apify-trend-analysis
Discover and track emerging trends across Google Trends, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok to inform content strategy.
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Trend Analysis
Discover and track emerging trends using Apify Actors to extract data from multiple platforms.
Prerequisites
(No need to check it upfront)
.envfile withAPIFY_TOKEN- Node.js 20.6+ (for native
--env-filesupport) mcpcCLI tool:npm install -g @apify/mcpc
Workflow
Copy this checklist and track progress:
Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Identify trend type (select Actor)
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch Actor schema via mcpc
- [ ] Step 3: Ask user preferences (format, filename)
- [ ] Step 4: Run the analysis script
- [ ] Step 5: Summarize findingsStep 1: Identify Trend Type
Select the appropriate Actor based on research needs:
| User Need | Actor ID | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Search trends | apify/google-trends-scraper | Google Trends data |
| Hashtag tracking | apify/instagram-hashtag-scraper | Hashtag content |
| Hashtag metrics | apify/instagram-hashtag-stats | Performance stats |
| Visual trends | apify/instagram-post-scraper | Post analysis |
| Trending discovery | apify/instagram-search-scraper | Search trends |
| Comprehensive tracking | apify/instagram-scraper | Full data |
| API-based trends | apify/instagram-api-scraper | API access |
| Engagement trends | apify/export-instagram-comments-posts | Comment tracking |
| Product trends | apify/facebook-marketplace-scraper | Marketplace data |
Subscribers only
The full skill, its 2 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | community |
|---|---|
| License | — |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md, reference/scripts/run_actor.js |
| Added | 2026-09-04 |
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