YouTube Trending API

Fetch “most-popular” videos for any country or category in real-time.

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Grab daily trending feed

Pull the official “Most-Popular” list straight from YouTube.

Filter by any country

Specify any ISO-3166 country code (US, GB, IN…).

Category & limit options

Narrow down to Music (10), Gaming (20) & more, max 50 results.

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Trending List 


POST https://api.yeb.to/v1/youtube/trending
ParameterTypeReq.Description
api_key string yes Your API key
country string opt ISO-3166 code (default US)
category int opt YouTube category ID (e.g. 10 = Music)
limit int opt 1-50 results (default 20)

Example

curl -X POST https://api.yeb.to/v1/youtube/trending \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "api_key":  "YOUR_KEY",
  "country":  "GB",
  "category": "10",
  "limit":    25
}'

Response Example

{
  "data": {
    "country":     "GB",
    "category":    "10",
    "cnt_results": 1,
    "videos": [
      {
        "id":           "abc123XYZ",
        "title":        "Top UK Hit 2025",
        "description":  "Official video…",
        "channelId":    "UCmusic",
        "channelTitle": "HitsNow",
        "publishedAt":  "2025-07-06T17:01:02Z",
        "categoryId":   "10",
        "durationISO":  "PT3M12S",
        "viewCount":    4500000,
        "likeCount":    128000,
        "commentCount": 9800,
        "thumb":        "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/abc123XYZ/hqdefault.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}
{"error":"Invalid country code. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.","code":400}

Response Codes

CodeDescription
200 SuccessRequest processed OK.
400 Bad RequestInput validation failed.
401 UnauthorizedMissing / wrong API key.
403 ForbiddenKey inactive or not allowed.
429 Rate LimitToo many requests.
500 Server ErrorUnexpected failure.

Frequently Asked Questions

YouTube itself refreshes the list roughly every 15 minutes; the API surfaces whatever is live at request time.

They are numeric: 10 = Music, 17 = Sports, 20 = Gaming, 24 = Entertainment, etc. See YouTube Data API docs for the full table.

Yes. Every request, even those resulting in errors, consumes credits. This is because your credits are strictly tied to the number of requests, regardless of success or failure. However, if the error is clearly due to a platform problem on our end, we’ll recover those credits for you.

Contact us at [email protected]. We take feedback seriously—if your bug report or feature request is meaningful, we can fix or improve the API quickly and grant you 50 free credits as a thank you.

It depends on the API and sometimes even on the endpoint. Some endpoints use data from external sources, which may have stricter limits. We also enforce limits to prevent abuse and keep our platform stable. Check the docs for the specific rate limit for each endpoint.

We operate on a credit system. Buy once—credits never expire. They’re non-refundable units for making API calls (requests). Simple, fair, and you top up only when you need more.

Every HTTP call is one request. Each request consumes a number of credits depending on the endpoint. In most cases, you can make thousands of requests with just one credit—but always check each endpoint for its cost.

Yes. Your credits never expire until you use them, but they are non-refundable.

Credits are non-refundable. Only buy what you need—you can always top-up later. If we screw up and it costs you, we’ll fix it.

Prices are set in credits, not dollars. Each endpoint lists its own cost—see the “Credits / request” badge above. You’ll always know exactly what you’re spending.
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