Trending Shorts

GET /v1/youtube/shorts/trending

Fetches approximately 48 currently trending YouTube Shorts (viral/popular short-form videos) per call, returning each short's title, URL, thumbnail, view count (views), like count (likes), comment count, publish date, channel info, keywords, and duration. Each subsequent call returns a fresh batch of different trending shorts.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/shorts/trending' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({  });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/shorts/trending?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/youtube/shorts/trending',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators youtube shorts-trending --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "shorts": [
    {
      "id": "ou0nl5ET0HA",
      "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/ou0nl5ET0HA/maxresdefault.jpg",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou0nl5ET0HA",
      "title": "That hooper who says their just shoes",
      "description": null,
      "commentCountText": "168",
      "commentCountInt": 168,
      "likeCountText": "151957",
      "likeCountInt": 151957,
      "viewCountText": "13,798,774",
      "viewCountInt": 13798774,
      "publishDateText": "Aug 7, 2025",
      "publishDate": "2025-08-07T13:00:22-07:00",
      "channel": {
        "id": "UC3iObCgKLKr9xquQw7fCang",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@dameuniverse",
        "handle": "dameuniverse",
        "title": "Dame Universe"
      },
      "chapters": [],
      "keywords": [
        "Kobe"
      ],
      "durationMs": 19000,
      "durationFormatted": "00:00:19"
    }
  ]
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.