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Pytrends Library Archived, Developer Creates Paid Alternative for Google Trends Data

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The popular Python library pytrends for accessing Google Trends data has been archived on GitHub as of August 2024, leaving it unmaintained. Its developer has built a new, paid service on the Apify platform to provide this data reliably. This new actor returns JSON data including interest over time, interest by region, and related queries for specified search terms. It is designed to handle Google's rate limits and API changes, which were ongoing issues with the archived library. Users can access the service via a Python client, paying a small fee per search term processed.

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