# Douyin Hot Challenge List API

> Returns trending Douyin challenge leaderboard entries with rank, hot score, and video counts. Supports filtering by keyword and page-based pagination.

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

## Facts

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

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `page` | integer | yes |  |
| `page_size` | integer | yes |  |
| `keyword` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Hot Challenge List API?

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

Required: page (integer) and page_size (integer). Optional: keyword (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin Hot Challenge 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 Hot Challenge 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 Hot Challenge List API

Retrieve trending challenge rankings on Douyin using `page` and `page_size`, with optional keyword filtering via `keyword`.

#### Use cases

- Track top-performing challenge topics on Douyin.
- Analyze challenge popularity through hot scores and video counts.
- Search for specific challenge themes using keyword filters.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-challenge-list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page": 1, "page_size": 10}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | Yes | Page number |
| `page_size` | integer | Yes | Number of items per page |
| `keyword` | string | No | Hot search term |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "objs": [
      {
        "SnapshotSubType": "hotspot_challenge",
        "SnapshotType": 2,
        "hot_score": 8870294,
        "label": 0,
        "rank": 1,
        "sentence_id": 2683588,
        "sentence_tag": 1001,
        "video_count": 10
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- Pagination is controlled using the required `page` and `page_size` parameters.
- Use `keyword` to filter challenge results by a specific search term.

#### 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.