Google Trends Scraper & API: Rising Keywords + Trending Now

What does this Google Trends Scraper & API do?

It gets Google Trends data for any list of keywords, the same data you see on trends.google.com, as clean JSON, CSV or Excel. Use it as a Google Trends API: call it from Python, JavaScript, n8n, Make or Zapier, or run it on a schedule for keyword research and search trends tracking.

• Interest over time: the 0-100 curve for each keyword, plus a ready summary (average, peak value, peak date, change)
• Interest by region: every country, state or city with its score
• Related queries: top and rising / breakout searches for each keyword
• Trending Now: today's trending searches for any country, with traffic and news links
• Web, Image, News, YouTube and Google Shopping search
• Any country or region, any time range from the past hour to 2004, any category

Why this one?

Google blocks Trends scrapers a lot. Most failed runs come from one blocked request killing the whole job. This Actor retries every blocked request with a fresh session and a fresh IP, so one block does not end your run. If a keyword still can't be fetched after all retries, or Google has no data for it, it's skipped and you are not charged for it.

How much does it cost?

You pay per result: one result = one keyword (with all the data you asked for), or one Trending Now search. Check the Pricing tab for the current price.

How to use it

1. Type your keywords in Search terms.
2. Pick a country code (US, GB, DE, IN...) or leave it empty for worldwide.
3. Pick a time range.
4. Click Start. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or get them by API.

Compare terms on: keywords are compared in groups of up to 5 on one shared scale, like on the Google Trends site. Off: each keyword gets its own 0-100 scale.

Input example

{
  "searchTerms": ["pumpkin spice", "halloween costume"],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "past_12_months",
  "searchType": "web",
  "trendingNowGeos": ["US", "GB"]
}

Output: one clean row per keyword

Open it straight in Excel or Google Sheets. No messy nested columns.

Column	Example
keyword	pumpkin spice
trendDirection	rising
trendChangePct	42
averageInterest	18.7
latestInterest	21
peakInterest / peakDate	100 / 2026-08-23
topRegions	Wyoming (100), West Virginia (94), Nebraska (94) ...
risingQueries	when is starbucks pumpkin spice 2026 (Breakout), pumpkin spice cutwater (+350%) ...
topQueries	pumpkin patch, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice latte ...
timeline	2025-10-05: 70 | 2025-10-12: 84 | ...

Trending Now rows: rank, keyword, approxTraffic, startedAt, newsHeadlines, newsLinks.

Developers: turn on Add full detail arrays to also get every data point as JSON arrays (interestOverTime, interestByRegion, relatedQueries).

Fair billing: keywords with too little search volume, keywords Google blocks after all retries, and bad country codes are not charged. They are listed in the run's status message.

Use cases

• SEO and content: find rising keywords before they peak
• E-commerce and print-on-demand: check seasonal demand and the best month to launch
• Market research: compare brands, products or topics by country
• Data science: feed trend curves into dashboards and models by API

Tips

• Keep the Residential proxy on. Google blocks data-center IPs.
• Values are relative (0-100), not search counts. 100 = the highest point in the chosen time and place.
• Use Apify Schedules to track the same keywords every day or week.

FAQ

Is there an official Google Trends API? Google announced one in July 2025, but it is still an invite-only alpha. This Actor gives you the same Trends data today, with no waiting list and no API key.

Is this a pytrends alternative? Yes. pytrends was archived in April 2025 and often fails with 429 "too many requests" errors. This Actor retries blocked requests with fresh IPs, so you get results instead of 429 errors.

Can I get YouTube, News, Image or Google Shopping trends? Yes. Pick the Search type in the input.

Does it work for any country and language? Yes. Use any 2-letter country code (or a region like US-CA), or leave it empty for worldwide. Keywords can be in any language.

Is it legal?

It collects only public, aggregated Google Trends data, with no personal data. Check that your use follows Google's terms and the law where you are.