Google Trends Scraper — Trending Searches & Interest Over Time

What does Google Trends Scraper do?

Google Trends Scraper extracts data from Google Trends — interest over time, related queries, related topics, and regional interest breakdowns for any keyword or comparison set.

This Actor runs on the Apify platform. Use it for market research, content strategy, trend forecasting, or competitive intelligence powered by real search demand data.

Why use Google Trends Scraper?

• No Google API key — no Trends API subscription needed
• Interest over time — weekly or daily trend data for any time range
• Related queries — discover rising and top related search terms
• Regional breakdown — see where keywords are trending geographically
• Multi-keyword comparison — compare up to 5 terms in one query

How to use Google Trends Scraper

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free
2. Enter keywords in the keywords field
3. Set time range, geography, and category filters
4. Click Start — trend data appears in the Output tab
5. Download as JSON or CSV for analysis

Input

{
  "keywords": ["ChatGPT", "Gemini AI", "Claude AI"],
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "geo": "US",
  "category": 0
}

Field	Type	Description	Default
keywords	array	Keywords to research (max 5)	required
timeRange	string	Time range (e.g., today 12-m, today 5-y)	today 12-m
geo	string	Country code (empty = worldwide)	""
category	integer	Google Trends category ID	0 (all)

Output

{
  "keyword": "ChatGPT",
  "interestOverTime": [
    { "date": "2024-01-07", "value": 78 },
    { "date": "2024-01-14", "value": 85 }
  ],
  "relatedQueries": {
    "top": [
      { "query": "chatgpt login", "value": 100 },
      { "query": "chatgpt plus", "value": 65 }
    ],
    "rising": [
      { "query": "chatgpt api", "value": 5000 }
    ]
  },
  "interestByRegion": [
    { "geoName": "California", "value": 100 }
  ]
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
keyword	string	The tracked keyword
interestOverTime	array	Weekly interest values (0–100)
relatedQueries.top	array	Top related search queries
relatedQueries.rising	array	Breakout/rising related queries
interestByRegion	array	Interest score by country or region

Cost

Volume	Estimated cost
10 keyword reports	~$0.05–$0.25
100 keyword reports	~$0.50–$2.50

Tips

• Compare up to 5 keywords in one query to see relative search interest side by side
• Use timeRange: "today 5-y" for long-term trend analysis
• Schedule monthly runs to track trend evolution and spot seasonal patterns

FAQ

What does a value of 100 mean in interest over time? 100 represents peak popularity. All other values are relative to that peak.

Is this Actor maintained? Yes. Report bugs or feature requests in the Issues tab.

Need help or have questions? Open an issue in the Issues tab or reach out on Discord: maged03211