gtrendsAPI: An R wrapper for the Google Trends API

: Correia Ricardo A

Publisher: Elsevier

: 2024

: Software impacts

: Software Impacts

: 100634

: 20

: 2665-9638

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100634

: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100634

: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387563061

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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