# Douyin Billboard Hot Calendar List API

> Retrieves the Douyin trending activity calendar with event details, schedules, and categories. Supports filtering by date range, city code, and category code.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/billboard/hot-calendar-list
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/billboard/hot-calendar-list/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-calendar-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-calendar-list` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `category_code` | string | no |  |
| `city_code` | string | no |  |
| `end_date` | integer | no |  |
| `start_date` | integer | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Billboard Hot Calendar List API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-calendar-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 Billboard Hot Calendar List 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 Billboard Hot Calendar List API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: category_code (string), city_code (string), end_date (integer) and start_date (integer). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin Billboard Hot Calendar List 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 Billboard Hot Calendar List 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 Billboard Hot Calendar List API

Fetch scheduled trending events from the Douyin billboard using optional `start_date`, `end_date`, `city_code`, and `category_code` filters.

#### Use cases

- Track upcoming trending events on Douyin across specific dates.
- Filter scheduled activities by city and content category.
- Monitor event schedules and status for marketing campaign planning.

#### Request

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `end_date` | integer | No | Snapshot end time format 10 digit timestamp |
| `city_code` | string | No | City code, get from city list, empty for all |
| `start_date` | integer | No | Snapshot start time format 10 digit timestamp |
| `category_code` | string | No | Hot list category code, get from hot list category, empty for all |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "event_list": [
      {
        "category_name": "美食",
        "cover_url": "http://p6-dyhot.byteimg.com/tos-cn-i-jid1fmi4d3/b2a4e31229c85f2d04b83278a2ce2082.png",
        "end_date": 1735660799,
        "event_status": -1,
        "hot_title": "冬日与干净饮食的适配度",
        "id": 1549,
        "parent_id": 1462,
        "publish_cnt": 0,
        "start_date": 1730304000
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- `start_date` and `end_date` accept 10-digit Unix timestamps.
- Pass empty strings to `city_code` and `category_code` to retrieve activities for all cities and categories.

#### 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.