The number one Python package for Steam trend data. Steam concurrent player time series and growth via a Python client. Weekly or daily data, period-over-period growth, zero dependencies beyond httpx.
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Updated for 2026. Works with Python 3.8 through 3.13.
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.
| 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 |
pip install steam-trends-apiZero system dependencies. Python 3.8 or later. Uses httpx under the hood.
from steam_trends_api 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="Elden Ring")
print(series[0])
# TrendsDataPoint(date='2026-03-28', value=72, keyword='Elden Ring', source='steam')
# Period-over-period growth
growth = client.get_growth(
source=SOURCE,
keyword="Elden Ring",
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'], ...]import asyncio
from steam_trends_api import AsyncTrendsMcpClient, SOURCE
async def main():
client = AsyncTrendsMcpClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
series = await client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="Elden Ring")
print(series[0])
asyncio.run(main())Run multiple platform queries concurrently:
google, youtube, reddit = await asyncio.gather(
client.get_trends(source="google search", keyword="Elden Ring"),
client.get_trends(source="youtube", keyword="Elden Ring"),
client.get_trends(source="reddit", keyword="Elden Ring"),
)- 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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TrendsMcpClientoutput 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
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.
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
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.
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.
from steam_trends_api import TrendsMcpClient, TrendsMcpError, SOURCE
client = TrendsMcpClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
try:
series = client.get_trends(source=SOURCE, keyword="Elden Ring")
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)Does this scrape Steam? 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 Steam developer account, OAuth token, or platform API key? No. One trendsmcp API key gives you access to all 13 sources.
Will it break when Steam 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.
- 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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