Google Autocomplete Scraper - Long-Tail Keywords & Question Ideas

Scrape Google Autocomplete suggestions in bulk and turn a few seed keywords into hundreds of long-tail keywords, questions, comparisons, and modifiers that people actually type into Google. No API key, no proxy needed for normal volumes. $1.00 per 1,000 suggestions.

Real output from a default run of Google Autocomplete Scraper in Apify Console.

What can this Google Autocomplete scraper do?

• Expand seed keywords into Google search suggestions for any country (geo) and language.
• Five expansion strategies you can mix:
  • questions - how, what, why, when, where, who, which, can, is, does, should...
  • prepositions - for, with, without, near, like, to, app, tool, software, alternative, examples, tutorial
  • alphabet - "seed a" ... "seed z" (alphabet soup)
  • numbers - "seed 0" ... "seed 9" (models, years, lists)
  • comparisons - vs, or, versus, compared to (competitor discovery)
• Deduplicate across the whole run so every suggestion appears once.
• Tag every suggestion with its seed, the query that surfaced it, the modifier, and its position in the dropdown.
• Bulk input - paste seeds one per line or comma-separated.
• Ready-to-paste outputs - a flat KEYWORDS list and KEYWORDS_BY_TYPE grouping in the key-value store.

What data can I extract?

One dataset row per suggestion:

Field	Description
seed	The seed keyword you entered
query	The expanded query sent to Google Autocomplete
suggestion	The autocomplete suggestion (your long-tail keyword)
modifier	The modifier added to the seed, such as how or vs
modifierType	seed, questions, prepositions, alphabet, numbers, or comparisons
position	Position of the suggestion in Google's dropdown
geo, language	Country and language used
source, fetchedAt	Data source and timestamp

The key-value store adds SUMMARY (queries sent, total and unique suggestions, top seeds), KEYWORDS, KEYWORDS_BY_TYPE, and ERRORS.

How much does it cost?

Pay-per-event: $0.001 per suggestion row ($1.00 per 1,000), plus a tiny Actor-start fee. Turn on dedupe (default) so you only pay once per unique keyword, and use maxSuggestionsPerQuery and fewer expansion strategies to control volume. Example: one seed with questions + comparisons usually produces well under 200 unique suggestions. Check the Pricing tab for current rates.

How to scrape Google Autocomplete keywords

1. Enter one or more seed keywords.
2. Pick expansion strategies (questions, prepositions, and alphabet are on by default).
3. Set the country and language.
4. Click Start and export results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or straight to Google Sheets.

Input example

{
  "keywords": ["ai seo tools", "standing desk"],
  "expansions": ["questions", "comparisons", "alphabet"],
  "geo": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "maxSuggestionsPerQuery": 10,
  "dedupe": true
}

Output example

{
  "seed": "standing desk",
  "query": "standing desk vs",
  "suggestion": "standing desk vs desk converter",
  "modifier": "vs",
  "modifierType": "comparisons",
  "position": 1,
  "geo": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "source": "google-autocomplete",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-25T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Illustrative output shape.

Use cases

• Long-tail SEO keyword research - build topic clusters from real search phrasing.
• FAQ and content briefs - collect question keywords for H2s and FAQ sections.
• PPC - discover ad-group phrasings and negative keywords.
• Competitor discovery - "brand vs" and "brand alternative" suggestions show who buyers compare you with.
• Local SEO - "near" modifiers and country targeting reveal local intent.
• Ecommerce - product modifiers, sizes, and model numbers via numbers and alphabet.

Integrations and API

Use the Apify API, schedules, webhooks, Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, or the Apify MCP server for AI agents.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("groupoject/google-autocomplete-scraper").call(run_input={
    "keywords": ["ai seo tools"],
    "expansions": ["questions", "comparisons"],
})
keywords = {row["suggestion"] for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items()}
print(len(keywords), "unique long-tail keywords")

FAQ

Do I need a Google API key? No. The default http mode uses Google's public suggest endpoint. A serpapi mode is available if you prefer your own SerpApi account.

Does it return search volume? No. Autocomplete shows what people type, not how often. Pair the output with a search-volume tool, or with the Google Trends Scraper to check direction of interest.

I'm getting rate limited. Lower maxConcurrency, raise requestDelayMs, or enable Apify Proxy.

Is it legal? Autocomplete suggestions are public. Use the data in line with applicable law and Google's terms.

Related Actors

• Google Trends Scraper - interest over time, rising queries, breakouts.
• Google AI Overview Tracker - see which of your keywords trigger AI Overviews and who gets cited.