# Google Trends Scraper — Interest, Related & Trending Now (`neronbaez/google-trends-scraper`) Actor

Reliable Google Trends API: interest over time (compare up to 5 keywords), interest by country/region, related queries and topics (top + rising), and daily trending searches with news. Auto-retries with IP rotation.

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

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 keyword reports

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.
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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

### What does Google Trends Scraper do?

It gets **Google Trends data through a reliable API**, without the 429 errors you hit with pytrends or with scrapers that fail:

- 📈 **Interest over time**: compare up to 5 keywords on the same 0-100 scale, with average, peak and latest value already calculated
- 🗺️ **Interest by region**: by country, state or region
- 🔍 **Related queries**: top and **rising** (breakout keywords for SEO and content)
- 🔥 **Trending now**: today's trending searches per country, with traffic estimate and related news articles

It works for web, YouTube, News, Image and Shopping search, any country and any time range from the past hour to 2004. **Automatic retries with IP rotation** keep runs from failing when Google rate-limits.

### Use cases

- **SEO & content**: find rising keywords before your competitors
- **Market research**: compare brands, products or topics over time and by region
- **Investing & e-commerce**: spot demand trends early
- **AI agents & dashboards**: clean JSON with precomputed stats, ready for LLMs

### Pricing

| Result | Price |
|---|---|
| Keyword report (timeline, regions or related queries for one keyword) | $0.003 |
| Trending now search | $0.001 |

🆓 **On Apify's Free plan you can try it practically free** (about $0.01 per 1,000 results). The prices above apply to paid plans.

For example, 3 keywords with all reports cost about **$0.03**.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["chatgpt", "claude", "gemini"],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeframe": "past_12_months",
  "trendingNowCountries": ["US", "GB"]
}
```

### Output examples

**Interest over time**

```json
{
  "type": "interestOverTime",
  "keyword": "chatgpt",
  "comparedWith": [
    "claude",
    "gemini"
  ],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeframe": "today 12-m",
  "average": 77.4,
  "peak": 100,
  "latest": 83,
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-12T00:00:00+00:00",
      "value": 93,
      "isPartial": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-19T00:00:00+00:00",
      "value": 100,
      "isPartial": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-26T00:00:00+00:00",
      "value": 99,
      "isPartial": false
    }
  ]
}
```

**Interest by region**

```json
{
  "type": "interestByRegion",
  "keyword": "chatgpt",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeframe": "today 12-m",
  "resolution": "REGION",
  "regions": [
    {
      "name": "Mississippi",
      "code": "US-MS",
      "value": 75
    },
    {
      "name": "North Dakota",
      "code": "US-ND",
      "value": 75
    },
    {
      "name": "South Dakota",
      "code": "US-SD",
      "value": 71
    }
  ]
}
```

**Related queries**

```json
{
  "type": "relatedQueries",
  "keyword": "chatgpt",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeframe": "today 12-m",
  "top": [
    {
      "query": "what is chatgpt",
      "value": 100,
      "formattedValue": "100"
    },
    {
      "query": "chatgpt ai",
      "value": 95,
      "formattedValue": "95"
    },
    {
      "query": "openai chatgpt",
      "value": 73,
      "formattedValue": "73"
    }
  ],
  "rising": [
    {
      "query": "chatgpt caricature",
      "value": 3300,
      "formattedValue": "+3,300%"
    },
    {
      "query": "how to use chatgpt effectively",
      "value": 2000,
      "formattedValue": "+2,000%"
    },
    {
      "query": "sam altman chatgpt water usage",
      "value": 1850,
      "formattedValue": "+1,850%"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Trending now**

```json
{
  "type": "trendingNow",
  "geo": "US",
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "tommy paul",
  "approxTraffic": "100+",
  "startedAt": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:10:00 -0700",
  "picture": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2xOmTxgmr-XSgarWE8As0EJ2mA-v5dt9FUZOYEYMuc-IffxXuF0H91-cDaCU",
  "news": [
    {
      "title": "How to watch the men’s Rolex Shanghai Masters: Streaming options for the Quarterfinal",
      "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7691177/2026/10/14/mens-rolex-shanghai-masters-stream-how-to-watch-october-16/",
      "source": "The New York Times"
    },
    {
      "title": "ATP Shanghai Quarterfinal Predictions Including Daniil Medvedev vs Tommy Paul",
      "url": "https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2026/10/15/atp-shanghai-quarterfinal-predictions-medvedev-paul/",
      "source": "Last Word On Sports"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tommy Paul shares the ‘game plan’ he plans to use to beat Daniil Medvedev in Shanghai",
      "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tommy-paul-shares-game-plan-070000312.html",
      "source": "Yahoo Sports"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Tips

- Keywords in the same group of 5 share one scale. Turn off **Compare keywords together** to get each keyword on its own 0-100 scale.
- **Rising** related queries with `"formattedValue": "Breakout"` grew more than 5,000%.
- Use **Custom time range** like `2024-01-01 2024-12-31` for exact periods.

### Is it legal?

Google Trends is public, aggregated and anonymous data. No personal data is collected.

### Feedback

Open an issue in the **Issues** tab. Requests usually ship within a few days.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search terms. Up to 5 are compared together on the same 0-100 scale.

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

Two-letter country code (US, GB, BR...), region (US-CA) or empty for worldwide.

## `timeframe` (type: `string`):

Time range.

## `customTimeframe` (type: `string`):

Optional, overrides Time range. Format: '2024-01-01 2024-12-31'.

## `sections` (type: `array`):

Which reports to get for each keyword.

## `compareKeywords` (type: `boolean`):

On: keywords are compared in groups of 5 on a shared scale. Off: each keyword gets its own 0-100 scale.

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

Google Trends category ID (0 = all).

## `property` (type: `string`):

Which Google property.

## `trendingNowCountries` (type: `array`):

Get today's trending searches with traffic and news for these country codes, e.g. US, GB, IN.

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

Interface language for topic names.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Recommended. The scraper rotates IPs when Google rate-limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "chatgpt",
    "claude",
    "gemini"
  ],
  "geo": "",
  "timeframe": "past_12_months",
  "sections": [
    "interestOverTime",
    "interestByRegion",
    "relatedQueries",
    "relatedTopics"
  ],
  "compareKeywords": true,
  "category": 0,
  "property": "",
  "language": "en-US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All scraped items as JSON. Add ?format=csv or ?format=xlsx for other formats.

## `overview` (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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "chatgpt",
        "claude",
        "gemini"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("neronbaez/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 = { "keywords": [
        "chatgpt",
        "claude",
        "gemini",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("neronbaez/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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "chatgpt",
    "claude",
    "gemini"
  ]
}' |
apify call neronbaez/google-trends-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,neronbaez/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/u3kHbJ8hyxN1tpHSr/builds/bRd0d1YVP6zCwy7v2/openapi.json