Google Autocomplete Scraper — Suggestions

What does Google Autocomplete Scraper do?

Scrape Google's autocomplete / suggestions endpoint at scale — up to 10 suggestions per seed, enriched with Knowledge Graph entity_name and thumbnail when Google surfaces them. Perfect for SEO long-tail keyword discovery.

Why use Google Autocomplete Scraper?

• Bulk seeds. Paste many seeds — each runs one autocomplete call.
• Alphabet expand. Fan each seed into 36 child queries (seed a, seed b, …) — up to 360 long-tail ideas per seed.
• Knowledge Graph enrichment. Suggestions for companies / people / movies / stocks carry entity_name + thumbnail.
• 200+ country domains. Local-market long-tail discovery with gl.
• Dirt cheap. $0.50 / 1k calls.

What data can Google Autocomplete Scraper extract?

Field	Type	Description
seed	string	Input query that produced this suggestion
query	string	Actual query sent to Google (= seed unless alphabet-expanded)
value	string	Suggestion text
entity_name	string	Knowledge Graph entity name (when surfaced)
thumbnail	string	KG thumbnail URL (when surfaced)
position	number	Rank within the seed's suggestion list

How to scrape Google Autocomplete

1. Click Try for free.
2. Paste one or many seed queries into Seed queries (one per line).
3. Optional: toggle alphabet_expand for 36× fan-out per seed.
4. Set gl / hl for the country + language.
5. Click Start — suggestions stream into the dataset, tagged with source seed.

How much will it cost?

$0.0005 per call (≈ $0.50 per 1,000 calls). Without alphabet_expand: 1 seed = 1 call. With it: 1 seed = 36 calls. Budget accordingly — 100 seeds × alphabet_expand = 3,600 calls ≈ $1.80.

Competitor benchmark

Actor	Author	Price	Notes
apify/google-search-scraper	Apify	~$3.50 / 1k pages	Autocomplete not natively supported
Keyword-research SaaS (Ahrefs, Semrush)	—	$99-$449 /mo subscription	Subscription model
scrape-badger/google-autocomplete-scraper	ScrapeBadger	$0.50 / 1k calls	Pay-per-use, KG enrichment

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab above, or pass a JSON object matching the fields below when calling the Actor via the Apify API.

Field	Required	Description
seeds	✅	One seed per line, or comma-separated.
alphabet_expand	—	Fan each seed into 36 child queries (default false).
gl	—	Country code (default us).
hl	—	Language code (default en).

Output

Every successful run streams records into the run's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML from the Dataset tab; consume programmatically via the Apify API or webhooks.

Example record:

[
  {
    "seed": "apple",
    "query": "apple",
    "value": "apple stock",
    "position": 1
  },
  {
    "seed": "apple",
    "query": "apple",
    "value": "apple store",
    "entity_name": "Apple Inc.",
    "thumbnail": "https://\u2026",
    "position": 2
  },
  {
    "seed": "apple",
    "query": "apple",
    "value": "apple tv",
    "position": 3
  }
]

Tips / Advanced options

• Alphabet expand for SEO research. seed = best running shoes → fan out into 36 → 360 long-tail keyword ideas. Beats Ahrefs for breadth.
• Knowledge Graph entities = brand queries. Suggestions with entity_name are brand/product/person searches — higher commercial intent.
• Cron for trend tracking. Suggestions shift hourly — daily runs capture what's trending in your niche.
• Pair with google-search-scraper. Expand seeds → rank each suggestion's SERP → find content gaps.

FAQ, Disclaimers, Support

What's alphabet_expand?

Google's autocomplete returns different suggestions based on what you've typed so far. alphabet_expand queries seed a, seed b, …, seed z, seed 0, …, seed 9 — 36 child queries per seed — so you get up to 360 distinct suggestions.

Why the Knowledge Graph enrichment?

Google's search box auto-surfaces entity info (company logos, movie posters) when you type a known entity. This actor captures it.

Can I autocomplete in different verticals (images, news)?

Not via this actor — the underlying endpoint returns web-search suggestions only.

Is this cheaper than Ahrefs?

Significantly — Ahrefs starts at $99/mo flat. This actor is pay-per-use from $0.0005 per call.

Disclaimer

This Actor scrapes public Google data only. You're responsible for compliance with Google's Terms of Service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) in your jurisdiction. ScrapeBadger does not store the scraped results — they are delivered directly to your Apify dataset.

Support

Something not working? Open a ticket in the Issues tab above — we triage within one business day. Full API reference: docs.scrapebadger.com.

Related Actors

• google-search-scraper — Rank the SERPs for each suggestion
• google-trends-scraper — Track search-interest over time for each suggestion

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