Google Trends
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Google Trends is a service by Google that shows a how often a term or phrase is being searched for in Google Search.
Features
- Embed — Google Trends provides a URL that you can put in an
<iframe>to embed the search trends of a particular topic.- E.g. here is iframe src for we should improve society somewhat: https://trends.google.com/trends/embed/explore/TIMESERIES?eq=date%3Dall&geo=&q=we+should+improve+society+somewhat&req=%7B%22comparisonItem%22%3A%5B%7B%22keyword%22%3A%22we+should+improve+society+somewhat%22%2C%22geo%22%3A%22%22%2C%22time%22%3A%22all%22%7D%5D%2C%22category%22%3A0%2C%22property%22%3A%22%22%7D&tz=0
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How to
How to embed
On a Google Trends result page (the one showing the graph), there’s an embed "< >" button you can click to reveal an HTML snippet to copy paste to embed it on your own site or page.
- See https://support.google.com/trends/answer/4365538 for more
With a little cleverness, you can find the generated <iframe> and use its src attribute to figure out the direct embedding URL. By altering that URL’s parameters, you can alter what is shown.