# Google Autocomplete Keyword Scraper (`technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords`) Actor

Expand seed keywords into hundreds of long-tail keyword ideas from Google Autocomplete. Alphabet, number and question expansions. For SEO and PPC research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords.md
- **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Autocomplete Keyword Scraper

Turn a handful of seed phrases into hundreds of real long-tail keyword ideas from Google Autocomplete. This Actor is built for SEO content planning, PPC campaign research, search-intent discovery, and competitor keyword brainstorming—without API keys or paid data providers.

### What it does

For every seed keyword, the Actor queries Google's public autocomplete endpoint. With expansion enabled, it also searches the seed followed by every letter (`a`–`z`) and digit (`0`–`9`), plus `how`, `what`, `why`, `best`, and `vs` before the seed. Results are de-duplicated globally and retain their original autocomplete rank and source query.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `seedKeywords` | string array | `['best crm software']` prefill | One or more keywords to expand. |
| `language` | string | `en` | Google interface language code. |
| `country` | string | `us` | Two-letter country code for localized suggestions. |
| `expand` | boolean | `true` | Query a–z, 0–9, and question/comparison prefixes in addition to each seed. |
| `maxKeywords` | integer | `300` | Maximum unique results to save, from 1 to 1,000. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "seedKeywords": ["best crm software"],
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "expand": true,
  "maxKeywords": 300
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item contains the suggested keyword, its original seed, the exact query that produced it, its one-based rank in that response, and the requested locale.

```json
{
  "keyword": "best crm software for small business",
  "seedKeyword": "best crm software",
  "sourceQuery": "best crm software",
  "position": 1,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us"
}
```

The Actor uses a free public endpoint, processes up to five queries concurrently, retries temporary failures, and skips individual failed requests so one error does not stop the run.

# Actor input Schema

## `seedKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keywords to expand with Google Autocomplete suggestions.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google interface language code, such as en, de, or fr.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code used to localize suggestions, such as us, gb, or de.

## `expand` (type: `boolean`):

Also query each seed with a-z, 0-9, and how/what/why/best/vs prefixes.

## `maxKeywords` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of unique keyword suggestions to save.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "seedKeywords": [
    "best crm software"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "expand": true,
  "maxKeywords": 300
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "seedKeywords": [
        "best crm software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "seedKeywords": ["best crm software"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "seedKeywords": [
    "best crm software"
  ]
}' |
apify call technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/google-autocomplete-keywords",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ET3e5sKYLGzl7Pre1/builds/7n9G8tbk7tiqzlTOS/openapi.json