# Google Trends Scraper (reliable, auto-retry) (`integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Trends for many keywords at once: interest over time, interest by region and related queries, any country and time range. Auto-retries rate limits on fresh residential IPs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Bluefield Data](https://apify.com/integrative_cafe_8pc) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 keyword 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/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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 Trends Scraper

Get Google Trends data for many keywords in one run: **interest over time**, **interest by region** and **related queries** (top and rising), for any country, region and time range.

### Why this one

- **Runs finish.** When Google rate-limits a request, the scraper opens a fresh session on a new residential IP and retries with growing waits. In our tests, 20 out of 20 keywords came back complete.
- **One row per keyword** with every widget inside, ready for a spreadsheet or a dashboard.
- **Nothing is lost.** If a keyword still fails, it comes back in the dataset with the reason, so you know exactly what to rerun.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | Keywords or topics, one per line |
| `geo` | Country or region code (US, BR, GB, BR-SP). Empty means worldwide |
| `timeRange` | From past hour to since 2004, or a custom range like `2024-01-01 2024-12-31` |
| `include` | Which widgets to return |
| `category`, `searchProperty` | Google Trends category and search type (web, images, news, Shopping, YouTube) |

### Output

```json
{
  "keyword": "black friday",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "interestOverTime": [{"date": "Nov 24, 2025", "timestamp": 1763942400, "value": 100, "isPartial": false}],
  "interestByRegion": [{"geoCode": "US-NY", "geoName": "New York", "value": 87}],
  "relatedQueries": {"top": [{"query": "black friday deals", "value": 100}], "rising": [{"query": "black friday 2026", "value": 5000, "formattedValue": "Breakout"}]}
}
```

### Pricing

You pay per keyword returned. Failed keywords are free.

### Notes

Values are Google's relative interest index (0 to 100), not absolute search volume. Related topics are returned only when Google provides them.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

One keyword or topic per line. Each one is fetched on its own.

## `geo` (type: `string`):

ISO code like US, BR, GB or a region like BR-SP. Empty means worldwide.

## `timeRange` (type: `string`):

Period to analyze.

## `customTimeRange` (type: `string`):

Overrides the time range. Format: 2024-01-01 2024-12-31

## `include` (type: `array`):

Which Google Trends widgets to return. Related topics are returned only when Google provides them.

## `category` (type: `integer`):

Google Trends category. 0 means all categories.

## `searchProperty` (type: `string`):

Which Google search to measure.

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

Interface language for labels, like en-US or pt-BR.

## `timezoneOffset` (type: `integer`):

Minutes from UTC, like 180 for Brazil.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Apify Proxy is recommended to avoid rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "pix",
    "black friday"
  ],
  "geo": "",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "include": [
    "interestOverTime",
    "interestByRegion",
    "relatedQueries"
  ],
  "category": 0,
  "searchProperty": "",
  "language": "en-US",
  "timezoneOffset": 0,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "pix",
        "black friday"
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper").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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "pix",
        "black friday",
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper").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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "pix",
    "black friday"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,integrative_cafe_8pc/google-trends-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/reJcsF80BSEY7K3zD/builds/rsXy0mVIWFp2B4RO0/openapi.json