# Douyin Creator Hot Courses API

> Returns trending creator courses or curated topic lessons from Douyin. Results can be filtered by topic category and sorted by recommendation, popularity, or upload date.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/creator/creator-hot-course
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/douyin/creator/creator-hot-course/docs

## Facts

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

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `category_id` | any | no |  |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `offset` | integer | no |  |
| `order` | integer | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Douyin Creator Hot Courses API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/douyin/creator/creator-hot-course 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 Creator Hot Courses 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 Creator Hot Courses API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: category_id (any), limit (integer), offset (integer) and order (integer). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Douyin Creator Hot Courses 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 Creator Hot Courses 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 Creator Hot Courses API

Access popular Douyin creator academy courses and selected topic materials using `category_id` and custom sorting with `order`.

#### Use cases

- Discover trending educational courses for Douyin creators.
- Sort instructional videos by popularity, upload date, or platform recommendations.
- Browse specialized creator curriculum tracks by topic category.

#### Request

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `limit` | integer | No | Items per page (recommended 24, range 1-100) |
| `order` | integer | No | Order type (1=recommended order, 2=most popular, 3=latest upload) |
| `offset` | integer | No | Offset (starting position) |
| `category_id` | string | No | Selected topic category ID (empty for hot courses, specific ID for selected topics) |

#### Example response

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

```json
{
  "course_list": [
    {
      "collected_count": 12003,
      "id": "7529857225054063913",
      "name": "抖音精选优质内容指南",
      "rank": 1,
      "item": {
        "author_user_id": 92769419069,
        "aweme_id": "7529857225054063913",
        "aweme_type": 4,
        "caption": "抖音精选优质内容指南来啦～干货满满！从标准解读到作品解析，带你拆解抖音精选作品特征，期待更多好内容被看见～#抖音精选创作课",
        "category": 0,
        "create_time": 1753181521
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Notes

- Set `order` to 1 for recommended order, 2 for most popular, or 3 for latest upload.
- Leave `category_id` empty to retrieve general hot courses, or specify an ID for dedicated topics.
- Supports pagination via `limit` (1-100, recommended 24) and `offset`.

#### Related APIs

- [Douyin Creator Activity Details](/model/douyin/creator/creator-activity-detail): Returns detailed information for a specific Douyin creator activity.
- [Douyin Activity List](/model/douyin/creator/creator-activity-list): Returns activity and campaign records for Douyin accounts within a specified timestamp window between start_time and end_time.
- [Douyin Content Categories](/model/douyin/creator/creator-content-category): Returns the list of content categories available on Douyin.