Trending Now

Returns currently trending search topics from Google Trends, the same data shown on trends.google.com/trending.

Endpoint: GET https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending

Parameters

Required

Parameter	Type	Description
`token`	string	Your Scrape.do API token
`geo`	string	Country code (e.g., `US`, `GB`, `DE`, `TR`)

Optional

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`hl`	string	`en`	Language code (e.g., `en`, `es`, `fr`, `de`)
`hours`	integer	`24`	Time window. Valid options: `4`, `24`, `48`, `168` (7 days)
`cat`	integer	`0`	Category ID to filter trends. See Category IDs below
`sort`	string	`relevance`	Sort order. Options: `relevance`, `search_volume`, `recency`, `title`
`status`	string	`all`	Filter by trend status. Options: `all`, `active`

Category IDs

`cat`	Category
`0`	All categories
`1`	Autos and Vehicles
`2`	Beauty and Fashion
`3`	Business and Finance
`4`	Entertainment
`5`	Food and Drink
`6`	Games
`7`	Health
`8`	Hobbies and Leisure
`9`	Jobs and Education
`10`	Law and Government
`11`	Other
`13`	Pets and Animals
`14`	Politics
`15`	Science
`16`	Shopping
`17`	Sports
`18`	Technology
`19`	Travel and Transportation
`20`	Climate

There is no category 12. IDs match Google's internal values.

Example Requests

# All trending topics in the US, last 24 hours
curl "https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending?token=YOUR_TOKEN&geo=US"

# Sports trends in the UK, last 48 hours
curl "https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending?token=YOUR_TOKEN&geo=GB&cat=17&hours=48"

# Active entertainment trends sorted by search volume
curl "https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending?token=YOUR_TOKEN&geo=US&cat=4&sort=search_volume&status=active"

# Trending in Germany, last 7 days, in German
curl "https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending?token=YOUR_TOKEN&geo=DE&hl=de&hours=168"

# Technology trends, most recent first
curl "https://api.scrape.do/plugin/google/trending?token=YOUR_TOKEN&geo=US&cat=18&sort=recency"

Response

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "geo": "US",
    "hl": "en",
    "hours": 24,
    "cat": 0,
    "sort": "relevance",
    "status": "all"
  },
  "trends": [
    {
      "title": "lakers vs warriors",
      "search_volume": 200000,
      "growth_percentage": 1000,
      "started_at": 1775782200,
      "status": "active",
      "related_queries": [
        "lakers vs warriors",
        "lakers vs golden state warriors",
        "warriors vs lakers",
        "steph curry",
        "lebron james"
      ],
      "category_ids": [17],
      "trend_url": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=lakers+vs+warriors&geo=US"
    },
    {
      "title": "Solar Eclipse",
      "search_volume": 200000,
      "growth_percentage": 1200,
      "started_at": 1775720000,
      "ended_at": 1775811200,
      "status": "ended",
      "related_queries": [
        "solar eclipse 2026",
        "eclipse time"
      ],
      "category_ids": [15],
      "trend_url": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=Solar+Eclipse&geo=US"
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

`search_parameters`

Echoes the request parameters used, including defaults applied.

`trends[]`

Field	Type	Description
`title`	string	The trending search topic
`search_volume`	integer	Approximate search volume
`growth_percentage`	integer	Percentage growth in search interest
`started_at`	integer	Unix timestamp when the trend started
`ended_at`	integer	Unix timestamp when the trend ended. Omitted if still active
`status`	string	`active` or `ended`
`related_queries`	string[]	Related search queries. May be empty
`category_ids`	integer[]	Category IDs this trend belongs to. May be empty
`trend_url`	string	Link to explore this trend on Google Trends