# US trending searches with the news behind them

**Use case:** 

Returns the searches trending in the United States on Google right now together with the news stories Google links to each one: headline, publisher and link. Useful for newsrooms and content teams that want to know why a term is trending, not only that it is.

## Input

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "subdivisions": [
    "US-CA",
    "US-NY"
  ],
  "allCountries": false,
  "includeNews": true,
  "minTraffic": 1000,
  "includeKeywords": [
    "football",
    "election"
  ],
  "excludeKeywords": [
    "lottery"
  ],
  "matchNewsHeadlines": true,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "forgetAfterHours": 24,
  "historyDatasetName": "uk-trends-history",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Trending search",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "newsCount": {
    "label": "Stories",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "newsItems": {
    "label": "News items",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Trends Trending Now Scraper & API: 125 Countries Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "US trending searches with the news behind them". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/yfPJdeasg8NnYs2Kf) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "US trending searches with the news behind them" task

The Google Trends Trending Now Scraper & API: 125 Countries Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like countries, regions (optional), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "US trending searches with the news behind them" 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 trending search, country, stories, 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 "US trending searches with the news behind them" task via API](https://apify.com/localwire/google-trends-trending-now.md).

## FAQ

### What does the "US trending searches with the news behind them" task return?

The "US trending searches with the news behind them" task returns one record per trending search: keyword, country, the number of news stories and the stories themselves (headline, publisher, link).

### How many news stories come with each US trending search?

The US trending searches task returns up to 3 news stories per trend, each with its headline, publisher and link, as published in Google's feed.

### How do I run the "US trending searches with the news behind them" task on a schedule or from code?

Copy the "US trending searches with the news behind them" task to your Apify account, then add a schedule in Apify Console or start it with the Run task API endpoint. Results download as JSON, CSV or Excel.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends Trending Now Scraper & API: 125 Countries](https://apify.com/localwire/google-trends-trending-now.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/localwire/google-trends-trending-now.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/localwire/google-trends-trending-now.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`).