# Compare Google Trends interest over time for keywords

**Use case:** 

Get Google Trends interest over time, by region and related queries for your keywords, or compare up to 5 keywords on one timeline. This example compares air fryer and standing desk.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "air fryer",
    "standing desk"
  ],
  "mode": "report",
  "country": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "searchType": "web",
  "language": "en"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Keyword"
  },
  "averageInterest": {
    "label": "Average interest",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "latestInterest": {
    "label": "Latest",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "trendChangePct": {
    "label": "Trend %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "peakInterestDate": {
    "label": "Peak",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "comparedWith": {
    "label": "Compared with"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country"
  },
  "timeRange": {
    "label": "Range"
  },
  "googleTrendsUrl": {
    "label": "Check on Google",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "note": {
    "label": "Note"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Trends API (interest over time, regions, related) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare Google Trends interest over time for keywords". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/q7fB6SFySgQ9xM7en) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare Google Trends interest over time for keywords" task

The Google Trends API (interest over time, regions, related) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like keywords, mode, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare Google Trends interest over time for keywords" 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 keyword, average interest, latest, 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 Google Trends interest over time for keywords" task via API](https://apify.com/psypherz/google-trends-api.md).

## FAQ

### How many keywords can the Google Trends comparison task compare?

The Google Trends comparison task compares up to 5 keywords on one timeline per request, the same limit Google Trends uses.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends API (interest over time, regions, related)](https://apify.com/psypherz/google-trends-api.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/psypherz/google-trends-api.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/psypherz/google-trends-api.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`).