keyword source · google images

Google Images API

Google Images search volume for any keyword as a normalized time series, with growth over 3M/6M/12M/5Y windows. A visual-demand signal most trend tools ignore, from the same endpoint as the other 14 sources.

get_growth · google images
# one POST, every source
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

{ "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "google images",
  "keyword": "dopamine decor",
  "percent_growth": ["3M", "12M"] }
200 OKnormalized 0-100
response
  {
    "search_term": "dopamine decor",
    "data_source": "google images",
    "results": [
      {
        "period": "3M",
        "growth": 54.6,
        "direction": "increase"
      },
      {
        "period": "12M",
        "growth": 210.3,
        "direction": "increase"
      }
    ]
  }
application/jsontimestamped
Why it exists

Google Images trend data, without the plumbing

Image search behaves differently from web search. People search images for products, designs, recipes, tattoos and anything visual, often before they ever type the same phrase into web search. That makes image volume an early, underused demand signal for visual categories.

There is no official Google Images API with volume history, so getting this data means scraping. Trends API serves it as a normalized 0-100 series from the same endpoint as web search, news and shopping, so you can compare a keyword's visual demand against its text demand in one schema.

Use cases

What people build with it

Ecommerce

Catch visual product trends (colors, styles, aesthetics) before they hit web search.

Design research

Track which aesthetics and styles people are actively looking up.

Content

Find visual topics with rising demand for thumbnails, pins and social.

Brand

Watch image-search interest in your brand and product category.

Comparison

How it compares

Scraping Google ImagesTrends API
Volume historynot exposedweekly + daily series
Blocks / 429sconstantnever
NormalizationDIY0-100 score, done
Compare vs web searchseparate pipelinesame schema, one call apart
Free tiern/a100 requests/month
Three modes, one endpoint
get_time_series

Historical trend series for a keyword on this source, normalized 0-100.

get_growth

Growth percentages over 3M / 6M / 12M / 5Y windows.

get_top_trends

21 live trending feeds across platforms, no keyword needed.

FAQ

Common questions

What Google Images data does Trends API provide?

Image search volume for any keyword as a normalized 0-100 time series, plus growth percentages over 3M/6M/12M/5Y windows.

Is there an official Google Images volume API?

No. Google does not expose image search volume through any official API. Trends API normalizes it into the same JSON schema as the other 14 sources.

Why track image search separately from web search?

Image queries skew visual and often lead web search for products, designs and aesthetics. A keyword can be rising on images weeks before it moves on web search.

How far back does history go?

Up to 5 years of weekly data on paid plans; 90 days on the free tier.

Can I compare image volume with web volume?

Yes. Query google images and google search for the same keyword and compare normalized scores directly.

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