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gtrendsAPI: An R wrapper for the Google Trends API
Authors: Correia Ricardo A
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Software impacts
Journal name in source: Software Impacts
Article number: 100634
Volume: 20
ISSN: 2665-9638
eISSN: 2665-9638
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100634
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100634
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387563061
Abstract
Search engine data is a prime source of insights on the human information-seeking behaviour and such information is instrumental for the scientific study of human culture and behaviour. The gtrendsAPI R software package aims to facilitate programmatic access to data available from the Google Trends API. Here, I introduce the functions available through this software and provide worked examples of how to use it. I also discuss some the potential research applications and caveats of this software and the data available through it.
Search engine data is a prime source of insights on the human information-seeking behaviour and such information is instrumental for the scientific study of human culture and behaviour. The gtrendsAPI R software package aims to facilitate programmatic access to data available from the Google Trends API. Here, I introduce the functions available through this software and provide worked examples of how to use it. I also discuss some the potential research applications and caveats of this software and the data available through it.
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