Google Trends API

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Google Trends search interest over time with growth metrics. Free key at trendsapi.ai

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-api 'https://google-trends.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer token. Get your free API key at https://trendsapi.ai>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "google-trends-api": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://google-trends.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer token. Get your free API key at https://trendsapi.ai>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Google Trends API
  2. Authentication
  3. Methods
  4. get_time_series
  5. get_growth
  6. get_live
  7. Async
  8. Pandas
  9. JavaScript / TypeScript
  10. Call (curl)
  11. Source notes
  12. Errors
  13. License

Python client for Google Trends data via the Trends API. Normalized 0-100 scores, history + growth, free tier. Not a scraper.

Key: trendsapi.ai/#get-key. HTTP contract and every source: trendsapi-ai/trendsapi.

Authentication

pip install google-trends-client
export TRENDSAPI_KEY=your_key

Python 3.9+. Same key as the HTTP API.

from google_trends_client import TrendsAPI

client = TrendsAPI()                    # TRENDSAPI_KEY
# client = TrendsAPI(api_key="YOUR_KEY")

Keyword helpers default to source: "google search". Pass source= to hit any other platform with the same client. Official full client (every source, no preset): trendsapi.

Methods

MethodREST modeReturns
get_time_series(keyword, source=, data_mode=)get_time_serieslist[TrendsDataPoint]
get_growth(keyword, percent_growth=, source=, data_mode=)get_growthGetGrowthResponse
get_live(limit=, offset=, category=)get_top_trendsGetTopTrendsResponse
get_top_trends(type=, ...)get_top_trendsGetTopTrendsResponse

source is lowercase (google search). type is exact (Google Trends). Mixing them is a 400.

from google_trends_client import TrendsAPI

client = TrendsAPI()                    # TRENDSAPI_KEY
# client = TrendsAPI(api_key="YOUR_KEY")

series = client.get_time_series("heat pump")
print(series[-1].date, series[-1].value)

growth = client.get_growth("heat pump", percent_growth=["3M", "12M"])
print(growth.results[0].growth, growth.results[0].direction)

hot = client.get_live(limit=10)
print(hot.data)                         # [[1, "..."], ...]

get_time_series

points = client.get_time_series("heat pump")

Each point:

FieldAlwaysMeaning
dateyesYYYY-MM-DD
valueyes0-100 index for this series
keywordyesEcho
volumenoAbsolute volume when available
source or datatypenoPipeline label

Python returns list[TrendsDataPoint]. Use .date and .value, not ["date"]. JS returns the same fields as object properties.

get_growth

g = client.get_growth("heat pump", percent_growth=["12M", "3M", "YTD"])
print(g.results[0].growth, g.results[0].direction)

percent_growth default: ["12M"]. Presets: 7D 14D 30D 1M 2M 3M 6M 9M 12M/1Y 18M 24M/2Y 36M/3Y 48M 60M/5Y MTD QTD YTD. Custom: {"name": "Launch", "recent": "2024-06-01", "baseline": "2024-01-01"}.

FieldMeaning
search_termKeyword
data_sourceSource
resultsOne object per window (period, growth, direction, dates, values)
metadataCounts / success flag

Several windows still count as one request. Python: growth.results[0].growth. JS: growth.results[0].growth.

get_live

hot = client.get_live(limit=10)
FieldMeaning
as_of_tsSnapshot time
typeFeed name
limit, offset, countPagination
data[rank, label] rows

Python: hot.data. JS: hot.data. Optional offset= and category= (Amazon Best Sellers by Category, Top Websites only).

Async

import asyncio
from google_trends_client import AsyncTrendsAPI

async def main():
    c = AsyncTrendsAPI()
    return await asyncio.gather(
        c.get_time_series("heat pump"),
    )

asyncio.run(main())

Each 200 is one billed request.

Pandas

from dataclasses import asdict
import pandas as pd
from google_trends_client import TrendsAPI

df = pd.DataFrame(asdict(p) for p in TrendsAPI().get_time_series("heat pump"))
df["date"] = pd.to_datetime(df["date"])
print(df.set_index("date")["value"].resample("ME").mean().tail())

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm install google-trends-js

Node 18+, Deno, Bun, Workers. Same API key. Field tables above apply.

Also published as google-trends-node, google-trends-client. Same client, different package name.

Methods
MethodREST modeReturns
getTimeSeries(keyword, { source, data_mode })get_time_seriesweekly points
getGrowth(keyword, { percent_growth, source, data_mode })get_growthgrowth object
getLive({ limit, offset, category })get_top_trendslive feed
getTopTrends({ type, ... })get_top_trendslive feed
import { TrendsAPI } from "google-trends-js";

const client = new TrendsAPI({ apiKey: process.env.TRENDSAPI_KEY! });
const series = await client.getTimeSeries("heat pump");
console.log(series.at(-1)?.date, series.at(-1)?.value);

const growth = await client.getGrowth("heat pump", {
  percent_growth: ["3M", "12M"],
});
console.log(growth.results[0].growth, growth.results[0].direction);

const live = await client.getLive({ limit: 10 });
console.log(live.data);                 // [[1, "..."], ...]

Call (curl)

FieldValue
EndpointPOST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
AuthAuthorization: Bearer $TRENDSAPI_KEY
Historysource: google search with get_time_series or get_growth
KeywordAny phrase, e.g. heat pump
Live typeGoogle Trends
curl -sS -X POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRENDSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"get_time_series","source":"google search","keyword":"heat pump"}'

Source notes

  • Related sources (same endpoint, different source): google images, google news, google shopping.
  • value is 0-100 for this term on Google web search, not Ads impressions.

Errors

HTTPClient
200Parsed payload. Python dataclasses / JS typed objects
400Raises. Fix source or type spelling
401Raises. Check TRENDSAPI_KEY
404Raises. No series for that keyword. Do not retry
429Raises. Quota
5xxClient retries, then raises

The HTTP body field is a JSON string. SDKs decode it. Raw curl must parse body a second time.

Site: https://trendsapi.ai/trends/google-trends.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Frequently asked questions

What is Google Trends API?

Google Trends search interest over time with growth metrics. Free key at trendsapi.ai

How do I install Google Trends API?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-api 'https://google-trends.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer token. Get your free API key at https://trendsapi.ai>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Google Trends API need an API key?

Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Is Google Trends API open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Google Trends API?

It is published by trendsapi-ai. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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