News Volume

The number one Python package for News Volume trend data. News mention volume as an MCP tool. Plug into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI host. Weekly series, growth percentages, and live Google News feed.

Powered by trendsmcp.ai, the #1 MCP server for live trend data.

Get your free API key at trendsmcp.ai - 100 free requests per month, no credit card.

?? Full API docs ? trendsmcp.ai/docs

Updated for 2026. Works with Python 3.8 through 3.13.

Use as an MCP tool

Add to your mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP host):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trends": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "trendsmcp"],
      "env": { "TRENDS_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Get your free key at trendsmcp.ai.

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No scraping. No 429 errors. No proxies.

If you have used pytrends or similar scrapers before, you know the problems: random 429 Too Many Requests blocks, broken pipelines at 2am, time.sleep() hacks, proxy rotation costs, and a library that is now archived because Google explicitly flags scrapers at the protocol level.

trendsmcp is the managed alternative. We run the data infrastructure. You call a REST endpoint.

pytrends alternative for News Volume data

	Scrapers / pytrends	trendsmcp
429 rate limit errors	constant	never
Proxy required	often	never
Breaks on platform changes	yes, regularly	no
Platforms covered	1 (Google only)	13
Absolute volume estimates	no	yes
Cross-platform growth	no	yes
Async support	no	yes
Actively maintained	no (archived)	yes
Free tier	no	yes, 100 req/month

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Install

pip install news-volume-mcp

Zero system dependencies. Python 3.8 or later. Uses httpx under the hood.

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Quick start

from news_volume_mcp import TrendsMcpClient, SOURCE

client = TrendsMcpClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# 5-year weekly time series, no sleep(), no proxies, no 429s
series = client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="climate change")
print(series[0])
# TrendsDataPoint(date='2026-03-28', value=72, keyword='climate change', source='news volume')

# Period-over-period growth
growth = client.get_growth(
    source=SOURCE,
    keyword="climate change",
    percent_growth=["3M", "1Y"],
)
print(growth.results[0])
# GrowthResult(period='3M', growth=14.5, direction='increase', ...)

# What's trending right now
trending = client.get_top_trends(limit=10)
print(trending.data)
# [[1, 'topic one'], [2, 'topic two'], ...]

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Async support

import asyncio
from news_volume_mcp import AsyncTrendsMcpClient, SOURCE

async def main():
    client = AsyncTrendsMcpClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    series = await client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="climate change")
    print(series[0])

asyncio.run(main())

Run multiple platform queries concurrently:

google, youtube, reddit = await asyncio.gather(
    client.get_trends(source="google search", keyword="climate change"),
    client.get_trends(source="youtube",       keyword="climate change"),
    client.get_trends(source="reddit",        keyword="climate change"),
)

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Use cases

• SEO research: track keyword search volume trends across Google Search, Google News, and Google Images before publishing content
• Market research: measure consumer demand signals on Amazon and Google Shopping before entering a product category
• Investment research: monitor Reddit discussion volume, news sentiment, and Wikipedia page view spikes as leading indicators
• Content strategy: find what is growing on YouTube and TikTok before topics peak and competition saturates them
• Competitor tracking: compare brand search volume growth across platforms over custom date ranges

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Works with

• Claude (via MCP server at trendsmcp.ai)
• Cursor (via MCP server at trendsmcp.ai)
• ChatGPT (via MCP server at trendsmcp.ai)
• VS Code Copilot (via MCP server at trendsmcp.ai)
• LangChain: pass TrendsMcpClient output directly as tool results or context
• LlamaIndex: use trend series as structured data nodes for retrieval
• Pandas: each get_trends() response converts to a DataFrame in one line

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Methods

get_trends(source, keyword, data_mode=None)

Returns a historical time series for a keyword. Defaults to 5 years of weekly data. Pass data_mode="daily" for the last 30 days at daily granularity.

get_growth(source, keyword, percent_growth, data_mode=None)

Calculates percentage growth between two points in time. Pass preset strings or CustomGrowthPeriod objects.

Growth presets: 7D 14D 30D 1M 2M 3M 6M 9M 12M 1Y 18M 24M 2Y 36M 3Y 48M 60M 5Y MTD QTD YTD

get_top_trends(type=None, limit=None)

Returns today's live trending items. Omit type to get all feeds at once.

Available feeds: Google Trends YouTube TikTok Trending Hashtags Reddit Hot Posts Amazon Best Sellers Top Rated App Store Top Free Wikipedia Trending Spotify Top Podcasts X (Twitter) and more.

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All 13 supported sources

One API key. One client. All platforms. No separate credentials for each.

source	What it measures
"google search"	Google Search volume
"google images"	Google Images search volume
"google news"	Google News search volume
"google shopping"	Google Shopping purchase intent
"youtube"	YouTube search volume
"tiktok"	TikTok hashtag volume
"reddit"	Reddit mention volume
"amazon"	Amazon product search volume
"wikipedia"	Wikipedia page views
"news volume"	News article mention count
"news sentiment"	News sentiment score (positive/negative)
"npm"	npm package weekly downloads
"steam"	Steam concurrent player count

All values normalized 0 to 100 on the same scale so you can compare across platforms directly.

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Error handling

from news_volume_mcp import TrendsMcpClient, TrendsMcpError, SOURCE

client = TrendsMcpClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

try:
    series = client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="climate change")
except TrendsMcpError as e:
    print(e.status)   # e.g. 429 if you exceed your plan quota
    print(e.code)     # e.g. "rate_limited"
    print(e.message)

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Frequently asked questions

Does this scrape News Volume? No. trendsmcp runs managed data infrastructure. Your Python code makes a single authenticated REST call. No scraping, no Selenium, no cookies, no proxies required.

Do I need a News Volume developer account, OAuth token, or platform API key? No. One trendsmcp API key gives you access to all 13 sources.

Will it break when News Volume changes its backend? No. API stability is our responsibility. If something changes upstream, we update the backend. Your code keeps working.

Is there a free tier? Yes, 100 requests per month, no credit card required. Get your key at trendsmcp.ai.

Can I use this in production data pipelines? Yes. The client is stateless, thread-safe, and supports async for concurrent queries across multiple platforms.

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Related packages

• trendsmcp - core package, all 13 sources
• youtube-trends-api / youtube-trends-mcp
• reddit-trends-api / reddit-trends-mcp
• google-search-trends-api / google-search-trends-mcp
• amazon-trends-api / amazon-trends-mcp
• tiktok-trends-api / tiktok-trends-mcp
• wikipedia-trends-api / wikipedia-trends-mcp
• npm-trends-api / npm-trends-mcp
• steam-trends-api / steam-trends-mcp
• app-store-trends-api / app-store-trends-mcp
• news-volume-api / news-volume-mcp
• news-sentiment-api / news-sentiment-mcp

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Links

• API docs
• Get a free API key
• pytrends alternative
• All packages on PyPI
• GitHub

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Also works as a Python client

Same API key works directly in Python - no MCP host needed.

pip install news-volume-mcp

import os
from news_volume_mcp import TrendsMcpClient, SOURCE

client = TrendsMcpClient(api_key=os.environ["TRENDSMCP_API_KEY"])

series  = client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="your keyword")
growth  = client.get_growth(source=SOURCE, keyword="your keyword", percent_growth=["1M", "3M", "12M"])
top     = client.get_top_trends(type="News Volume", limit=10)

Full Python docs: trendsmcp.ai/docs

License

MIT