# Douyin Hot Video Ranking API

> Get Douyin hot video rankings: overall hot videos, low-follower breakouts, high completion, follower growth and like-rate lists, with play, like and follower stats, filters by category and time window.

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

## Facts

- Provider: Douyin
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-video-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-video-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 |  |
| `sub_type` | integer | no |  |
| `tags` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Hot Video Ranking API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-video-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 Video Ranking 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 Video Ranking API accept?

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

### What does the Douyin Hot Video Ranking 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 Video Ranking 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 Video Ranking API

Fetch the Douyin (Juliang Suanshu) hot video billboard. Choose a list type with `sub_type`, filter by keyword or vertical tags, and get ranked videos with play, like and follower metrics.

#### Use cases

- Spot trending videos and formats before they peak.
- Find low-follower creators with breakout videos.
- Benchmark like rate and completion for a category.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/billboard/hot-total-video-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 |
| `sub_type` | integer | No | List category, 1001 Video total list 1002 Low fan explosion 1003 High completion rate 1004 High fan growth rate 1005 Hi… |
| `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
{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "page": {
      "page": 1,
      "page_size": 10,
      "total": 1000
    },
    "objs": [
      {
        "item_id": "7692681489309628406",
        "publish_time": 1791091983,
        "item_duration": 13652,
        "play_cnt": 13545023,
        "like_cnt": 1218230,
        "like_rate": 0.089939,
        "follow_rate": 0.00029,
        "fans_cnt": 6604,
        "score": 1215906,
        "item_title": "谁能翻译下😅#猫咪 #喵语 #猫咪的迷惑行为",
        "nick_name": "<user>"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

#### Notes

- `sub_type`: 1001 overall, 1002 low-follower breakouts, 1003 high completion, 1004 follower growth, 1005 like rate.
- `date_window`: 1 = by hour, 2 = by day (default 24).

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- [Fetch Chinese city list](/model/douyin/billboard/city-list): Get city list.
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- [Fetch fan interest author 20 users](/model/douyin/billboard/hot-account-fans-interest-account-list): Get the fan interest author 20 users.