# Google Trends Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google_trends)

> Google Trends API through SocialCrawl: interest-over-time for up to 5 keywords with normalised 0-100 scores, plus the rising and top related queries behind any trend — scoped by location, timeframe, and category. Structured JSON from one GET request, on the same x-api-key as 43 other platforms.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's Google Trends API exposes 2 endpoints, 5 credits per call, all returning one unified JSON schema with AI-enriched fields. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Path | Credits | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Explore | GET | `/v1/google_trends/explore` | 5 | Get Google Trends interest over time |
| Rising | GET | `/v1/google_trends/rising` | 5 | Get related + rising Google Trends queries |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_trends/explore?keywords=uv%20index" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Every response shares one JSON envelope: `{ success, platform, endpoint, data, credits_used, credits_remaining }`.

## SocialCrawl vs Scraping Google Trends yourself

| Feature | SocialCrawl | Scraping Google Trends yourself |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Access | One GET request returns structured JSON | No official API; scrape the site or export CSVs by hand |
| Keyword comparison | Up to 5 keywords, scores normalised across the set | Manual compare-view exports, one screenshot at a time |
| Rising queries | Breakout list with growth percentages in the response | Fragile DOM scraping that breaks on layout changes |
| Freshness | Sourced live per call, typically 3-8 seconds | Whenever your scraper last survived |
| Pricing | Advanced-tier credits, one balance across 44 platforms | Proxy and maintenance costs plus blocked-request retries |

## FAQ

### What is the SocialCrawl Google Trends API?

Two endpoints over live Google Trends data: /v1/google_trends/explore returns interest-over-time series for up to 5 keywords with 0-100 relative-popularity scores normalised across the set, and /v1/google_trends/rising returns the related and rising (breakout) queries for one keyword — each rising query with its growth percentage.

### Does Google have an official Trends API?

Google has historically offered no generally available official Trends API, which is why most teams scrape the site or export CSVs by hand. SocialCrawl returns the same interest-over-time and related-queries data as structured JSON through one GET request, on the same key as its other data platforms.

### Can I compare multiple keywords head-to-head?

Yes. Pass up to 5 comma-separated keywords to /v1/google_trends/explore and the 0-100 values come back normalised across the whole set, exactly like the Google Trends compare view — so a 50 for one keyword genuinely means half the peak interest of the set's 100.

### What are rising and breakout queries?

The rising list from /v1/google_trends/rising contains the related searches whose interest grew the most over your window, each with a growth percentage — a true breakout can read into the thousands (3200 means +3200%). The top list alongside it holds the most-searched related queries with 0-100 scores.

### Can I scope trends by location and time?

Yes. Both endpoints take a location (a name like 'United States' or a numeric code) and a timeframe preset from past_hour up to past_5_years. Explore additionally takes a numeric Google Trends category code so you can isolate an industry.

### How much do Google Trends calls cost?

Both endpoints are on the advanced tier and are sourced live, typically returning in 3-8 seconds. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card required, and the same credit balance covers every other SocialCrawl platform.

### Is there a Google Trends data API?

There is no official public Google Trends data API, which is why teams end up scraping the site or exporting CSVs by hand. SocialCrawl fills that gap: /v1/google_trends/explore returns interest-over-time for up to 5 keywords with normalised 0-100 scores, and /v1/google_trends/rising returns the related and breakout queries behind a trend with growth percentages. Both come back as structured JSON on one x-api-key, scoped by location, timeframe, and category.

### How do I scrape Google Trends without getting blocked?

Skip the scraping and call SocialCrawl instead. Google Trends has no official API and throttles automated requests, so a self-built scraper breaks whenever the layout shifts. SocialCrawl sources /v1/google_trends/explore and /v1/google_trends/rising live per call, typically in 3-8 seconds, and returns clean JSON with block handling managed upstream. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card.

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How to get Google Trends data as JSON through an API
- What API returns Google Trends rising and breakout queries?
- Can I compare Google Trends interest for multiple keywords via API?