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  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "Google Trends API Landscape 2026",
  "description": "Source-locked comparison of five ways to access Google Trends data, including the official alpha API and public commercial alternatives.",
  "url": "https://konabayev.com/data/google-trends-api-landscape-2026.json",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-10",
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    "name": "Tugelbay Konabayev",
    "url": "https://konabayev.com/author/tugelbay-konabayev/"
  },
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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    "https://developers.google.com/search/apis/trends",
    "https://serpapi.com/google-trends-api",
    "https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/keywords_data-google_trends-overview/",
    "https://brightdata.com/products/serp-api/google-search/trends",
    "https://apify.com/tugelbay/google-trends-tracker"
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    {"provider":"SerpApi Google Trends API","availability":"Public commercial API","data_scope":"Interest over time; region; related topics; related queries","comparison_limit":"Not stated","delivery":"Synchronous search endpoint","reported_rate_limit":"Not stated","source_url":"https://serpapi.com/google-trends-api","audited_at":"2026-07-10","note":"Endpoint uses engine=google_trends"},
    {"provider":"DataForSEO Google Trends API","availability":"Public commercial API","data_scope":"Explore data for Search News Images Shopping and YouTube; related topics and queries","comparison_limit":"5 keywords","delivery":"Live or Standard task workflow","reported_rate_limit":"2000 calls per minute","source_url":"https://docs.dataforseo.com/v3/keywords_data-google_trends-overview/","audited_at":"2026-07-10","note":"Standard uses POST plus GET; Live returns immediately"},
    {"provider":"Bright Data Google Trends API","availability":"Public commercial API","data_scope":"Structured Google Trends data with keyword location category and time filters","comparison_limit":"Not stated","delivery":"SERP API","reported_rate_limit":"Not stated","source_url":"https://brightdata.com/products/serp-api/google-search/trends","audited_at":"2026-07-10","note":"Capabilities recorded from the public product description"},
    {"provider":"Tugelbay Google Trends Tracker","availability":"Public Apify Actor","data_scope":"Daily trending searches; 50+ geos; traffic label; related news context","comparison_limit":"Unlimited geo list per run","delivery":"RSS-backed Apify Actor; CSV JSON API and schedules","reported_rate_limit":"Not stated","source_url":"https://apify.com/tugelbay/google-trends-tracker","audited_at":"2026-07-10","note":"This product covers daily trending searches rather than the full historical Explore dataset"}
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