Google Trends Scraper — Trending Searches & Keyword Data (No API Key)

Google Trends has no official API. This actor pulls the data straight from the same public endpoints trends.google.com uses in your browser — no API key, no login, no cookies.

Two modes, combine them freely:

1. 📈 Trending Now (per country)

Today's trending searches for any country, each with its approximate search volume and the news articles driving it. Rock‑solid and token‑free — sweep dozens of countries in one run.

2. 🔑 Keyword Explore

For any list of keywords, get:

• Interest Over Time — the classic 0–100 popularity curve
• Related Queries — top + rising searches people also run
• Related Topics — top + rising associated topics
• Interest By Region — the geographic heat‑map breakdown

⚠️ Keyword mode hits Google's rate‑limited widget endpoints. Use the RESIDENTIAL proxy option for keyword mode. Trending Now works fine on the default datacenter proxy.

Example inputs

Trending searches across 5 countries:

{ "trendingNowGeos": ["US", "GB", "DE", "IN", "BR"] }

Keyword research (use residential proxy):

{
  "keywords": ["bitcoin", "chatgpt", "recession"],
  "timeframe": "today 12-m",
  "geo": "US",
  "includeRelatedQueries": true,
  "includeInterestByRegion": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}

Output samples

Trending Now:

{
  "geo": "US",
  "rank": 1,
  "query": "Champions League",
  "approxTraffic": "500000+",
  "pubDate": "Sun, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT",
  "newsArticles": [
    { "title": "…", "url": "https://…", "source": "ESPN", "picture": "https://…" }
  ],
  "newsCount": 3,
  "source": "trending-now"
}

Interest Over Time / Related Queries:

{ "keyword": "bitcoin", "geo": "US", "date": "Jul 14 – 20 2026", "value": 78, "source": "interest-over-time" }
{ "keyword": "bitcoin", "geo": "US", "relatedQuery": "bitcoin price", "type": "top", "value": 100, "source": "related-queries" }

Use cases

• SEO & content — find rising queries and seasonal demand before competitors.
• Market research — compare keyword demand across time and regions.
• News & trend monitoring — capture daily trending searches and the stories behind them.
• Finance / alt‑data — search interest as a leading signal.

Timeframe cheatsheet

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, or an explicit YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD range.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account or API key? No. It reads public endpoints.

Why do keyword runs sometimes return nothing? Google rate‑limits the widget endpoints (HTTP 429) from shared datacenter IPs. Switch the proxy to Residential and it works reliably. Trending Now is unaffected.

How many rows can I get? Trending Now returns ~20–25 per country — sweep many countries for volume. Keyword mode returns a full interest series (hundreds of points) plus up to ~50 related queries and ~50 related topics per keyword.

Is the trending data real‑time? Trending Now reflects the current day; Interest Over Time respects your timeframe.

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Not affiliated with Google. "Google Trends" is a trademark of Google LLC. This tool reads publicly available endpoints.