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.

GitHub repo

POST 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",
  "window": ["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 Images	Trends API
Volume history	not exposed	weekly + daily series
Blocks / 429s	constant	never
Normalization	DIY	0-100 score, done
Compare vs web search	separate pipeline	same schema, one call apart
Free tier	n/a	100 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

24 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; 12 months 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.

Keep exploring

Related trend sources

Google TrendsQuery Google Trends data as JSON Google ShoppingGoogle Shopping search volume as JSON Google NewsGoogle News search volume as JSON

Start pulling Google Images trends in 60 seconds.

100 requests a month free. No credit card, no sales call. One key works for every source.