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

> Returns Google Trends interest-over-time for up to 5 keywords in one call. Response is `{ series, averages }`: `series` is one entry per keyword, each with dated `points` ({ date, value }) where `value` is Google's 0-100 relative-popularity score; `averages` is the per-keyword mean over the window. Compare terms head-to-head (values are normalised across the keyword set) and scope by `location`, `timeframe`, and `category`. Sourced live from DataForSEO's Google Trends Explore (~3-8s).

TL;DR: `GET /v1/google_trends/explore` costs 5 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `keywords` | yes | 1-5 comma-separated keywords (e.g. 'reverse audio,voice changer'). With multiple keywords the 0-100 values are normalised across the set for direct comparison. |
| `location` | no | Location as a DFS name ('United States') or numeric code ('2840'). Defaults to worldwide-leaning US. |
| `timeframe` | no | Preset time window: past_hour, past_4_hours, past_day, past_7_days, past_30_days, past_90_days, past_12_months, or past_5_years. Defaults to past_12_months. (past_hour \| past_4_hours \| past_day \| past_7_days \| past_30_days \| past_90_days \| past_12_months \| past_5_years) |
| `category` | no | Numeric Google Trends category code to scope the query (default 0 = all categories). |

## Code example

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

See the full Google Trends API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google_trends

## 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