# Google Autocomplete Keyword Ideas (`hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords`) Actor

Turn seed keywords into hundreds of real Google Autocomplete suggestions with A-Z and question-based expansion. A fast, affordable keyword-research tool for SEO, content ideas, and PPC - discover long-tail keywords real users are searching.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Hichem Ben Moussa](https://apify.com/hichemdev) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Autocomplete Keyword Ideas 🔍

**Turn a few seed keywords into hundreds of real keyword ideas** straight from Google Autocomplete — the same suggestions real users see. Includes A-Z and question-word expansion (an AnswerThePublic-style workflow) for deep long-tail keyword discovery. A fast, affordable alternative to expensive keyword tools.

### ⚙️ What it does

- **`suggest`** — raw Google Autocomplete for each seed.
- **`expand`** — appends every letter `a-z` and question words (`what`, `why`, `how`, `best`, `vs`, `near me`…) to uncover long-tail keywords, then de-duplicates.

### 🎯 Use cases

- **SEO specialists** — discover long-tail keywords and content gaps to target.
- **Content marketers & bloggers** — generate topic and question ideas at scale.
- **PPC managers** — expand ad keyword lists and find negative keywords.
- **Affiliate & niche-site builders** — validate demand around a niche fast.
- **Product & market research** — see what people actually search around a term.

### 📥 Input

- `keywords` — seed terms.
- `mode` — `suggest` or `expand`.
- `language` (`hl`) / `country` (`gl`) — localize results.
- `includeAlphabet` / `includeQuestions` — expansion toggles.
- `maxPerSeed` — cap ideas per seed.

### 📤 Output

```json
{
  "seed": "web scraping",
  "keyword": "web scraping python tutorial",
  "source": "q:how",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us"
}
````

### 🔌 Integrations & scheduling

- **Schedule** recurring keyword pulls to track how suggestions change over time.
- Export to **CSV, Excel, JSON, or Google Sheets**, or pull via the Apify API.
- Drop the keyword list straight into your SEO or content workflow.

### ❓ FAQ

**Are these real search suggestions?** Yes — they come directly from Google's public autocomplete endpoint, localized by language and country.

**How many keywords will I get?** With `expand` mode, a single seed typically yields dozens to a few hundred unique long-tail ideas.

**Do I need a proxy?** Not for normal use. For very high volume, a proxy (roadmap) helps avoid rate limiting.

**How is it priced?** Pay per result — per keyword idea returned. No subscription.

### 🗺️ Roadmap

- People Also Ask & related-searches expansion
- Optional search-volume estimates
- Proxy support for large batches
- Grouping ideas by search intent

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One or more seed terms to expand into keyword ideas.

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

"suggest" returns raw autocomplete for each seed. "expand" also appends A-Z letters and question words to discover many more keyword ideas.

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

Two-letter language code, e.g. en, es, fr, de.

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

Two-letter country code, e.g. us, gb, in.

## `includeAlphabet` (type: `boolean`):

Append each letter a-z to the seed (expand mode).

## `includeQuestions` (type: `boolean`):

Add what/why/how/best/vs etc. (expand mode).

## `maxPerSeed` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of keyword ideas to return per seed term.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "web scraping"
  ],
  "mode": "expand",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "includeAlphabet": true,
  "includeQuestions": true,
  "maxPerSeed": 300
}
```

# 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": [
        "web scraping"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords").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": ["web scraping"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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": [
    "web scraping"
  ]
}' |
apify call hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hichemdev/google-autocomplete-keywords",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

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                "tags": [
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    "components": {
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                        "description": "One or more seed terms to expand into keyword ideas.",
                        "items": {
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                        }
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                        "enum": [
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                        "description": "\"suggest\" returns raw autocomplete for each seed. \"expand\" also appends A-Z letters and question words to discover many more keyword ideas.",
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                    },
                    "language": {
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                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Two-letter language code, e.g. en, es, fr, de.",
                        "default": "en"
                    },
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                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Two-letter country code, e.g. us, gb, in.",
                        "default": "us"
                    },
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                        "description": "Maximum number of keyword ideas to return per seed term.",
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}
```