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Google Trends Scraper: Interest, Regions and Related

Google Trends Scraper Pro is an Apify actor (API) by CheapAPI Labs. Interest over time, by region, and related queries for up to five terms per query. It costs $15.00 per 1,000 queries on the Apify Free plan and $6.00 on Gold, billed through your Apify account with no API key.

Compared with the most used Google Trends actor (about 14,100 users): 100 search terms with all 4 panels costs $0.30 on Free and $0.12 on Gold here and at least $0.30 and at least $0.03 plus platform usage there (Apify Store listing prices, checked September 2026). That actor is cheaper on paid plans whenever a term returns only a few rows.

Our prices updated 30 October 2026; competitor prices as checked in the comparison. 3 Apify users have run this actor (Apify Store count, 30 October 2026).

Free plan$15.00per 1,000 queries
Gold plan$6.00per 1,000 queries
API keyNot neededbilled by Apify

What does Google Trends Scraper Pro return?

Export Google Trends data for any search term or pasted Google Trends URL: interest over time, interest by region, related queries and related topics (top and rising), for any country, time range, category and Google property (Web, Images, News, Shopping, YouTube). You get flat rows ready for CSV, Excel, Google Sheets or your own code.

One example row from a real run, shortened:

{
  "id": "c8eff4ce4b9fa3fa",
  "recordType": "interestOverTime",
  "searchTerm": "coffee",
  "comparedTerms": "coffee, tea",
  "country": "US",
  "location": "United States",
  "language": "en",
  "searchType": "web",
  "categoryId": 0,
  "timeRange": "past12Months",
  "periodStart": null,
  "periodEnd": null,
  "queryIndex": 1,
  "sourceUrl": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-28T09:00:47.505Z",
  "dataUpdatedAt": "2026-09-26T15:24:02.000Z",
  "date": "2025-09-21",
  "dateTo": "2025-09-27",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "value": 100,
  "periodAverage": 92,
  "isPartial": false
}

Which fields do you get?

Each row has a recordType that tells you which Google Trends panel it comes from.

Data One row per Key fields
Interest over time date bucket × search term date, dateTo, value (0 to 100), periodAverage, isPartial
Interest by region region × search term regionCode, regionName, value (0 to 100), isLeadingTerm, regionRank
Related queries query in the top / rising list listType, rank, query, value, isBreakout
Related topics topic in the top / rising list listType, rank, topicId, topicTitle, topicType, value, isBreakout

All output fields:

Field Type Example
id string c8eff4ce4b9fa3fa (stable across runs for the same data point)
recordType string interestOverTime, interestByRegion, relatedQuery, relatedTopic
searchTerm string coffee
comparedTerms string coffee, tea
country string | null US (or Worldwide)
location string United States
language string en
searchType string web, images, news, shopping, youtube
categoryId integer 0 (all categories)
timeRange string past12Months or custom
periodStart / periodEnd string | null 2024-01-01 / 2024-12-31 (custom dates only)
queryIndex integer 1
sourceUrl string | null Google Trends URL you pasted, null for search terms
scrapedAt string 2026-09-28T09:00:47.505Z
dataUpdatedAt string 2026-09-26T15:24:02.000Z
date / dateTo string 2025-09-21 / 2025-09-27
timestamp string 2025-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
value number | null 100 (0 to 100; percent increase in rising lists)
periodAverage number | null 92
isPartial boolean false
regionCode / regionName string US-MS / Mississippi
isLeadingTerm boolean | null true
regionRank integer 2
listType string top or rising
rank integer 1
query string matcha tea latte
topicId / topicTitle / topicType string /g/11x / Brown sugar oat latte / Drink
valueMeaning string relativeInterest or percentIncrease
isBreakout boolean true when growth is above 5000%

How much does Google Trends Scraper Pro cost?

You pay per event, through your Apify account. Main price: $15.00 per 1,000 queries on the Apify Free plan and $6.00 on Gold. Every event and plan:

Price per event in USD by Apify plan. Platinum and Diamond pay the Gold price. Apify platform usage: billed separately by Apify.
EventFreeBronzeSilverGold
Trend queryOne Google Trends query delivered: up to 5 compared search terms (or one term when comparison is off) with all selected data, interest over time, by region, related queries and related topics. Charged only when data is delivered.$0.015$0.008$0.007$0.006
Query checked (no data)Reduced fee for a query that was processed but delivered no data: Google Trends had no data for it, or the answer was lost. Queries rejected before processing are free.$0.014$0.0037$0.0037$0.0037

How do I call Google Trends Scraper Pro API from code?

Every run is one HTTP request to the Apify API with your Apify token; the input below is the actor's own example. The synchronous endpoint returns the rows in the response for runs up to 300 seconds; for longer runs start a run and fetch its dataset.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cheapapi~google-trends-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms":["coffee","tea"],"country":"US","timeRange":"past12Months","searchType":"web"}'

With the JavaScript client:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('cheapapi/google-trends-scraper-pro').call({
  "searchTerms": [
    "coffee",
    "tea"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "timeRange": "past12Months",
  "searchType": "web"
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

How does Google Trends Scraper Pro compare with alternatives?

Typical run: 100 search terms, all 4 panels (terms compared in groups of 5 here = 20 queries).

Alternative on Apify Store Listed price per result (row) 100 terms on Free 100 terms on Gold Platform usage extra?
Most used Google Trends Actor (~14,100 users) $0.003 Free, $0.0003 Gold, $0.00015 Platinum, $0.0001 Diamond at least $0.30 + platform usage at least $0.03 + platform usage ($0.015 Platinum, $0.01 Diamond) Yes
Fast Google Trends Actor with "Trending now" (~2,300 users) $0.002 Free / $0.0005 Gold + $0.02 per run at least $0.22 at least $0.07 No
Flat price Google Trends Actor (~1,130 users) $0.025 on all plans + $0.025 per run at least $2.53 at least $2.53 No
Interest, regions & queries Actor (~360 users) $0.005 on all plans + $0.00005 per run at least $0.50 + platform usage at least $0.50 + platform usage Yes
This Actor $0.015 Free / $0.006 Gold+ per query (up to 5 terms, all 4 panels, any number of rows) $0.30 $0.12 (Platinum and Diamond pay the Gold price) Yes (small: ~$0.001 to $0.003 per run)

Prices and user counts from public Apify Store listings, checked September 2026. "At least" assumes only one result per term. The other Actors charge per result (row), and one term with all 4 panels usually returns far more than one row: a 12-month weekly timeline alone is about 53 rows per term, plus regions and related lists. With just 10 rows per term, the four alternatives would cost at least $3.00 + platform usage, $2.02, $25.03 and $5.00 + platform usage on Free.

Where we are not cheaper. The most used Actor is cheaper whenever a term returns only a few rows: on Gold below 4 rows per term ($0.0003 × 4 = $0.0012, our Gold price per term in groups of 5), on Platinum below 8 rows and on Diamond below 12 rows. That happens if you only need, say, a short regional list or a few related queries; with a full timeline it does not. On Free, one row per term costs the same as our per term price. The fast alternative can also be cheaper for very small runs and offers "Trending now", which this Actor does not. If you turn off Compare terms against each other, each term is its own query and this Actor costs 5× more ($1.50 on Free, $0.60 on Gold for 100 terms). This Actor's price never depends on the number of rows.

What is it used for?

  • Content and SEO planning: find rising related queries and "Breakout" topics before they peak.
  • Product and market research: compare brands, products or features across countries and Google Shopping.
  • Seasonality analysis: pull 5-year or since-2004 timelines to plan campaigns, stock and budgets.
  • Regional targeting: see which states or countries show the most interest to focus ads and sales.
  • Dashboards and monitoring: schedule weekly runs and feed Google Sheets, BI tools or a data warehouse.
  • Research and journalism: reproduce a Google Trends chart you found by pasting its URL, and get the numbers behind it.

What is not included?

  • "Trending now" / daily trending searches. This Actor covers the Google Trends Explore view (interest over time, by region, related queries and topics).
  • Absolute search volumes. Google Trends only publishes relative 0 to 100 values. For monthly search volumes, CPC and keyword ideas use Keyword Research Tool.
  • Google search results and rankings. Use Google SERP Scraper.
  • YouTube video search results. The youtube property gives YouTube search interest; for the videos themselves use YouTube Search Scraper.
  • Topic IDs as input (e.g. /m/02vqfm). Type the topic name as a search term instead.

What are the limits?

  • Google Trends data is relative (0 to 100) and sampled. Small terms often return no data, and repeated runs can differ slightly. That is how Google Trends works.
  • Related queries and topics are often empty for short time ranges (past hour/day) or low volume terms.
  • Regional, related query and related topic data is available for Web searches. For News searches it is not available (confirmed in live tests): those queries return interest over time only (still one query charge), the log says so and RUN_SUMMARY.panelsUnavailableFor lists the property. For Image, Shopping and YouTube searches all 4 panels are requested, but this has not been verified in live tests; if Google Trends rejects the extra panels for a property, the Actor detects it during the run and falls back to interest over time for that property in the same way. Web queries in the same run are not affected.
  • Pasted URLs: a sub region geo (e.g. US-NY) falls back to the country, topic IDs are skipped, and only the first 5 terms are used.
  • Bulk mode (all runs on Bronze and higher plans, large runs on Free) can take several minutes, up to about 45 minutes at peak times.
  • "Trending now" / daily trending searches are out of scope (see Not included). This Actor covers the Google Trends Explore view.

Questions about Google Trends Scraper Pro

Is there a limit on the Apify Free plan?

Yes: up to $0.25 of this Actor's results per calendar month, enough to try it. Apify pays developers nothing for Free plan usage while our data costs are real, so this keeps the Actor sustainable. Runs that reach the allowance stop cleanly and keep everything collected so far; the allowance resets on the 1st of the month. Any paid Apify plan has no limit.

Is it legal to scrape Google Trends?

Google Trends shows public, aggregated and anonymised statistics. It contains no personal data. Collecting publicly available data is generally legal, but you are responsible for how you use it. Check Google's terms and your local law, and ask a lawyer if you are unsure.

How fresh is the data?

Data is collected from Google Trends when you run the Actor. dataUpdatedAt shows when the numbers were retrieved and scrapedAt shows when the row was written. Short ranges (past hour/day) are near real time. The last bucket of a timeline may be incomplete (isPartial: true).

Why are the values between 0 and 100?

That is how Google Trends reports interest. 100 is the peak popularity within the chosen comparison, time range and location. Values are relative, not absolute search volumes. In rising lists value is the percent increase instead; when Google shows "Breakout" (growth above 5000%) we set isBreakout: true and value: null.

Why do my numbers change when I compare different terms?

Values are scaled within each comparison group. To keep every term on its own scale, turn off Compare terms against each other. Each term then counts as one query, so the run costs 5× more than grouping terms in fives.

Can I paste a Google Trends link instead of typing terms?

Yes. Paste it into Google Trends URLs. The terms, country, period, category, property and language come from the URL. Sub regions in the URL (e.g. geo=US-NY) fall back to the whole country; use the State / region / city option for regional data instead. Topic IDs such as /m/02vqfm are skipped. Type the topic name as a search term instead.

Why did I get fewer results than expected, or a "query checked" fee?

Low volume terms, very short time ranges and narrow locations often have no data, or have empty related lists, on Google Trends too. Also check Max related items per list, Max queries, your maximum cost per run and the RUN_SUMMARY record. A query checked fee means one of your queries was processed but returned no data (Google Trends has nothing for that term, place or period), or its answer was lost on the way. Processing it still costs us, so it is charged the reduced fee ($0.014 on Free, $0.0037 on paid plans) instead of the full query price. RUN_SUMMARY.queriesCheckedCharged shows how many. To avoid it, compare low volume terms with popular ones, widen the location or time range, and check a Google Trends URL in your browser first.

How do I control my budget, and why is there a separate platform usage charge?

Set Maximum cost per run in the run options and/or Max queries in the input. Group terms in fives (the default) for the lowest cost per term. Apify bills the compute a run uses separately from the query price; at the default 256 MB a small run typically uses about $0.001 to $0.003.

Can I monitor trends automatically?

Yes. Save your input as a task, add a schedule (daily or weekly) and connect a webhook, Google Sheets, Make or Zapier to get every new run's rows. Every row has a stable id: the same week, region or related query gets the same id in every run, so you can upsert rows into a sheet or database and keep one row per data point. To see only new rising queries, keep the ids of relatedQuery rows from earlier runs and filter out the ones you have already seen. Each run is charged per query, so a weekly check of 5 terms costs $0.015 (Free) per week.

Which export formats are available?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table and RSS from the Output tab or the dataset API. Rows are flat, so spreadsheets need no extra processing.

Something is wrong. How do I get help?

Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab with your run ID and the input you used. We read every issue and fix confirmed problems quickly.

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