# google.trends

**stable** **Advanced**

Google Trends daily trending searches for a country (keyless RSS): query, approximate traffic, top news.

`GET /v1/google/trends`

## What you get

A list of Google results in Onekey's unified shape, in `data` (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free `404 not_found` instead.

**Also known as:** `/google_trends/explore` on APIs that nest their paths. See [Alternatives and equivalents](https://onekey.dev/docs/alternatives.md).

## What it costs

- **Advanced · 5 credits** for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
- **Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).**
- **Free** if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | What it is | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `geo` | string | no | `US` | Country code, uppercase (e.g. US, GB, IN) | max 2 chars; must match `[A-Z]{2}`; trimmed |

## Request

```bash
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/google/trends?geo=US" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

```python
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/google/trends",
    params={"geo": "US"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
body = res.json()

if body["success"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
```

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({ geo: "US" });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.onekey.dev/v1/google/trends?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.success) console.log(body.data);
else console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
```

## Recorded response

A real Google response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are `null`.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "title": "lieutenant stitchie",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-28T19:40:00Z",
        "url": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=lieutenant%20stitchie"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "views": 1000
      },
      "media": {
        "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9KmFtODyIXiXps8J32iaLmrf6xjL64f3YX2WJKqum206c7tImAvAKgIefGxg"
      },
      "ext": {
        "topNewsUrl": "https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/veteran-jamaican-deejay-lieutenant-stitchie-dies-at-60",
        "news": [
          {
            "title": "Veteran Jamaican deejay Lieutenant Stitchie dies at 60",
            "url": "https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/veteran-jamaican-deejay-lieutenant-stitchie-dies-at-60",
            "source": "Caribbean National Weekly",
            "snippet": null
          },
          {
            "title": "Lt Stitchie, dancehall icon who found new calling in gospel, dies at 60",
            "url": "https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/09/28/lt-stitchie-dancehall-icon-found-new-calling-gospel-dies-60/",
            "source": "Jamaica Observer",
            "snippet": null
          },
          {
            "title": "Stitchie’s wife makes appeal for blood",
            "url": "https://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20260928/stitchie%E2%80%99s-wife-makes-appeal-blood",
            "source": "Jamaica Star",
            "snippet": null
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "title": "data center",
        "createdAt": "2026-09-28T19:40:00Z",
        "url": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=data%20center"
      },
      "engagement": {
        "views": 1000
      },
      "media": {
        "url": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjSsvpRvlWzFrIV5kfDgxyuW36B5DdzY_R7V5T2-DJmK8JxaQLI4pMviVzvFw"
      },
      "ext": {
        "topNewsUrl": "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/protester-storms-pro-data-center-bash-flips-off-crowd-usa-chants-erupt-amid-trumps-ai-push",
        "news": [
          {
            "title": "Protester storms DC party, flips off crowd as ‘USA!’ chants erupt amid Trump’s AI push",
            "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/protester-storms-pro-data-center-bash-flips-off-crowd-usa-chants-erupt-amid-trumps-ai-push",
            "source": "Fox News",
            "snippet": null
          },
          {
            "title": "'Loudoun County Iced Tea' Featured At DC Pro-Data Center Party As Some VA Residents Fume: Report",
            "url": "https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/northern-va-county-featured-prominently-dc-pro-data-center-party",
            "source": "Patch",
            "snippet": null
          },
          {
            "title": "D.C.'s latest viral party celebrates data centers amid growing pushback",
            "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/09/24/ai-data-centers-party-pubkey-partiful",
            "source": "Axios",
            "snippet": null
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "google",
    "endpoint": "trends",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Field mapping

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's [unified schema](https://onekey.dev/docs/schema.md). Fields the source lacks come back as `null`.

| Source path | Onekey field | Transform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | `content.title` | - |
| `approxTraffic` | `engagement.views` | `toNumber` |
| `publishedAt` | `content.createdAt` | `toIsoDate` |
| `imageUrl` | `media.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `exploreUrl` | `content.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `topNewsUrl` | `ext.topNewsUrl` | `safeUrl` |
| `news` | `ext.news` | - |

## Caching and freshness

- Fresh for about 30 seconds. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
- Between 30 seconds and 5 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked `stale: true` while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
- If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 15 minutes more (marked stale).
- A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
- The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

## What can go wrong

| Status | Code | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Check the `x-api-key` header. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | [Add credits](https://onekey.dev/pricing); your balance must cover the price. |
| 404 | `not_found` | Unknown endpoint path. |
| 422 | `invalid_params` | Fix the parameters using the table above. Free. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff. |

See [Errors](https://onekey.dev/docs/errors.md) for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).