# Google Keyword Suggestions Scraper (`emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions`) Actor

Extract keyword suggestions from Google Autocomplete. Enter seed keywords and get hundreds of long-tail keyword ideas that real users are searching for. Supports language and country targeting. Essential for SEO keyword research, content planning, PPC campaigns, and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions.md
- **Developed by:** [The Emperor](https://apify.com/emperor1978) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 keyword founds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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

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`).

# README

## Google Keyword Suggestions Scraper

Extract keyword ideas from Google Autocomplete. Enter seed keywords and get hundreds of real search suggestions that people actually type into Google — perfect for SEO keyword research, content planning, PPC campaign expansion, and niche discovery.

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### What It Does

This actor queries Google's public autocomplete API and returns the suggestions Google shows as you type. For each seed keyword you provide, it can:

1. Fetch the top 10 autocomplete suggestions (base mode)
2. Expand with a–z suffixes to discover 260+ long-tail variations (alphabet mode)
3. Expand with 0–9 suffixes for number-based queries (numbers mode)
4. Combine both for maximum coverage (full mode — up to 370 suggestions per seed)

Suggestions are deduplicated automatically.

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### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | string (textarea) | — | One seed keyword per line |
| `language` | string | `en` | Google interface language (en, de, fr, es, etc.) |
| `country` | string | `us` | Country for localized suggestions (us, gb, de, in, etc.) |
| `expand_mode` | enum | `none` | `none`, `alphabet` (a-z), `numbers` (0-9), `full` (both) |
| `max_suggestions` | integer | `0` | Limit per seed (0 = unlimited) |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "keywords": "best python framework\nhow to learn javascript\nai tools for",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "expand_mode": "alphabet",
  "max_suggestions": 0
}
```

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### Output Format

Each row in the dataset represents one suggestion:

```json
{
  "seed_keyword": "best python framework",
  "query_variant": "best python framework a",
  "suggestion": "best python framework api",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us"
}
```

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### Use Cases

#### SEO Keyword Research

Enter your target topics as seeds, use alphabet expansion, and get hundreds of long-tail keywords that real users search for. Export to CSV for your SEO workflow.

#### Content Planning

Discover what questions and topics people search for around your niche. Use the suggestions to plan blog posts, videos, and social media content that matches real search demand.

#### PPC Campaign Expansion

Find new keyword variations for Google Ads campaigns. Alphabet expansion reveals long-tail terms with lower competition and higher intent.

#### Competitor Analysis

Enter competitor brand names and product names to see what people search for about them — reviews, alternatives, comparisons, and complaints.

#### Market Research

Test product ideas by checking what autocomplete suggests. High-specificity suggestions indicate real market demand.

#### Multilingual Research

Use language and country parameters to discover keyword opportunities in international markets.

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### Rate Limiting & Performance

- Uses Google's public autocomplete endpoint — no API key required
- Polite concurrency (5 parallel requests) to avoid throttling
- Automatic retry with exponential backoff on transient errors
- **Base mode**: ~1 second per keyword
- **Alphabet expansion**: ~6 seconds per keyword (27 queries)
- **Full expansion**: ~8 seconds per keyword (37 queries)

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### Technical Details

- **Language**: Python 3.12
- **HTTP client**: httpx (async)
- **Apify SDK**: apify >= 2.0.0
- **API**: Google Autocomplete (public, no auth)
- **Docker base image**: apify/actor-python:3.12

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

One keyword per line. Each keyword will be sent to Google Autocomplete to get suggestions.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google interface language code (e.g., en, de, fr, es, pt, ja, zh).

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

Google country code for localized suggestions (e.g., us, gb, de, fr, in, br).

## `expand_mode` (type: `string`):

How to expand each seed keyword. 'none' = just the seed. 'alphabet' = append a-z. 'numbers' = append 0-9. 'full' = both a-z and 0-9.

## `max_suggestions` (type: `integer`):

Limit the number of suggestions per seed keyword. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "best python framework\nhow to learn javascript",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "expand_mode": "none",
  "max_suggestions": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped results stored in the default dataset

# 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 = {
    "keywords": `best python framework
how to learn javascript`
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions").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 = { "keywords": """best python framework
how to learn javascript""" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions").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 '{
  "keywords": "best python framework\\nhow to learn javascript"
}' |
apify call emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,emperor1978/google-keyword-suggestions"
        }
    }
}
```

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/cc3p2p0X7gM83NN3Z/builds/lG8EC2icFYvImgPbj/openapi.json