# Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API

> Returns trending topic rankings and historical trend metrics from Douyin. Results can be filtered by keyword, vertical category tags, and time window.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, douyin
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `date_window` | integer | no |  |
| `keyword` | string | no |  |
| `page` | integer | no |  |
| `page_size` | integer | no |  |
| `tags` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: date_window (integer), keyword (string), page (integer), page_size (integer) and tags (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

### Do I need a Douyin developer account or API key?

No. Douyin Hot Topic Billboard runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Douyin API access separately.

## README

### Douyin Hot Topic Billboard API

Query Douyin trending topic rankings by passing optional filters such as `keyword`, `tags`, and `date_window`.

#### Use cases

- Track trending topics across Douyin vertical categories.
- Monitor historical engagement trends for specific keywords.
- Analyze viral content themes over hourly or daily time windows.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-topic-list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | No | Page number |
| `tags` | array | No | Sub-level vertical category tag, empty for all, multiple tags need to be passed in |
| `keyword` | string | No | Search keyword to filter the billboard, empty for all |
| `page_size` | integer | No | Number of items per page |
| `date_window` | integer | No | Time window, 1 by hour 2 by day |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "objs": [
      {
        "trends": [
          {
            "date": "20260922",
            "value": 2289584
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- Use `date_window` to specify time aggregation (1 for hourly, 2 for daily).
- Pagination is controlled using `page` and `page_size`.
- Multiple vertical category tags can be passed to the `tags` parameter.

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Billboard City List](/model/douyin/billboard/city-list): Returns the list of Chinese cities supported by Douyin billboard rankings.
- [Douyin Billboard Vertical Content Tags](/model/douyin/billboard/content-tag): Returns a list of vertical content tags available on the Douyin billboard platform.
- [Douyin Fan Interest Account List](/model/douyin/billboard/hot-account-fans-interest-account-list): Returns a list of 20 accounts that followers of a target creator are interested in on Douyin.