# Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed API

> Retrieves creator center hot inspiration feed items with topic titles, popularity scores, and deeplinks. Supports pagination using a cursor parameter.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Xiaohongshu
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed`
- Price: $0.01 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, xiaohongshu
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed 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 Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed API cost?

$0.01 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 Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: cursor (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed 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 Xiaohongshu developer account or API key?

No. Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed 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 Xiaohongshu API access separately.

## README

### Xiaohongshu (RED) Creator Hot Inspiration Feed API

Query the trending inspiration feed from the Xiaohongshu creator center using `cursor` for pagination.

#### Use cases

- Track trending topic inspirations for content planning.
- Analyze popularity scores of featured platform topics.
- Extract inspiration topic IDs and direct deeplinks.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-hot-inspiration-feed" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `cursor` | string | No | Pagination cursor, leave empty for first request, pass cursor value from previous response (e.g. "1", "2"...) |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "deeplink": "xhsdiscover://post_new_note?attach=%7B%22note_text_v2%22%3A%7B%22content%22%3A%22%20%23%E…",
        "hot_id": "3634568",
        "id": 57942239,
        "score": 23993042,
        "score_text": "2399.3万人在看",
        "title": "揭秘海狗繁殖期生存法则",
        "type": "Hot"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- Leave `cursor` empty for the initial request, then pass the cursor value from subsequent responses for pagination.

#### Related APIs

- [Xiaohongshu (RED) Inspiration Feed](/model/xiaohongshu/app-v2/creator-inspiration-feed): Returns recommended inspiration feed items and trending topics from Xiaohongshu (RED).
- [Xiaohongshu (RED) Image Note Details](/model/xiaohongshu/app-v2/image-note-detail): Returns detailed information for a Xiaohongshu image note.
- [Xiaohongshu (RED) Note Comments](/model/xiaohongshu/app-v2/note-comments): Get the comments on a Xiaohongshu note: comment text, time, likes, reply counts and location, with sorting and cursor pagination.