# YouTube search trends

**Use case:** 

Compare YouTube search interest for up to 5 keywords on one Google Trends scale, using the YouTube Search filter from trends.google.com. Get the timeline, the winner, the top regions and rising YouTube queries for each keyword. Useful for creators, channel planning and gaming or entertainment research. Swap in your own keywords and export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "compare",
  "searchTerms": [
    "minecraft",
    "roblox",
    "fortnite"
  ],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "sections": [
    "interestOverTime",
    "interestByRegion",
    "relatedQueries"
  ],
  "regionResolution": "auto",
  "regionLevels": [],
  "includeSeasonality": false,
  "seasonalityLeadDays": 30,
  "includeLowVolumeRegions": false,
  "includeRegionsWithNoData": false,
  "property": "youtube",
  "language": "en-US",
  "tz": 0,
  "trendingSource": "rss",
  "trendingHours": 24,
  "trendingCategories": [],
  "activeOnly": false,
  "trendingStatus": "all",
  "trendingSort": "relevance",
  "maxTrendsPerCountry": 0,
  "minSearchVolume": 0,
  "trendingLanguage": "",
  "trendingConcurrency": 1,
  "chainComparisons": false,
  "anchorTerm": "",
  "bridgeRemeasurement": false,
  "bridgeTerm": "",
  "bridgeTerms": [],
  "compareLocations": false,
  "comparePeriods": false,
  "advancedQueries": [],
  "fileHasHeader": false,
  "outputFormat": "nested",
  "compactOutput": false,
  "excludeEmptyFields": false,
  "maxItems": 0,
  "maxQueries": 0,
  "maxRegions": 0,
  "maxRelatedItems": 0,
  "maxRunSeconds": 0,
  "separateDatasets": false,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorSensitivity": "normal",
  "monitorRetentionHours": 168,
  "resetMonitoringState": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "onlyChanges": false,
  "cachedResultOnRefusal": false,
  "cacheMaxAgeHours": 24,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "useProxy": true,
  "dailyResolution": false,
  "sampleCount": 1,
  "sampleAggregation": "mean",
  "directFirst": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "maxRetries": 6,
  "retryCooldownSecs": 15,
  "circuitBreakerFailures": 0,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
  "requestDelayMs": 0,
  "rotateAfterRequests": 0,
  "categoryId": 0,
  "failOnErrors": false,
  "saveDebugPages": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Row type"
  },
  "comparisonGroup": {
    "label": "comparisonGroup"
  },
  "geo": {
    "label": "Country / region"
  },
  "timeRange": {
    "label": "Time range"
  },
  "valueScale": {
    "label": "Value scale"
  },
  "isBridgeGroup": {
    "label": "Bridge group"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Trends Scraper & API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube search trends". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/sHMGgLVV2kDaDtDX4) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube search trends" task

The Google Trends Scraper & API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like what to scrape, keywords or topics, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube search trends" 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 row type, comparisongroup, country / region, 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 "YouTube search trends" task via API](https://apify.com/suslabs/google-trends-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Trends Scraper & API](https://apify.com/suslabs/google-trends-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/suslabs/google-trends-scraper.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/suslabs/google-trends-scraper.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`).