# Compare More Than 5 Google Trends Terms on One Scale

**Use case:** 

Compare eight drinks in Google Trends on one common 0-100 scale. Google Trends allows only 5 terms per comparison; this example uses an anchor term to rescale every batch, so all terms can be compared directly in the valueComparable field. Change the terms, country and time range to compare your own keywords, brands or products.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "explore",
  "searchTerms": [
    "coffee",
    "tea",
    "beer",
    "wine",
    "water",
    "juice",
    "soda",
    "kombucha"
  ],
  "compare": true,
  "anchorTerm": "coffee",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "timezone": "UTC",
  "category": 0,
  "property": "",
  "includeInterestOverTime": true,
  "includeInterestByRegion": false,
  "includeRelatedQueries": false,
  "trendingHours": "24",
  "trendingCategory": "0",
  "trendingActiveOnly": false,
  "maxTrendingSearches": 50,
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxRetries": 8,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search term"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Timestamp"
  },
  "value": {
    "label": "Value"
  },
  "valueComparable": {
    "label": "Value comparable"
  },
  "granularity": {
    "label": "Granularity"
  },
  "isPartial": {
    "label": "Is partial"
  },
  "geo": {
    "label": "Geo"
  },
  "timeRange": {
    "label": "Time range"
  },
  "anchorTerm": {
    "label": "Anchor term"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category"
  },
  "categoryName": {
    "label": "Category name"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Trends API: Interest, Related & Trending Now Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare More Than 5 Google Trends Terms on One Scale". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/nbnKRRXTo5jgBjc9R) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare More Than 5 Google Trends Terms on One Scale" task

The Google Trends API: Interest, Related & Trending Now Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, search terms, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare More Than 5 Google Trends Terms on One Scale" 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 search term, date, timestamp, 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 "Compare More Than 5 Google Trends Terms on One Scale" task via API](https://apify.com/ocius-data/google-trends-reliable.md).

## FAQ

### Why can Google Trends compare only 5 terms?

Each Google Trends request is scaled to its own 0-100 range and accepts at most 5 terms. This example repeats an anchor term in every batch and rescales the batches to one shared scale.

### How much does this example cost?

You pay per search term that returns data, with all data types included. Terms without data and failed terms are free. See the Pricing tab for current prices.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends API: Interest, Related & Trending Now](https://apify.com/ocius-data/google-trends-reliable.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/ocius-data/google-trends-reliable.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/ocius-data/google-trends-reliable.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`).