Google Trends Scraper - Reliable, Pay Only for Results

Get Google Trends data for any keyword as clean JSON, CSV or Excel: interest over time, interest by region, related queries and related topics in one item, with a ready-made trend summary. No Google account, no API key, no pytrends rate-limit errors. $4 per 1,000 keywords, and failed keywords are free.

What can this Google Trends scraper do?

• 📈 Interest over time for any keyword, country, US state or city, from the past hour back to 2004.
• 🗺️ Interest by region: countries, states/regions, US metro areas (DMA) or cities.
• 🔎 Related queries and related topics, both top and rising (including "Breakout" terms).
• 🧮 Trend summary on every keyword: average, peak, latest value, direction (rising / stable / falling) and % change, so spreadsheets, dashboards and AI agents need no extra maths.
• ⚖️ Compare mode: up to 5 keywords on the same 0-100 scale, exactly like trends.google.com.
• 🔥 Trending Now searches for any country, with approximate traffic and news links (optional).
• 🌐 Web, Images, News, Google Shopping or YouTube search, any Google Trends category.
• 🛡️ Built to survive Google's rate limits: warm sessions, backoff, a fresh IP per retry and an automatic switch to residential proxies when datacenter IPs get blocked (the #1 reason Google Trends scrapers fail).

Who uses it

• SEO and content teams: find rising queries before competitors and plan content around seasonal peaks.
• E-commerce and product research: check demand for a product, compare brands, find the states that search most.
• Market research and investing: track interest in companies, tickers, technologies or topics over time.
• AI agents and automations: one call returns a complete, summarised report per keyword (API, MCP, Make, Zapier, n8n).
• Newsrooms and social teams: watch Trending Now searches per country, with the news behind them.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free. The form opens with two example keywords (air fryer, instant pot) for the US.
2. Replace them with your keywords, pick a country (geo, empty = worldwide) and a time range.
3. Tick Compare terms if you want the keywords on one shared scale.
4. Click Start. A run with a few keywords finishes in about 10-20 seconds.
5. Open the Overview table or export JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or call it from the API.

Input examples

Demand check for two products in the US over 12 months

{
  "searchTerms": ["air fryer", "instant pot"],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m"
}

Compare AI assistants worldwide on one scale, last 90 days

{
  "searchTerms": ["ChatGPT", "Gemini", "Claude"],
  "timeRange": "today 3-m",
  "compareTerms": true
}

YouTube search interest by US metro area, plus today's Trending Now in the US and UK

{
  "searchTerms": ["pickleball"],
  "geo": "US",
  "searchProperty": "youtube",
  "regionResolution": "DMA",
  "trendingNowGeos": ["US", "GB"]
}

Field	What it does
searchTerms	Keywords to analyse (one report each, or grouped by 5 when Compare terms is on)
geo	US, GB, DE, US-CA... Empty = worldwide
timeRange / customTimeRange	Past hour ... 2004-present, or an exact range like 2024-01-01 2024-12-31
searchProperty	web, images, news, shopping (Google Shopping), youtube
category	Google Trends category ID (0 = all)
includeInterestOverTime / ByRegion / RelatedQueries / RelatedTopics	Choose the sections you need
regionResolution	Countries, states/regions, US metro areas (DMA) or cities
trendingNowGeos	Also get Trending Now searches for these countries

Output example

One item per keyword. This is a real result from a run on 6 October 2026 (instant pot, US, past 12 months), with the arrays shortened:

{
  "searchTerm": "instant pot",
  "comparedWith": [],
  "geo": "US",
  "timeRange": "today 12-m",
  "category": 0,
  "property": "web",
  "trendsUrl": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=instant+pot&date=today+12-m&geo=US",
  "status": "ok",
  "errors": [],
  "summary": {
    "average": 47.6,
    "peak": { "date": "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z", "value": 100 },
    "latest": 36,
    "trend": "falling",
    "changePercent": -31.1,
    "firstQuarterAverage": 48.7,
    "lastQuarterAverage": 33.5
  },
  "interestOverTime": [
    { "date": "2026-09-27T00:00:00Z", "label": "Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2026", "value": 36, "hasData": true, "isPartial": false },
    { "date": "2026-10-04T00:00:00Z", "label": "Oct 4 – 10, 2026", "value": 42, "hasData": true, "isPartial": true }
  ],
  "interestByRegion": [
    { "geoCode": "US-ID", "geoName": "Idaho", "value": 34 },
    { "geoCode": "US-OR", "geoName": "Oregon", "value": 31 }
  ],
  "relatedQueries": {
    "top": [
      { "query": "instant pot chicken", "value": 100, "formattedValue": "100", "link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=instant+pot+chicken&date=today+12-m&geo=US" },
      { "query": "pressure cooker", "value": 69, "formattedValue": "69", "link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=pressure+cooker&date=today+12-m&geo=US" }
    ],
    "rising": [
      { "query": "how to use an instant pot", "value": 1300, "formattedValue": "+1,300%", "link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=how+to+use+an+instant+pot&date=today+12-m&geo=US" },
      { "query": "instant pot pro", "value": 650, "formattedValue": "+650%", "link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=instant+pot+pro&date=today+12-m&geo=US" }
    ]
  },
  "relatedTopics": { "top": [], "rising": [] }
}

The full item had 53 weekly points, 51 states and 25 top plus 10 rising queries. Keywords Google can't serve come back with "status": "failed" and an errors list, and are not charged.

Trending Now items (when trendingNowGeos is set):

{
  "type": "trendingNow",
  "geo": "US",
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "politics",
  "approxTraffic": "200+",
  "startedAt": "Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:10:00 -0700",
  "news": [{ "title": "Trump Hosts Xi at the White House: Live Summit Meeting Updates", "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/24/us/trump-xi-summit-meeting-us-china", "source": "The New York Times" }]
}

How much does it cost to scrape Google Trends?

Pay per event, only for successful results. No subscription.

Event	Price	Per 1,000
Trend report (one keyword, every section you selected)	$0.004	$4.00
Trending Now search	$0.001	$1.00
Run start	$0.01	-

Job	Cost
2 keywords (the example)	about $0.02
100 keywords, all sections	about $0.41
1,000 keywords	about $4.01

Failed keywords are free. Set Maximum cost per run in the run options and the Actor stops cleanly at your budget. Apify's free plan includes monthly platform credit you can spend on runs.

Use it with AI agents (MCP) and the API

Add the Actor to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client through the Apify MCP server: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=zahidthani/google-trends-scraper. Then ask, for example:

Compare Google Trends interest for "air fryer" and "instant pot" in the US over the last 12 months. Which one is growing, where is each most popular, and what are the rising related searches?

The summary object answers "is it growing?" directly, so the agent doesn't have to analyse 52 data points.

Call it over HTTP and get the dataset back in one request:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zahidthani~google-trends-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms": ["air fryer"], "geo": "US", "timeRange": "today 3-m"}'

Python, JavaScript and CLI examples are on the API tab.

How it compares

	This Actor	pytrends (Python library)	Typical Google Trends scrapers	trends.google.com by hand
Survives Google's 429 rate limits	Retries with fresh IPs + residential fallback	Frequent 429 errors; you manage proxies	Varies. Public Store stats show some fail a large share of runs	n/a
Failed keywords charged	No	n/a	Often yes	n/a
Over time, by region, related queries and topics in one item	Yes	Separate calls	Often separate runs or one row per data point	Separate tabs
Ready-made summary (trend, peak, % change)	Yes	No	Rarely	No
Compare up to 5 terms on one scale	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes
Schedules, API, MCP, Zapier/Make/n8n	Yes	Your own code	Yes	No

Limits and tips

• Google Trends values are relative (0-100 within your request), not search counts. Compare terms against each other with Compare terms.
• Google samples its data, so values can move a few points between requests. Very niche keywords can return no data, and related topics are sometimes empty. This mirrors trends.google.com.
• Google Trends occasionally contains odd spikes from a single region. Check interestByRegion before drawing conclusions from one peak.
• For hundreds of keywords, keep residential fallback on so the run completes even when Google tightens its limits.

FAQ

Is there an official Google Trends API? Google's own Trends API has only been open to a limited group of approved testers. This Actor gives you the same data as the website through Apify's API today, with no application, key or Google account.

Is this a pytrends alternative? Yes. It returns the same data as pytrends and handles Google's rate limits for you. There's nothing to install, and you can call it from any language, a no-code tool or an AI agent.

Can I export Google Trends data to Google Sheets, CSV or Excel? Yes. Export the dataset as CSV/Excel, or use Apify's Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n integrations to push each run automatically.

Can I track keywords every day or week? Yes. Save your input as a task and add a schedule. Each run costs $0.004 per keyword.

Why do my numbers differ slightly from the website? Google samples its data, so values shift a few points between requests. That's normal for Google Trends.

How do I get the full Trending Now list or alerts for new trends? Use our Google Trends Trending Now Monitor. It returns every trending search per country (hundreds, with search volume and categories), and its "only new" mode suits hourly alerts.

Is it legal to scrape Google Trends? The Actor collects only public, aggregated and anonymous statistics that anyone can see on trends.google.com, with no login. It collects no personal data. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and Google's terms.

Something not working? Open an issue on the Issues tab. We monitor this Actor daily and usually reply within a day.

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