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The most reliable, comprehensive, and cost-effective Google Trends extractor on Apify. Extract realtime trending searches, 2004–present historical timelines, geographic heatmaps, and breakout queries with built-in residential proxy rotation. No monthly subscription required — pay only for what you extract!
| ⚡ UnitBytes · Search Trends & Market Demand Intelligence Ecosystem | |
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📊 Google Trends Fast API Real-Time & PPE Flat tabular rows, 5 endpoints |
📈 Google Trends Historical 📍 You are here 2004–Present trendlines & compare |
Skip manual parameter setup. Launch these ready-to-use task presets directly in 1 click:
| SEO Keyword / Research Preset | Description & Target Query | 1-Click Run Link |
|---|---|---|
| Compare Brand & Competitor Interest Over Time | Track and compare multi-keyword historical search interest over 12 months to analyze market share, brand awareness, and seasonal peaks. | ⚡ Launch Task |
| Discover Rising & Breakout SEO Keywords with Google Trends | Extract breakout queries, surging search terms, and top related keywords for any seed topic to optimize content and SEO strategies. | ⚡ Launch Task |
| Analyze Geographic Search Demand by State & Region | Map search interest across US states, DMAs, or international regions to optimize geo-targeted Google Ads and local product launches. | ⚡ Launch Task |
| Monitor Real-Time Viral Search Trends & Breaking Topics | Fetch hourly breakout queries, viral news events, and real-time trending Google searches to power news feeds, alerts, and content ideas. | ⚡ Launch Task |
| Extract Semantic SEO Related Topics & Knowledge Entities | Discover related topical entities and concepts recognized by Google's Knowledge Graph to build topical authority and content clusters. | ⚡ Launch Task |
| Track YouTube Search Interest & Video Keyword Trends | Analyze video search behavior on YouTube specifically to discover video topics, tutorial demand, and creator content niches. | ⚡ Launch Task |
Most Google Trends scrapers on the market break frequently due to rate-limiting and anti-scraping protections (429 Too Many Requests). This scraper is built with automated anti-blocking architecture and residential proxy rotation to ensure fast, continuous data delivery.
Here is how this scraper compares directly to alternatives:
| Feature / Capability | Other Scrapers | This Scraper |
|---|---|---|
| Available Endpoints | Usually only 1 or 2 modes | 🏆 All 5 Endpoints in 1 Actor (Realtime, Timeline, Geo, Queries, Topics) |
| Anti-Blocking & Rate-Limit Handling | Basic retries on same IP (high failure rate) | 🛡️ Automated Anti-Blocking & Dynamic Residential Proxy Rotation |
| Pricing Model | Expensive monthly rentals or unpredictable compute fees | 💰 Pay-Per-Event (PPE) — pay only for delivered results, never for failures |
| Proxy Costs | Requires buying or configuring external proxies | ⚡ Automated Apify Residential Proxies Included at no extra charge |
| Multi-Keyword Support | Drops secondary keywords on related searches | 🔄 Automatic Multi-Keyword Looping across all endpoints up to your limit |
| Enriched Context | Raw keyword strings only | 📰 News articles, volume growth %, breakout tags (+5000%), & entity categories |
| AI Agent Readiness | Manual integration | 🤖 Native compatibility with Apify MCP, N8N, Make, and LangChain |
Select your desired mode using the scrape_type dropdown:
Discover what the world is searching for right now. Monitor viral breakout spikes hourly with search volume estimates, growth percentages, category tags, and context-rich news articles.
- Best for: News aggregators, social media managers, viral product hunters.
{
"scrape_type": "trending_now",
"error": false,
"error_message": null,
"data": [
{
"keyword": "Champions League Draw",
"volume": 500000,
"volume_growth_pct": 850,
"topic_names": ["Soccer", "Sports"],
"started_timestamp": "2026-09-12T14:00:00+00:00",
"news": [
{
"title": "Champions League group stage draw results and reactions...",
"source": "Sky Sports",
"url": "https://..."
}
]
}
]
}Analyze relative search interest (0–100 index) over any timeframe. Compare up to 5 keywords side-by-side to track macro market trends, seasonality, and brand trajectory.
- Best for: E-commerce forecasting, algorithmic market research, brand sentiment analysis.
{
"scrape_type": "interest_over_time",
"error": false,
"error_message": null,
"data": [
{
"date": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"OpenAI": 85,
"Anthropic": 42,
"isPartial": false
}
]
}Pinpoint exactly where consumer demand is centralized. Filter by Country, Region (State/Province), Metro DMA, or City.
- Best for: Local SEO optimization, targeted PPC ad spend, geographical product rollouts.
{
"scrape_type": "interest_by_region",
"error": false,
"error_message": null,
"data": [
{
"geoName": "California",
"geo": "US",
"OpenAI": 92,
"Anthropic": 84
},
{
"geoName": "New York",
"geo": "US",
"OpenAI": 88,
"Anthropic": 76
}
]
}Unearth the exact search queries people enter alongside your target keywords. Automatically separates established "Top" queries from explosive "Rising" breakout queries (up to +5000% growth).
- Best for: SEO keyword discovery, competitor gap analysis, blog post roadmap planning.
{
"scrape_type": "related_queries",
"error": false,
"error_message": null,
"data": [
{
"top": [
{ "query": "chatgpt login", "value": 100, "formattedValue": "100" },
{ "query": "chatgpt 5 release", "value": 85, "formattedValue": "85" }
]
},
{
"rising": [
{ "query": "chatgpt voice mode free", "value": 4500, "formattedValue": "+4,500%" }
]
}
]
}Extract Google's contextual entity groupings. Understand how Google's AI categorizes concepts, companies, and industries associated with your niche.
- Best for: Semantic SEO, topical authority building, programmatic entity optimization.
{
"scrape_type": "related_topics",
"error": false,
"error_message": null,
"data": [
{
"top": [
{
"topic_title": "Artificial intelligence",
"value": 100,
"mid": "/m/0mkz",
"type": "Field of study"
}
]
}
]
}Google Trends automatically adjusts the time intervals of data points depending on the length of your chosen timeframe. Use this cheat sheet to select the right window:
| Timeframe Option | Granularity Returned | Ideal Use Case |
|---|---|---|
now 1-H, now 4-H |
Minute-by-minute | Breaking news, viral spikes, live sports events |
now 1-d, now 7-d |
Hourly intervals | Weekly campaign tracking, product launch momentum |
today 1-m, today 3-m |
Daily data points | Monthly performance audits, seasonal trend tracking |
today 12-m, today 5-y |
Weekly data points | Multi-year demand forecasting, competitor benchmarking |
all (2004 – Present) |
Monthly data points | Macro industry evolution, historical retrospective analysis |
Stop paying high recurring monthly subscriptions or paying for idle compute time. This actor operates on Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) model:
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Pay-Per-Result | You only pay for successfully extracted results. Check the Pricing tab above for the current live rate. |
| Residential Proxies Included | Built-in smart residential proxy rotation is included at no additional charge. |
| No Compute Time Fees | You never pay for startup time, queueing, or scrape runtime delays. |
| Zero-Risk Guarantee | Failed requests or empty queries are never charged. |
Identify breakout products before they saturate the market. Run trending_now daily across multiple countries and cross-reference with interest_over_time to separate viral fads from sustained commercial demand. Catch consumer product waves on TikTok and Instagram weeks before they peak on Amazon.
Use related_queries to discover explosive long-tail queries with rising search volume (+5000% breakout) that competitors haven't targeted yet. Use interest_over_time to time content publishing to peak seasonal demand.
Correlate interest_over_time spikes for ticker symbols, crypto, commodities, or brand names with market volatility. Search volume trends often predict retail trading volume and momentum shifts.
Track brand awareness over time against rivals using interest_over_time with up to 5 keywords simultaneously. Use interest_by_region to find underserved geographic markets and plan localized expansion campaigns.
Easily feed live search trends into your automated workflows and AI agents:
- 🔄 N8N & Make (Integromat): Trigger automated content creation or Slack alerts whenever a keyword spikes.
- 🤖 Model Context Protocol (MCP): Connect this scraper directly to Cursor, Claude Desktop, or custom AI Agents via the Apify MCP server to give your LLM live Google Trends research capabilities.
- 🐍 LangChain & LlamaIndex: Use Apify's official document loaders to build retrieval-augmented market intelligence bots.
Integrate effortlessly into any language or workflow using the official Apify Client:
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
# Run Google Trends Scraper
run = client.actor("unitbytes/google-trends-scraper\").call(run_input={
"scrape_type": "interest_over_time",
"keywords": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "DeepSeek"],
"timeframe_type": "predefined",
"predefined_timeframe": "today 12-m",
"geo_selection_type": "Common Countries",
"common_geo": "US",
"max_events": 100
})
# Fetch and inspect the dataset
dataset = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
for result in dataset:
print(f"Scrape Type: {result.get('scrape_type')}")
print(result.get("data")[:2])import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor("unitbytes/google-trends-scraper\").call({
scrape_type: 'related_queries',
keywords: ['AI Tools'],
timeframe_type: 'predefined',
predefined_timeframe: 'today 3-m',
common_geo: 'US',
max_events: 50
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0].data);| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
scrape_type |
string |
Endpoint to query: trending_now, interest_over_time, interest_by_region, related_queries, related_topics |
keywords |
array |
Target search terms (up to 5 keywords). Required for all modes except trending_now |
predefined_timeframe |
string |
Quick timeframes: now 1-H, now 4-H, now 1-d, now 7-d, today 1-m, today 3-m, today 12-m, today 5-y, all |
common_geo |
string |
Country filter (e.g., US, GB, DE, FR, CA, AU) or leave blank for worldwide |
geo_resolution |
string |
Regional granularity for interest_by_region: COUNTRY, REGION, CITY, or DMA |
gprop |
string |
Google property filter: "" (Web Search), images, news, froogle (Shopping), youtube |
max_events |
integer |
Cap on results returned. Controls your total spend |
- Leave Proxies on Default: The scraper automatically assigns Apify Residential Proxies and cycles session IPs. You do not need to configure custom proxies.
- Worldwide vs. Country-Specific: For worldwide data, leave
common_geoblank. Regional breakdown (interest_by_region) is most detailed when a specific country (e.g.US,GB,DE) is chosen. - Multi-Keyword Comparison: When using
interest_over_timeorinterest_by_region, providing 2 to 5 keywords gives you directly normalized comparison scores on the same 0–100 scale. - Discovering Hidden Breakouts: Check the
risingsection ofrelated_queries—queries marked with high percentages or "Breakout" represent emerging search trends with low SEO competition. - Need Flat Rows for Instant CSV/Excel Exports?: If you want individual flat records without nested JSON arrays for immediate export to Google Sheets, Excel, or Airtable, check out our companion actor: Google Trends Fast Scraper (Flat Tabular Output).
Connect this scraper directly to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent via the hosted Apify MCP server:
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,unitbytes/google-trends-scraper"
}
}
}No manual API token required in configuration if your client supports Apify OAuth sign-in. Alternatively, pass your Apify API Token in the authorization header.
Open a ready-to-run prompt about Google Trends Scraper in your favorite AI assistant:
- 💬 ChatGPT
- 🧠 Claude
- 🔍 Perplexity
Q: Do I need to buy or configure my own proxies?
A: No. High-speed residential proxies are integrated directly into the scraping engine at zero extra charge.
Q: What happens if Google returns a 429 rate-limit error?
A: The scraper handles rate limits automatically. It detects blocks, automatically switches proxy sessions, and seamlessly resumes extraction so your scraping jobs finish reliably without manual intervention.
Q: Is scraping Google Trends legal?
A: Yes. This actor extracts publicly available search statistics published by Google Trends. It does not access private account information.
Q: Can I export data to Excel or CSV?
A: Yes. In the Apify Console, click "Export" on your dataset to download cleanly formatted Excel, CSV, JSON, or XML files.
Q: How does billing work?
A: You are billed strictly per successful result extracted via Apify's Pay-Per-Event model (see the Pricing tab for current rates). You are never charged for actor runtime, proxy bandwidth, or failed requests.
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