Xiaohongshu Trending API
Scrape Xiaohongshu Trending data with one API call. Returns the live Xiaohongshu hot search board: ranked topics with a hot value. There is no next page. A lower limit returns the top of the same board, and you are charged for the topics returned.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the live Xiaohongshu hot search board with rank, topic and hot value.
Use it to see what Xiaohongshu is searching right now. A lower limit returns the top of the same board.
Searching 68 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Trending API?
The Trending endpoint gives you structured Xiaohongshu data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/xiaohongshu/trending"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/xiaohongshu/trending",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/xiaohongshu/trending",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Topics to return, 1 to 20. Default 10. Each topic costs 5 credits and you are charged only for topics returned. |
What does the Xiaohongshu Trending API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "xiaohongshu",
"endpoint": "/v1/xiaohongshu/trending",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"rank": 1,
"title": "用万能旅行拍照姿势美美出片",
"hot_value": 9475000
},
{
"rank": 2,
"title": "耗时三年拍下古诗词里的中国",
"hot_value": 9348000
}
],
"total": 20,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 10,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 2
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T13:06:34.174Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Xiaohongshu Trending API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Ready to scrape Xiaohongshu Trending data?
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