Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor
Google Trends trending searches, volume estimates & trend duration. Not affiliated with Google LLC.
What can you do with Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor?
- Trending searches for 100+ countries and sub-regions (e.g.
US-CA,FR-75), with - Active trends vs. ended, plus trend duration: how long each trend has been running.
- Topic categories on every term (Google's own 19 categories), with an optional
- Interest over time and interest by region for keywords you provide.
- Up to ~370 terms per run in large markets. No item cap.
- A run that collects nothing is not charged at all.
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).
claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-scraper-orbots-apify-actor 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-trends-scraper' --header 'Authorization: <Apify API token of the connecting user, e.g. '\''Bearer <apify-api-token>'\''. Get a free token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations>'{
"mcpServers": {
"google-trends-scraper-orbots-apify-actor": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-trends-scraper",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<Apify API token of the connecting user, e.g. 'Bearer <apify-api-token>'. Get a free token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations>"
}
}
}
}Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
Google Trends Scraper - Trending Now, Search Volume & Trend Duration
Reliable Google Trends data on the Apify platform, billed pay-per-event in USD. Built and maintained by orbots.
Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. "Google" and "Google Trends" are trademarks of Google LLC. This is an independent tool that reads publicly available Google Trends data; it is not an official Google product.
▶️ Run it on Apify: https://apify.com/orbots/google-trends-scraper
What it does
- Trending searches for 100+ countries and sub-regions (e.g.
US-CA,FR-75), with estimated search volume. - Active trends vs. ended, plus trend duration: how long each trend has been running.
- Topic categories on every term (Google's own 19 categories), with an optional
categoriesfilter to keep only one vertical. - Interest over time and interest by region for keywords you provide.
- Up to ~370 terms per run in large markets. No item cap.
- A run that collects nothing is not charged at all.
Why this one
- Reliability first. The official Google Trends source is flaky; this Actor is built to degrade gracefully. When part of a request is throttled, it returns the regions that responded and reports the ones that didn't, instead of failing the whole run.
- Honest pricing. A small start fee plus a per-result fee that scales down with volume. A run that returns zero rows costs nothing.
- Built for schedules. With
onlyNew: trueeach run returns only the trends you have not received before, per country and window, so a daily schedule stops paying for the same list twice. - Agent-ready. Exposed to AI agents through Apify's MCP server; see the MCP page.
Output (shape)
Each row is one trend (trending mode) or one interest data point (keywords mode). Typical fields in trending mode:
| field | meaning |
|---|---|
type | trending_now (or interest_over_time / interest_by_region in keywords mode) |
term | the trending query |
rank | position in the feed (1 = hottest) |
geo | country or sub-region code (e.g. US, US-CA, FR-75) |
search_volume / formatted_volume | Google's estimated volume, as a number (200000) and as the label shown in the UI (200K+) |
category / categories | Google's topic category for the term |
is_active | whether the trend is still running |
started_at / ended_at | trend window timestamps (ended_at is null while active) |
duration_minutes | how long the trend lasted, once it has ended |
trends_url | direct link to the term's Google Trends explore page |
Quick start
Run from the Actor page, or call it via the Apify API and get the rows back in one request:
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/orbots~google-trends-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "mode": "trending", "trendingGeos": ["US", "GB", "BR"], "trendingHours": 24 }'Add "onlyNew": true for schedules, or "categories": ["Sports"] to keep one vertical.
Full input options and examples are on the Actor page.
Support
Issues and feature requests: open an issue in this repository, or use the Issues tab on the Apify Actor page.
orbots builds small, reliable data Actors on Apify. Data is read from publicly available sources; see each Actor's page for details and terms.
Frequently asked questions
What is Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor?
Google Trends trending searches, volume estimates & trend duration. Not affiliated with Google LLC.
How do I install Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http google-trends-scraper-orbots-apify-actor 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-trends-scraper' --header 'Authorization: <Apify API token of the connecting user, e.g. '\''Bearer <apify-api-token>'\''. Get a free token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor need an API key?
Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.
Is Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor open source?
Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.
Who maintains Google Trends Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor?
It is published by orbotshq. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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