# Douyin Low Fan Billboard Items API

> Returns viral Douyin videos produced by creators with low follower counts. Filter results by search keyword, category tags, time window, and pagination.

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

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-low-fan-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-low-fan-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 Low Fan Billboard Items API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-low-fan-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 Low Fan Billboard Items 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 Low Fan Billboard Items 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 Low Fan Billboard Items 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 Low Fan Billboard Items 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 Low Fan Billboard Items API

Fetch viral Douyin videos from low-follower creators using optional parameters like `keyword`, `tags`, and `date_window`.

#### Use cases

- Discover emerging viral content from small Douyin accounts.
- Analyze high-engagement video trends within specific category tags.
- Track top-performing content over hourly or daily time windows.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-low-fan-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": [
      {
        "fans_cnt": 7294,
        "favorite_id": 0,
        "follow_cnt": 3774,
        "follow_rate": 0.00029,
        "image_cnt": 0,
        "item_cover_url": "https://p3-sign.douyinpic.com/tos-cn-i-0813/o0Akye3HDQGhAD9UAwFAGA7OhEfYVABIEeAE…",
        "item_duration": 13652,
        "item_id": "7692681489309628406",
        "item_title": "谁能翻译下😅#猫咪 #喵语 #猫咪的迷惑行为",
        "item_url": "https://v11-cold1.douyinvod.com/554c0f36394ca8ed761fafd789cffe45/6ac4fa47/video/…"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- `date_window` accepts 1 for hourly intervals or 2 for daily intervals.
- Leave `tags` empty to retrieve all vertical categories, or supply multiple tags to filter results.
- Results support pagination through the `page` and `page_size` parameters.

#### 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.