GET /v1/douyin/trendingbeta
Douyin Trending API
Returns the live Douyin hot-search board: roughly 50 trending topics with rank, hot value, view count, video count, and the time each topic broke.
250 credits a call · single call · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/douyin/trending" \-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
When to use it
Use it to see what is trending across Douyin right now; there is no keyword filter, the whole board comes back in one call.
Parameters
This endpoint takes no parameters besides your key in the x-api-key header.
Response
This endpoint returns the platform's own fields in data, in snake_case, rather than a unified post or profile. The reference page lists them.
Every field, error and example is in the Douyin Trending API reference.
How much does the Douyin Trending API cost?
250 credits per successful call.
Failed calls are free
A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.
Know the price first
Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.
One balance
API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.
Douyin Trending API: frequently asked questions
Send GET /v1/douyin/trending with its query parameters and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns the live Douyin hot-search board: roughly 50 trending topics with rank, hot value, view count, video count, and the time each topic broke.
250 credits per successful call. A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits, and an answer from the shared cache costs 2. Pro's 10,000 monthly credits cover about 40 calls at 250 credits each. Add dry_run=1 to see the price of a call without making it.
No. There is no Douyin app, OAuth flow or app review. One InsightSocial API key works for this endpoint and every other platform, and your first 10 calls priced at 100 credits or less are free.
One call returns the data in the data object of the standard response envelope. Fields the platform did not provide are listed in unavailable, so a null there means unknown, not zero.
You get an error or an empty result, and it costs 0 credits. The API reads public Douyin data only, so private accounts and deleted content come back as not found rather than as partial data.
Yes. Add the hosted MCP server at https://api.insightsocial.app/mcp to your AI app and sign in. The assistant finds this endpoint by name, shows its price and calls it with your credits.