YouTube trending API

YouTube Trending API

Fetch trending public YouTube videos for a country, with cursor pagination and per-video metrics.

Input: Optional country. Returns: a page of results with a cursor for the next, in YouTube's own field names. Price: 1 credit per call; failed reads are free.

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GET /v1/youtube/trending Optional country · Cursor page

Illustrative response

GET /v1/youtube/trending

Optional params country=USlimit=20

Each call1 credit

Retrieval failurefree

{
  "success": true,
  "available": true,
  "creditsCharged": 1,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Launch teardown",
        "views": 943820,
        "likes": 28440,
        "comments": 3120
      }
    ],
    "fetchedAt": "2026-08-28T09:41:44Z"
  }
}

Key fields shown · full response below

See it in action

Try it. This API needs no input.

The endpoint can run without a URL. Add optional region parameters only when you need a regional trend list.

Try this API live

Pick a sample input

Start from a valid shape, then replace the sample value with your public target.

Selected country=US Open

Preview the request

Use a server-side key and send parameters as query values.

GET https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/youtube/trending

curl -G 'https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/youtube/trending' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'country=US' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=20'

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "country": "US",
  "limit": "20",
});

const res = await fetch('https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/youtube/trending?' + params, {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer sv_live_...' },
});

const body = await res.json();
console.log(body.data);

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/youtube/trending",
    params={"country": "US", "limit": "20"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sv_live_..."},
)

body = r.json()
print(body["data"])

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Read the response

Every success includes availability, a fetch timestamp and billing context.

GET /v1/youtube/trending Not run

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available 1 credit illustrative

{
  "success": true,
  "available": true,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "videoId": "9wq3VHsL_bE",
        "title": "Launch teardown",
        "views": 943820,
        "likes": 28440,
        "comments": 3120,
        "cached": false
      }
    ],
    "nextCursor": "CDIQAA",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-08-28T09:41:44Z",
    "cached": false,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": 0
  }
}

Ship it anywhere

Use this API from code, no-code tools, MCP clients and agents.

We build and maintain theseFirst-party surfaces, versioned with the API.

HTTP Any backend, worker or cron job

Works anywhere that can make an HTTP requestNo plugin to install, and none to wait for.

Make HTTP → Make a request Zapier Webhooks by Zapier → Custom Request n8n HTTP Request node Agents Scoped reads for a tool-using model

Response

Response fields.

Each response includes typed availability, a fetch timestamp, and only the public fields this API promises.

Field	Type	Meaning
items	array	Trending public YouTube videos.
items[].videoId	string	YouTube video id.
items[].title	string \| null	Public video title after scrubbing.
items[].views	integer \| null	Public view count when reported.
nextCursor	string \| null	Pass as cursor to request the next page.
fetchedAt	ISO datetime	When Sourcevine read the public page.
sourceTimestamp	ISO datetime \| null	The platform timestamp when it is available.
cached	boolean	True when this answer repeats an identical request made moments earlier.
cacheAgeSeconds	integer	Seconds since the reading was taken.

Request flow

How a request is handled.

01 Call it
Call /v1/youtube/trending directly for a current YouTube list. Optional region parameters stay explicit in the request.
02 Checked
Optional parameters are validated before any fetch.
03 Read
The public data is read when you call. An identical request moments earlier is answered again, free.
04 Typed availability
Deleted, private and unsupported resources return explicit statuses, so clients can stop retrying facts about the world.
05 JSON back
YouTube names stay intact, so your code reads videoId instead of reverse-engineering a generic schema.

fetchedAtcreditsChargedavailable

Every response carries fetchedAt and the platform timestamp, so you know how old a reading is before you act on it. YouTube Trending API fits recurring trending checks in dashboards, spreadsheets, workflows and agents.

Boundaries

What this API does not return.

No contact or bio fields
Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
No private data
Private accounts, restricted content and unavailable resources return typed availability instead of guessed data.
No prediction
Trend APIs return what the platform publishes now. They do not forecast future rank, reach or revenue.

Use cases

Where teams use YouTube Trending API.

Morning trend scan

Pull the current public trend list before an editorial or social planning meeting.

Alerting

Watch for topics that match a brand, competitor or campaign phrase.

Content planning

Use trend rows as seeds, then inspect matching posts, creators or sounds.

Research logs

Keep a dated record of what was trending when a report or decision was made.

Pricing

1 credit per call, and nothing for a failed read.

The response and X-Credits-Charged header tell you what happened, including when it is zero.

Charged1 credit

AnsweredThe public data came back.
Not found or privateThe lookup was made, and that is the answer. The response says which.
Empty resultThe lookup was made and found nothing to return, such as an account with no posts.

Not charged0 credits

Failure on our sideA timeout or a read we could not complete.
Unsupported URLThe wrong kind of URL: refused before any fetch.
Cache hitAn identical request moments earlier, answered again.

FAQ

Common questions.

What does YouTube Trending API return?

Fetch trending public YouTube videos for a country, with cursor pagination and per-video metrics.

How is it billed?

A call costs 1 credit, including an empty result. Retrieval failures are not charged.

What happens when the resource is private or deleted?

The request returns available=false with a typed availability status. Not-found and private results are charged like any lookup; unsupported URLs and retrieval failures are not.

Does Sourcevine return contact data?

No. Bios, emails, phone numbers, postal addresses and private or restricted content are outside the public response contract.

Do I need to log in to YouTube?

No. Your integration authenticates with a Sourcevine API key. You do not need to supply YouTube credentials or a session.

YouTube Trending API

Try it. This API needs no input.

Pick a sample input

Preview the request

Read the response

Use this API from code, no-code tools, MCP clients and agents.

Response fields.

How a request is handled.

What this API does not return.

Where teams use YouTube Trending API.

Morning trend scan

Alerting

Content planning

Research logs

1 credit per call, and nothing for a failed read.

Common questions.

What does YouTube Trending API return?

How is it billed?

What happens when the resource is private or deleted?

Does Sourcevine return contact data?

Do I need to log in to YouTube?

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