Discover and track emerging trends across Google Trends, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok to inform content strategy.
Discover and track emerging trends using Apify Actors to extract data from multiple platforms.
(No need to check it upfront)
.env file with APIFY_TOKEN--env-file support)mcpc CLI tool: npm install -g @apify/mcpcCopy 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 findings
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 |
| Visual analysis | apify/facebook-photos-scraper | Photo trends |
| Community trends | apify/facebook-groups-scraper | Group monitoring |
| YouTube Shorts | streamers/youtube-shorts-scraper | Short-form trends |
| YouTube hashtags | streamers/youtube-video-scraper-by-hashtag | Hashtag videos |
| TikTok hashtags | clockworks/tiktok-hashtag-scraper | Hashtag content |
| Trending sounds | clockworks/tiktok-sound-scraper | Audio trends |
| TikTok ads | clockworks/tiktok-ads-scraper | Ad trends |
| Discover page | clockworks/tiktok-discover-scraper | Discover trends |
| Explore trends | clockworks/tiktok-explore-scraper | Explore content |
| Trending content | clockworks/tiktok-trends-scraper | Viral content |
Fetch the Actor's input schema and details dynamically using mcpc:
export $(grep APIFY_TOKEN .env | xargs) && mcpc --json mcp.apify.com --header "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" tools-call fetch-actor-details actor:="ACTOR_ID" | jq -r ".content"
Replace ACTOR_ID with the selected Actor (e.g., apify/google-trends-scraper).
This returns:
Before running, ask:
Quick answer (display in chat, no file):
node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
--actor "ACTOR_ID" \
--input 'JSON_INPUT'
CSV:
node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
--actor "ACTOR_ID" \
--input 'JSON_INPUT' \
--output YYYY-MM-DD_OUTPUT_FILE.csv \
--format csv
JSON:
node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
--actor "ACTOR_ID" \
--input 'JSON_INPUT' \
--output YYYY-MM-DD_OUTPUT_FILE.json \
--format json
After completion, report:
APIFY_TOKEN not found - Ask user to create .env with APIFY_TOKEN=your_token
mcpc not found - Ask user to install npm install -g @apify/mcpc
Actor not found - Check Actor ID spelling
Run FAILED - Ask user to check Apify console link in error output
Timeout - Reduce input size or increase --timeout
Use this skill when tackling tasks related to its primary domain or functionality as described above.