# pytrends alternative: Google Trends data as JSON

**Use case:** 

Get interest over time, interest by region and top and rising related queries from Google Trends in one run, without keeping pytrends working yourself. This example compares bitcoin and ethereum in the US over 5 years. When Google rate limits, the scraper retries on a fresh residential IP, and a comparison that still fails is free. $1 per 1,000 comparisons.

## Input

```json
{
  "comparisons": [
    "bitcoin, ethereum"
  ],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 5-y",
  "category": 0,
  "property": "web",
  "includeInterestByRegion": true,
  "includeRelatedQueries": true,
  "regionResolution": "default",
  "moreThanFiveKeywords": false,
  "researchMaxRelated": 10,
  "researchRelatedType": "both",
  "trendingCountries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "trendingHours": "24",
  "trendingActiveOnly": false,
  "trendingMaxItems": 50,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "useProxy": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "keywords": {
    "label": "Keywords",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Keyword"
  },
  "researchKeyword": {
    "label": "Research keyword"
  },
  "geo": {
    "label": "Geo"
  },
  "timeRange": {
    "label": "Time range"
  },
  "property": {
    "label": "Property"
  },
  "summary": {
    "label": "Summary"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query"
  },
  "growthPercent": {
    "label": "Growth %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "searchVolume": {
    "label": "Searches",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "categories": {
    "label": "Categories",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "exploreUrl": {
    "label": "Explore URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Note"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Google Trends Scraper: Related Queries & Trending Searches Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "pytrends alternative: Google Trends data as JSON". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iTuqVxXPjyAqfIcOd) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "pytrends alternative: Google Trends data as JSON" task

The Google Trends Scraper: Related Queries & Trending Searches Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like keyword comparisons, location, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "pytrends alternative: Google Trends data as JSON" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as type, status, keywords, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "pytrends alternative: Google Trends data as JSON" task via API](https://apify.com/heyitsgautham/google-trends-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends Scraper: Related Queries & Trending Searches](https://apify.com/heyitsgautham/google-trends-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/heyitsgautham/google-trends-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/heyitsgautham/google-trends-scraper.md

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`).