# Google Trending Now Scraper (`seodatalab/google-trending-now`) Actor

Every trending search on Google Trends' Trending Now page, for any country or US state: search volume, % increase, start time, active status, category and related searches. 4h, 24h, 48h or 7 days. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seodatalab/google-trending-now.md
- **Developed by:** [Carter Price](https://apify.com/seodatalab) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 trending searches

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 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

## Google Trending Now Scraper

Get **every trending search Google lists on Trending Now** for any country or US state, with **search volume, % increase, start time, active status, category and the related searches** grouped under each trend. Past 4 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours or 7 days.

One request per location, no browser, and results in seconds. The US 24-hour list is usually 500–700 trends. Google's RSS feed shows only the top 10.

### Why this one

- **Complete list.** Every trend on the Trending Now page, not just the RSS top 10. US: about 60 trends for 4 hours, 600 for 24 hours and 3,300 for 7 days.
- **Rich fields.** Search volume, % increase, start and end time, active flag, categories, and up to 150 related searches per trend.
- **Any location.** Every country Google Trends covers, plus regions such as `US-CA`. Put many locations in one run.
- **Filters.** By category (Sports, Business, Technology…), active trends only, or minimum search volume. Sort by relevance, volume or newest.
- **Reliable.** Each request gets a fresh IP and is retried automatically. A location that fails is never charged.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `geos` | `["US", "GB", "US-CA"]` | Country or region codes. |
| `timeWindow` | `24h` | `4h`, `24h`, `48h`, `7d`. |
| `categories` | `["Sports", "Technology"]` | Optional filter. |
| `activeOnly` | `true` | Only trends still rising. |
| `minSearchVolume` | `10000` | Skip small trends. |
| `sortBy` | `searchVolume` | `relevance` (Google's order), `searchVolume`, `newest`. |
| `maxItemsPerLocation` | `50` | `0` = all. |
| `includeRelatedSearches` | `true` | Related queries grouped under each trend. |

### Output

```json
{
  "rank": 1,
  "googleRank": 1,
  "title": "raptors vs lakers",
  "geo": "US",
  "timeWindow": "24h",
  "searchVolume": 200000,
  "increasePercent": 1000,
  "startedAt": "2026-11-02T06:20:00.000Z",
  "endedAt": null,
  "isActive": true,
  "categories": ["Sports"],
  "relatedSearches": ["lakers vs raptors", "lakers", "raptors", "lakers game"],
  "exploreUrl": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=raptors%20vs%20lakers&geo=US&date=now%207-d",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-02T18:05:11.000Z"
}
```

`rank` is the position after your filters and sorting; `googleRank` is the position on Google's own list. Search volume is Google's rounded bucket (e.g. 200000 means "200K+"). An `increasePercent` of 1000 means "1,000%+".

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.50 per 1,000 trends**, plus a small fixed start fee per run. A full US 24-hour list (~600 trends) costs about $0.30. Use `maxItemsPerLocation`, `minSearchVolume` or `categories` to pay only for what you need. Failed locations are free.

### Use cases

- **Content and newsjacking.** Spot rising topics early, then schedule hourly and alert on new trends.
- **SEO.** Feed the related searches into content briefs.
- **Market and media monitoring** across many countries in one run.
- **Dashboards.** Export to Google Sheets, BigQuery or any API via Apify integrations.

### Pair it with

[Google Trends Scraper (Reliable)](https://apify.com/seodatalab/google-trends-scraper) gives you interest over time, interest by region and related queries for any trending term (put the `title` field in as a search term).

### Notes

- Data comes from Google Trends' public Trending Now page. No login and no API key are needed.
- Google decides which trends to list, along with their volumes and categories. This actor returns them as published.

### Pair it with

- [Google Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/seodatalab/google-trends-scraper): interest over time, by region and related queries for any trend.
- [Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/seodatalab/google-ads-transparency-scraper): see which brands are advertising on a trending topic, with their ad copy.

# Actor input Schema

## `geos` (type: `array`):

Country codes (US, GB, IN, DE, BR…) or region codes (US-CA, US-NY, IN-MH…). One request per location; all trending searches Google lists for each are returned.

## `timeWindow` (type: `string`):

How far back Google looks for trending searches. Larger windows return more trends (US: ~60 for 4h, ~600 for 24h, ~3,300 for 7 days).

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Only return trends in these categories. Leave empty for all.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only trends that are still rising right now.

## `minSearchVolume` (type: `integer`):

Skip trends below this many searches in the time window (e.g. 10000).

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of results within each location.

## `maxItemsPerLocation` (type: `integer`):

Cap results per location after filters and sorting. 0 = no limit.

## `includeRelatedSearches` (type: `boolean`):

Add the related search queries Google groups under each trend (often 10–150 per trend).

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

Language for Google's response, e.g. en-US, de, pt-BR.

## `maxRetries` (type: `integer`):

Retries with a fresh IP if Google blocks a request.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "geos": [
    "US"
  ],
  "timeWindow": "24h",
  "activeOnly": false,
  "minSearchVolume": 0,
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "maxItemsPerLocation": 0,
  "includeRelatedSearches": true,
  "language": "en-US",
  "maxRetries": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

One row per trending search per location.

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Counts of locations, trends, requests and retries.

# 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 = {
    "geos": [
        "US"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seodatalab/google-trending-now").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 = { "geos": ["US"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seodatalab/google-trending-now").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 '{
  "geos": [
    "US"
  ]
}' |
apify call seodatalab/google-trending-now --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seodatalab/google-trending-now"
        }
    }
}
```

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/zCtoswpq72m8Cg9j6/builds/dAwvqRitZC7H3kDBt/openapi.json