Google Trends Related Queries Scraper

Scrappa-powered Apify Actor for Google Trends related queries and keyword research.

This actor is focused on one workflow: expand a seed keyword into related Google Trends queries and topics. It is separate from the Google Trends Interest Scraper, which returns interest-over-time timeline points.

What You Get

• Top and rising related Google Trends queries when available
• Related Google Trends topics when available
• One Apify dataset row per related query or topic
• Request context on every row: source keyword, geo, time range, language, and search type
• Optional Google Trends autocomplete suggestions in the OUTPUT summary

Google Trends may return sparse or empty related-query data for low-volume keywords. For reliable first tests, use broad keywords such as coffee, bitcoin, fitness, or tesla.

Input Example

{
  "query": "coffee",
  "geo": "US",
  "time_range": "1y",
  "hl": "en",
  "search_type": "web",
  "include_autocomplete": false
}

Dataset Output

{
  "position": 1,
  "result_kind": "query",
  "type": "top",
  "query": "coffee near me",
  "topic": null,
  "topic_type": null,
  "value": 100,
  "formatted_value": "100",
  "link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=coffee+near+me",
  "source_keyword": "coffee",
  "request_geo": "US",
  "request_time_range": "1y",
  "request_hl": "en",
  "request_search_type": "web",
  "response_time_ms": 623
}

The type field is top, rising, or null depending on the shape returned by Google Trends. Topic rows use result_kind: "topic" and preserve the topic category in topic_type.

Use Cases

SEO keyword research:

{
  "query": "project management software",
  "geo": "US",
  "time_range": "90d",
  "hl": "en"
}

Content planning:

{
  "query": "air fryer recipes",
  "geo": "US",
  "time_range": "1y",
  "search_type": "youtube"
}

Market monitoring:

{
  "query": "electric vehicles",
  "geo": "US",
  "time_range": "30d",
  "include_autocomplete": true
}

Development

npm install
npm test

Run Locally

SCRAPPA_API_KEY=... npm run build
SCRAPPA_API_KEY=... apify run --input='{"query":"coffee","geo":"US","time_range":"1y","hl":"en","search_type":"web"}'

Scrappa API

This actor is a thin wrapper around Scrappa's Google Trends API. It calls:

• GET https://scrappa.co/api/google-trends/related
• GET https://scrappa.co/api/google-trends/autocomplete only when include_autocomplete is true

For higher-volume workloads, direct Scrappa API access avoids Apify run overhead while keeping the same underlying data source.