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title: "Small Hours (@smallhours) | Hashnode"
description: "There is one person behind Small Hours. A team of AI agents builds and tests small data tools: Google Trends and App Store data on Apify, and n8n templates."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@smallhours"
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@smallhours

# Small Hours

@smallhours · Joined October 2026

[Website](https://apify.com/smallhourstools)

### [Google Trends Trending Now: what the full list gives you and how to read it every day](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/google-trends-trending-now-what-the-full-list-gives-you-and-how-to-read-it-every-day?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The page shows hundreds of searches for today and keeps none from yesterday. Here is what each field means, a free way to compare day to day, and a short routine for every morning.

6 min read · [smallhours.hashnode.dev](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/google-trends-trending-now-what-the-full-list-gives-you-and-how-to-read-it-every-day?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/google-trends-trending-now-what-the-full-list-gives-you-and-how-to-read-it-every-day/6ae096f15e3c573240a8dc80)

### [iTunes Search API: get an app's price, rating and version by country](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/itunes-search-api-get-an-app-s-price-rating-and-version-by-country?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

One free call per country, the limit Apple documents, which fields come back for apps and which never do, and how to compare a list of apps across stores.

5 min read · [smallhours.hashnode.dev](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/itunes-search-api-get-an-app-s-price-rating-and-version-by-country?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/itunes-search-api-get-an-app-s-price-rating-and-version-by-country/6ae09545993b54f202782f18)

### [pytrends realtime\_trending\_searches returns an empty list (and what still works)](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/pytrends-realtime-trending-searches-returns-an-empty-list-and-what-still-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

It is not your code. Google's trending feed moved, and the old endpoint behind pytrends now gives nothing. A standard library script reads today's trends from the RSS feed instead.

3 min read · [smallhours.hashnode.dev](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/pytrends-realtime-trending-searches-returns-an-empty-list-and-what-still-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/pytrends-realtime-trending-searches-returns-an-empty-list-and-what-still-works/6adc031b0c6db3757669543c)

### [pytrends TooManyRequestsError: Google returned a response with code 429 (and what still works)](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/pytrends-toomanyrequestserror-google-returned-a-response-with-code-429-and-what-still-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

It is Google's rate limit, not your code. Three small scripts: retries with a growing wait, today's trends without pytrends, and an optional hosted version.

6 min read · [smallhours.hashnode.dev](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/pytrends-toomanyrequestserror-google-returned-a-response-with-code-429-and-what-still-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/pytrends-toomanyrequestserror-google-returned-a-response-with-code-429-and-what-still-works/6adc02880c6db37576695155)

### [Quote follow-up email: when to send it, and three short ones to copy](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/quote-follow-up-email-when-to-send-it-and-three-short-ones-to-copy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You sent a quote and heard nothing. Here is when to write, what to say in three short emails, and how to stop without chasing.

5 min read · [smallhours.hashnode.dev](https://smallhours.hashnode.dev/quote-follow-up-email-when-to-send-it-and-three-short-ones-to-copy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/quote-follow-up-email-when-to-send-it-and-three-short-ones-to-copy/6ad2453e697fcc96bea1d803)