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GET
/
v1
/
scrape
/
youtube
/
shorts
/
trending
Trending Shorts
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.sociavault.com/v1/scrape/youtube/shorts/trending \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "success": true,
    "shorts": {
      "0": {
        "id": "6jpwQC97vck",
        "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/6jpwQC97vck/maxresdefault.jpg",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jpwQC97vck",
        "publishDate": "2026-01-28T02:55:53-08:00",
        "title": "memes da loro😅",
        "description": null,
        "commentCountText": "15",
        "commentCountInt": 15,
        "likeCountText": "3929",
        "likeCountInt": 3929,
        "viewCountText": "97,286",
        "viewCountInt": 97286,
        "publishDateText": "Jan 28, 2026",
        "collaborators": {},
        "channel": {
          "id": "UCiuI0_qxCj9OCGmoegJqCfw",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@Lorokira2026",
          "handle": "Lorokira2026",
          "title": "@Jesus e Bom Oficial "
        },
        "chapters": {},
        "keywords": {},
        "genre": "People & Blogs",
        "durationMs": 14000,
        "durationFormatted": "00:00:14",
        "captionTracks": {}
      }
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "endpoint": "youtube/shorts/trending"
}
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Authorizations

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X-API-Key
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Format: sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Get your API key from the Dashboard.

Response

Successful response

Key Response Fields:

  • data.shorts[0].id: YouTube short video ID
  • data.shorts[0].url: Full YouTube URL
  • data.shorts[0].title: Short title
  • data.shorts[0].description: Short description (may be null)
  • data.shorts[0].thumbnail: Thumbnail URL
  • data.shorts[0].viewCountInt: View count as integer
  • data.shorts[0].likeCountInt: Like count as integer
  • data.shorts[0].commentCountInt: Comment count as integer
  • data.shorts[0].publishDate: ISO timestamp of publication
  • data.shorts[0].durationMs: Duration in milliseconds
  • data.shorts[0].durationFormatted: Duration as formatted string (e.g., "00:00:14")
  • data.shorts[0].channel.id: Channel ID of the creator
  • data.shorts[0].channel.handle: Creator's @handle