isPartial** marks a period that is not over yet.

### How much does it cost?

| Event | Price (free plan) |
|---|---|
| Run start | $0.005 |
| Full report for one search term | $0.006 |
| One search term in a comparison group | $0.004 |

Paid Apify plans get lower prices automatically. Examples on the free plan:

- Full report for 100 keywords: **$0.61**
- 50 keywords compared in 10 groups of 5: **$0.21**

Set **Maximum cost per run** to cap spending. The run never requests more terms than your limit covers.

### FAQ

**Is this the same data as the Google Trends website?** Yes. Values are the normalized 0-100 interest index that Google Trends shows, and each row includes the matching Google Trends link so you can check it.

**How long does a run take?** Usually 1 to 3 minutes for any list size, because terms are processed in parallel.

**Why was a search term skipped?** Google Trends only shows data for terms with enough search volume in the selected country and period. Try a broader term, a longer time range or Worldwide. Skipped terms are not charged.

**Can I use it from code or AI agents?** Yes. Call it from the Apify API, Make, Zapier, n8n or the Apify MCP server, and schedule it to track trends over time.

### Related

From the same author: **Keyword Research Tool**, **Website Organic Traffic Checker**, **AI Search Visibility Tracker**, **Amazon Product Scraper**, **Speech to Text (Whisper)** and **PDF to Text OCR**.

### Support

Open an issue in the **Issues** tab. Issues are reviewed regularly.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/edgar2026/google-trends-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords or topics to look up in Google Trends, one per line (up to 1,000 per run).

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Full report: interest over time, interest by region and related queries and topics for each term. Compare: up to 5 terms per group on the same 0-100 scale, like the comparison view in Google Trends.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country to analyze, or Worldwide.

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

Period to analyze. Ignored if you set a custom start or end date.

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Optional, format YYYY-MM-DD (from 2004-01-01 for web search, 2008-01-01 for other types).

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Optional, format YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today when a start date is set.

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

Which Google search to analyze, as in the Google Trends menu.

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

Optional Google Trends category ID to narrow the results (for example 71 = Food & Drink). Leave empty for all categories.

## `includeRegions` (type: `boolean`):

States, regions or countries where the term is most popular.

## `includeRelated` (type: `boolean`):

Top and rising related searches and topics (full report mode only).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "matcha",
    "cold brew coffee"
  ],
  "mode": "each",
  "country": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "searchType": "web",
  "includeRegions": true,
  "includeRelated": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per search term with interest over time, interest by region and related queries and topics.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Processing totals, skipped terms and summary metadata for the run.

# 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": [
        "matcha",
        "cold brew coffee"
    ],
    "mode": "each",
    "country": "US",
    "timeRange": "past_12_months"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("edgar2026/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": [
        "matcha",
        "cold brew coffee",
    ],
    "mode": "each",
    "country": "US",
    "timeRange": "past_12_months",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("edgar2026/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": [
    "matcha",
    "cold brew coffee"
  ],
  "mode": "each",
  "country": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months"
}' |
apify call edgar2026/google-trends-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,edgar2026/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/KUT0chax2RWicw5CR/builds/SiUmLDs55tJZ3AeZe/openapi.json