Google Trends Scraper

Get interest over time, interest by region and related queries (top and rising) from Google Trends for any list of keywords. One clean JSON item per keyword, ready to export to CSV, Excel, Google Sheets or your own pipeline through the Apify API.

Built for reliability. Google rate-limits Trends aggressively (HTTP 429). This Actor detects rate limits, switches to a fresh proxy IP, keeps the cookie Google hands out instead of throwing it away, and retries failed keywords once more at the end of the run. You only pay for keywords that were actually delivered.

What can it do?

• Interest over time (0–100) for any period from the past hour to 2004–present, or a custom date range
• Interest by region (countries, or sub-regions when you pick a country)
• Top and rising related queries, including "Breakout" terms
• Any Google Trends location (US, JP, GB, US-CA, …) or worldwide
• Run statistics (requests, rate limits, traffic, duration) saved with every run

How to use it

1. Click Try for free.
2. Enter one or more keywords in Search terms.
3. Optionally pick a Location and Time range.
4. Click Start and download the results in JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

A single keyword usually finishes in about 20–30 seconds; each additional keyword adds roughly 10 seconds.

Input example

{
  "searchTerms": ["bitcoin", "ethereum", "solana"],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}

Field	Description	Default
searchTerms	Keywords to look up. Each keyword becomes one result.	required
geo	Google Trends geo code (US, JP, US-CA, …). Empty = worldwide.	worldwide
timeRange	now 1-H, now 4-H, now 1-d, now 7-d, today 1-m, today 3-m, today 12-m, today 5-y, all	today 12-m
customTimeRange	YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD; overrides timeRange.	empty
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy settings. Residential proxy is strongly recommended: in our tests Google blocked datacenter IPs after sustained use.	Apify residential proxy
cookieMode	never (recommended), onRateLimit or always. Controls whether the ~130 KB Trends home page is loaded to get cookies.	never
stopAfterConsecutiveFailures	Stop early if this many keywords fail in a row (Google is blocking), instead of burning time. 0 = never.	5
retryFailedKeywords	Retry failed keywords once more on a fresh IP at the end of the run.	true
maxRetries	Retries per request after HTTP 429/5xx; each retry uses a new proxy IP.	3
delayBetweenKeywordsSecs	Pause between keywords.	3

Output example

{
  "searchTerm": "bitcoin",
  "geo": "WORLDWIDE",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "interestOverTime": [
    { "date": "Oct 12 – 18, 2025", "timestamp": 1760227200, "value": 60, "isPartial": false }
  ],
  "interestByRegion": [
    { "geoCode": "CH", "geoName": "Switzerland", "value": 100 }
  ],
  "relatedQueriesTop": [
    { "query": "bitcoin price", "value": 100, "formattedValue": "100" }
  ],
  "relatedQueriesRising": [
    { "query": "bitcoin etf", "value": 27050, "formattedValue": "Breakout" }
  ]
}

Field	Description
searchTerm	The keyword you asked for
geo	Geo code, or WORLDWIDE
timeRange	Google Trends time range used
interestOverTime	{date, timestamp, value, isPartial}; value is 0–100
interestByRegion	{geoCode, geoName, value} sorted by value
relatedQueriesTop	{query, value, formattedValue}
relatedQueriesRising	{query, value, formattedValue}; formattedValue can be Breakout

Run statistics (HTTP statuses, proxy sessions used, traffic, duration) are stored in the run's key-value store under RUN_STATS.

How much does it cost?

This Actor uses pay per result: you are charged one event for every keyword delivered to the dataset. Keywords that fail are not charged. Platform usage (compute, proxy) is included in the price.

$2.50 per 1,000 results ($0.0025 per keyword).

Keywords	Cost
100	$0.25
1,000	$2.50
10,000	$25.00

You can set a maximum total charge for a run; the Actor stops cleanly when the limit is reached.

Limitations

• Values are scaled 0–100 per keyword (each keyword is fetched separately), so they are not directly comparable across keywords the way Google's multi-keyword compare view is.
• Keywords are processed one after another to stay under Google's rate limits. Very large lists (thousands of keywords) are better split into several runs.
• Google Trends occasionally rate-limits even fresh IPs. The Actor retries automatically; with the default settings it delivered 90 out of 90 keywords in our test runs (October 2026); anything still failing is listed in RUN_STATS.keywordResults and is not charged.
• Categories, Google Shopping / YouTube / News search types and "trending now" are not supported yet.

FAQ

Can I use it through the API or with integrations? Yes. Like every Apify Actor, you can start it through the Apify API, schedule it, and connect it to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack and more.

Why did a keyword fail? Usually because Google kept rate-limiting it. Run it again later; failed keywords cost nothing.

Is scraping Google Trends legal? This Actor only reads publicly visible, aggregated data through the same endpoints the Google Trends website uses. It does not collect personal data. You are responsible for making sure your use complies with Google's terms and applicable law.

Disclaimer

This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google.