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How to take scheduled screenshots of Google Trends Trending now pages

Learn how to automatically capture recurring screenshots of Google Trends' Trending now pages using the PagePixels web app in this tutorial.

Introduction

PagePixels is a screenshot automation tool that you can use to capture scheduled screenshots of web pages, including screenshots of Google Trends' Trending now pages for different countries and time durations.

PagePixels is free to start, and this tutorial demonstrates how to automatically capture daily screenshots of a Google Trends' Trending now results page for Canada.

Example

Example full page screenshot of a Google Trends results page with the top 11 search queries for Canada in the last 24 hours.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

  • A PagePixels account.
  • The link to Google Trends' Trending now page for the country and time that interests you. For example:
    https://trends.google.com/trending?geo=CA&hours=24

How to automate taking screenshots of Google Trends' Trending now page

To capture daily automatic screenshots of a Google Trends' Trending now page:

1

Create a screenshot

Log in to your PagePixels account, and click the +Create Screenshot button.

2

Set your schedule

By default, scheduled screenshots are taken every 5 minutes.

For a daily screenshot, update the fields to: 1 Days

3

Add URL

Copy and paste the Google Trend URL into the Website URL to Capture field.

For example:

https://trends.google.com/trending?geo=CA&hours=24
4

Increase Wait Time

Scroll to the Waiting section.

Change the Time to wait value from 1500 (default) to: 10000

This gives the page more time to load before the screenshot gets taken. Maximum is 20000 (ms) *

*Note: If you've purchased the 5-minute TimeOut Addon, your maximum wait time is: 300000 (ms)

5

Check Full Page

Scroll to the Page Setup section. Tick the Full Page checkbox.

This option scrolls and takes a screenshot of the entire page.

6

Add Custom CSS

To remove the Google Trends' cookie banner and ensure the "Full Page" option works as expected, copy and paste the following CSS into the CSS Injection field:

.IS8rG{
display:none !important;
}
#trend-table{
max-height:fit-content !important
}
7

Save Screenshot

Click the green Save Screenshot button (top-right).

Your screenshot automation is officially set, and your first Google Trends screenshot will be taken shortly.

What else can PagePixels do?

When you automate your Google Trends screenshots with PagePixels, you can also:

  • Schedule screenshots by time interval, days of the week, time of day, and time zone using PagePixels' built-in scheduling system.
  • Run a series of user browser actions on a web page before taking a screenshot, such as filling out a form and clicking buttons, with Multi-Step Screenshot functionality.
  • Send scheduled screenshots to a public or private Slack channel, a Custom Webhook address, or save your screenshot images to your Dropbox account.
  • Connect PagePixels to no-code integration platforms Zapier, Make, n8n, or Power Automate to automatically send, save, and email screenshots to thousands of services.
  • Take and have AI process your screenshot images with the AI Analysis Screenshot feature.
  • Compare and contrast multiple screenshots and other images with AI using the Multiple Image AI Analysis feature.
  • Capture screenshots from different locations around the world with PagePixels' Real Location Screenshots feature.
  • Convert data from third-party APIs, HTML emails, and other HTML content into screenshots using the Custom HTML Screenshots feature.
  • Take automatic screenshots of an entire web page with the Full Page option.
  • Capture screenshots of only a specific element on a web page with CSS Selector Screenshot capabilities.
  • Use the PagePixels Screenshot API to integrate screenshot automation into your web applications.
  • Automate structured data extraction and AI-powered text analysis for your marketing, sales, and lead generation needs with PagePixels' Domain Research feature.

Check out our features page to discover even more things you can do with PagePixels.

Support

Questions? Contact us anytime by email:

support-tickets@pagepixels.com

Or send us a message through our Support page.