Google Trends Scraper — Hosted Apify Actor

Hosted google trends scraper that returns structured JSON without the captcha-solving, proxy-rotation, and site-update maintenance you'd otherwise own. Run it from the Apify Store with one click, or call it from your own service via the Apify API. Pay only for what you scrape — no monthly subscription.

What you get

• Structured JSON output — every google trends scraper run returns clean, parseable records ready for analytics or downstream pipelines.
• Hosted on Apify — no servers, no proxies, no anti-bot maintenance. Click Run.
• Pay only for what you scrape — pricing scales with usage; no monthly subscription minimum.
• Multi-country support — pass a country / geo parameter to localize results across 50+ regions.
• Multi-language support — set the language field to receive native-locale results.
• Built-in proxy rotation — IP blocks, captchas, and rate limits are handled for you.

Why use this google trends scraper instead of open-source GitHub libraries

open-source GitHub libraries is a great tool, but it has trade-offs that this Apify Actor avoids:

• No subscription lock-in. open-source GitHub libraries typically requires a monthly contract starting at $99-$449/month. This Actor charges per run — you can spend $5 on a one-off competitive audit and walk away.
• Direct dataset access. Instead of clicking through a dashboard UI to copy data, you get a machine-readable JSON dataset on every run. Pipe it straight into BigQuery, Snowflake, or your warehouse.
• Hosted scraping infrastructure. Apify handles proxy rotation, captcha solving, and retries — so you get the same data open-source GitHub libraries returns, without paying for their reporting layer you may not need.
• No per-seat pricing. Anyone on your team can call the Actor's API; pricing is based on usage, not seats.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
keywords	array	required	Search terms to pull trends for (e.g. 'pizza', 'AI', 'dogecoin').
geo	string	US	Two-letter country code (US, GB, NL, DE…). Leave blank for worldwide.
hl	string	en-US	Language code (en-US, nl-NL, de-DE…).
timeframe	string	today 12-m	pytrends format: 'today 12-m', 'today 5-y', 'now 7-d', or 'YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM-DD'.
include_related_queries	boolean	True	Top + rising related search terms.
include_related_topics	boolean	True	Top + rising related topics (entities).
include_regional_interest	boolean	False	Interest by country/region (slower).
use_cookies	boolean	True	Recommended. Pulls a rotating session from the cookie pool for each widget call to bypass rate limits.
use_proxy	boolean	False	Default OFF. Direct connection works for most widgets; the IPv6 proxy can hurt success rates on Trends.
use_residential_proxy	boolean	False	Opt-in. Higher reliability for the related_topics widget which is consistently rate-limited from datacenter…

Output

Every run pushes results to the Apify dataset as JSON records. Each record contains the structured fields surfaced by the google trends scraper — fields, IDs, timestamps, and any nested objects. You can:

• Download the dataset as JSON, JSONL, CSV, or Excel from the Apify console
• Stream results via the Apify API for use in your own application
• Pipe results to webhooks, S3, BigQuery, or any of Apify's 30+ integrations
• Diff today's run against yesterday's to detect changes (new entries, removed entries, modified fields)

Use cases for the google trends scraper

Content planning

Use google trends scraper data to choose blog topics rising in interest before competitors notice — write the article while volume is still climbing.

Product launch timing

Cross-reference google trends scraper with your launch calendar — push launches into rising-interest windows for free organic boost.

Investor research

Spot regional shifts in google trends scraper interest as early signal of market opportunity or saturation.

SEO content briefs

Anchor your editorial calendar on the google trends scraper terms with sustained 3-month rising lines.

FAQ

Is this google trends scraper free?

The Actor itself is hosted on Apify with pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you actually scrape. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. The first few runs typically cost less than a coffee. For long-running daily jobs, your monthly bill scales with the volume of data you pull.

How does this google trends scraper compare to existing tools?

Compared to open-source GitHub libraries, this Actor returns the same structured data without the monthly subscription or per-seat pricing. You pay per run, not per month — which is dramatically cheaper for most teams that need data in bulk but don't need a dashboard UI.

What input does the google trends scraper accept?

The full input schema is rendered as a form on the Apify Store page — you can run a job by filling out a few fields with no code. The schema also accepts raw JSON if you're calling the Actor via the Apify API from your own service. See the Input section above for the field list.

How accurate is the google trends scraper data?

The Actor scrapes data directly from the source, so accuracy matches what a human user would see on the page. There's no third-party cache or middleware — every run returns the live state. If the upstream site throttles requests, the Actor handles retries and proxy rotation transparently and surfaces a structured error in the dataset's errors field rather than failing silently.

Can I run this google trends scraper on a schedule?

Yes — Apify has built-in scheduling. You can set the Actor to run hourly, daily, or weekly, and pipe results to webhooks, S3, or your data warehouse via the Apify integrations. Most teams schedule the google trends scraper as a daily task and incrementally diff against the previous run to detect changes.

Pricing

This google trends scraper uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing — every successful record costs a small fixed amount, so your bill scales linearly with usage. There's no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. See the Apify Store page for the current per-event price; expect typical workloads to cost a few dollars per run.