# Google API: List trending searches > Lists Google Trends 'Trending now' searches for a country, time window and category, in Google's order. Each search comes with its volume, activity, related searches and news headlines. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/list-trending-searches - Method: `trends.google.com/list_trending_searches`, version 1 - Website: trends.google.com - Returns: search term, volume, start time, active flag, related searches, news headlines, Trends link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `country` | string | no | `"US"` | Country name or two-letter code, for example United States or US. Default "United States". | | `category` | string | no | `"all"` | Trend category in words, for example sports, entertainment, business and finance, technology, politics, health, or all. Default "all". | | `active_only` | boolean | no | `false` | Show only searches still trending, for example true. Default false. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `100` | Maximum number of trends to return, for example 25. Default 25. | | `time_window` | string | no | `"past_7_days"` | How far back to look, for example past_24_hours. One of "past_4_hours", "past_24_hours", "past_48_hours", "past_7_days". Default "past_24_hours". | ## Output From a run on Oct 28, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "country": "US", "category": "all", "active_only": false, "max_results": 100, "time_window": "past_7_days" } ``` Its output: ```json { "trends": [ { "page_link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now+7-d&geo=US&q=brewers+vs+rays", "search_term": "brewers vs rays", "still_active": true, "search_volume": "2M+", "news_headlines": [ { "link": "https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50304403/rays-steal-game-4-extras-stay-alive-world-series", "title": "Rays steal Game 4 from Brewers in extras to stay alive in World Series", "publisher": "ESPN" }, { "link": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brewers-manager-pat-murphy-reacts-075804043.html", "title": "Brewers manager Pat Murphy reacts to 12-inning loss in Game 4 of World Series", "publisher": "Yahoo Sports" }, { "link": "https://www.fox13news.com/live-blog/news/world-series-game-4-updates-tampa-bay-rays-vs-milwaukee-brewes", "title": "World Series, Game 4 live updates: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Milwaukee Brewers", "publisher": "FOX 13 Tampa Bay" } ], "related_searches": [ "rays vs brewers", "world series score", "world series game 4" ], "started_trending": "2026-10-23T02:30:00+00:00", "search_volume_number": 2000000 }, { "page_link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now+7-d&geo=US&q=donnie+iris", "search_term": "donnie iris", "still_active": true, "search_volume": "200K+", "news_headlines": [ { "link": "https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/10/26/donnie-iris-pittsburgh-dies/stories/202610260040", "title": "Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s rock legend who scored hits with ‘Ah! Leah!’ and ‘The Rapper,’ dies at 83", "publisher": "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" }, { "link": "https://triblive.com/local/regional/donnie-iris-death-prompts-outpouring-of-tributes-on-social-media/", "title": "Donnie Iris’ death prompts outpouring of tributes on social media", "publisher": "TribLIVE.com" }, { "link": "https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2026/10/26/less-than-a-month-after-retiring-donnie-iris-has-died-at-83-beaver-county-pa/92452152007/", "title": "King Cool: Donnie Iris dies at 83", "publisher": "Beaver County Times" } ], "related_searches": [], "started_trending": "2026-10-26T22:10:00+00:00", "search_volume_number": 200000 }, { "page_link": "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now+7-d&geo=US&q=israel+elections", "search_term": "israel elections", "still_active": true, "search_volume": "500K+", "news_headlines": [ { "link": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-eisenkot-stake-rival-claims-lead-israel-after-deadlocked-vote-2026-10-28/", "title": "Netanyahu, Eisenkot stake rival claims to lead Israel after deadlocked vote", "publisher": "Reuters" }, { "link": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/with-72-of-ballots-counted-netanyahu-led-bloc-at-54-seats-arab-parties-strengthen-to-18/", "title": "With 72% of ballots counted, Netanyahu-led bloc at 54 seats; Arab parties strengthen to 18", "publisher": "The Times of Israel" }, { "link": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/27/middleeast/israel-elections-outcome-analysis-hnk-intl", "title": "Israel just voted in a critical election. But we still don’t know what the ultimate outcome will be", "publisher": "CNN" } ], "related_searches": [ "israel election results", "netanyahu", "israel election" ], "started_trending": "2026-10-24T11:50:00+00:00", "search_volume_number": 500000 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"trends.google.com/list_trending_searches","input":{"country":"US","category":"all","active_only":false,"max_results":100,"time_window":"past_7_days"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What are the top trending searches in the United States right now for sports over the past 24 hours? - Show me only the searches still trending in Japan in the technology category, limit to 10 results. - Which entertainment topics are blowing up on Google in the UK over the past 7 days? - I need a list of the 15 biggest trending searches in Canada for business and finance from the last 4 hours, including their news headlines. - Give me the current active trends in Brazil for health topics over the past 48 hours, with related searches for each. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country name or two-letter code, for example United States or US." }, "category": { "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Trend category in words, for example sports, entertainment, business and finance, technology, politics, health, or all." }, "active_only": { "type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "Show only searches still trending, for example true." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of trends to return, for example 25." }, "time_window": { "enum": [ "past_4_hours", "past_24_hours", "past_48_hours", "past_7_days" ], "type": "string", "default": "past_24_hours", "description": "How far back to look, for example past_24_hours." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "trends" ], "properties": { "trends": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "search_term": { "type": "string" }, "still_active": { "type": "boolean" }, "search_volume": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "news_headlines": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "publisher": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } }, "related_searches": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "started_trending": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "search_volume_number": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Google API: Get related searches](https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/get-related-searches.md): Returns top and rising related searches and topics for a term on Google Trends, for a country or US state and time range. - [Google API: Get interest by region](https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/get-interest-by-region.md): Shows where a search term has the highest relative Google Trends interest, by country worldwide or by region within a country. Scores run from 0 to 100. - [Google API: List top stories](https://fous.com/methods/news.google.com/list-top-stories.md): Lists the current top Google News stories, overall or for one topic, in a chosen country and language edition. - [Google API: Get interest over time](https://fous.com/methods/trends.google.com/get-interest-over-time.md): Compares Google Trends search interest for one to five terms over a time range, with average scores and a dated timeline. Scores are relative within the comparison. - [Google API: List Google Play top charts](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/list-top-charts.md): Lists ranked Android apps or games from the Google Play top free, top paid or top grossing chart for a country and category. - [Google API: List market indexes](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/list-market-indexes.md): Lists major stock market indexes on Google Finance with their current levels, changes and quote times. Quotes may be delayed, and indexes Google does not show are left out. - [Google API: Search Google News](https://fous.com/methods/news.google.com/search-news.md): Finds recent Google News articles about a company, person or topic for a country and language, in Google News order, optionally within a time window, with each article's publisher link resolved. - [Google API: Get search suggestions](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-search-suggestions.md): Gets Google Search autocomplete suggestions for words typed so far, in Google's order, for a chosen country and language. - [All Google methods](https://fous.com/methods/google.com.md)