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Trending API: Real-time Popular Content Discovery

Search1API's Trending endpoint helps developers quickly access trending content from GitHub and Hacker News, perfect for content aggregation and discovery.

Introduction

Search1API's Trending endpoint provides developers with a powerful tool to discover trending content from popular platforms like GitHub and Hacker News. This API is essential for content aggregation, trend analysis, and building engaging content discovery features.

Authentication

All Search1API endpoints require authentication using Bearer token. Include your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here

Basic Usage

The trending endpoint is straightforward - just specify the platform and maximum results:

POST https://api.search1api.com/trending
 
{
    "search_service": "github",
    "max_results": 10
}

The API will respond with a list of trending items:

{
    "trendingParameters": {
        "search_service": "github",
        "max_results": 10
    },
    "results": [
        {
            "title": "awesome-project",
            "url": "https://github.com/user/awesome-project",
            "description": "A revolutionary open source project"
        },
        // Additional results...
    ]
}

Key Features

  1. Multi-Platform Support

    • GitHub trending repositories

    • Hacker News top stories

    • Real-time updates

    • Customizable result limits

  2. Smart Processing

    • Automatic data normalization

    • Rich metadata inclusion

    • Clean and consistent format

Use Cases

  1. Content Aggregation

    • Build news aggregators

    • Create tech dashboards

    • Monitor trending topics

  2. Trend Analysis

    • Track popular projects

    • Analyze tech trends

    • Monitor community interests

  3. Content Discovery

    • Power recommendation systems

    • Enhance user engagement

    • Create trending sections

Best Practices

  1. Performance Optimization

    • Cache results appropriately

    • Implement rate limiting

    • Use incremental updates

  2. Error Handling

    • Handle timeouts gracefully

    • Implement retry logic

    • Validate response data

Common Integration Patterns

  1. GitHub Trending Repositories

import requests
 
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
 
def get_github_trending():
    data = {
        'search_service': 'github',
        'max_results': 10
    }
    response = requests.post(
        'https://api.search1api.com/trending',
        headers=headers,
        json=data
    )
    return response.json()['results']
  1. Hacker News Top Stories

def get_hackernews_trending():
    data = {
        'search_service': 'hackernews',
        'max_results': 10
    }
    response = requests.post(
        'https://api.search1api.com/trending',
        headers=headers,
        json=data
    )
    return response.json()['results']
  • Real-time: Up-to-date trending content

  • Multi-platform: Access multiple sources

  • Reliable: Consistent data format

  • Economic: Starting From Free

  • Simple: Easy to integrate and use

Common Use Patterns

  1. News Aggregation

    • Combine multiple sources

    • Filter by relevance

    • Customize content feeds

  2. Trend Monitoring

    • Track technology trends

    • Monitor popular projects

    • Analyze community interests

  3. Content Curation

    • Build curated feeds

    • Create trending sections

    • Power recommendation systems

Get Started

Visit our API documentation to start using Search1API's Trending endpoint today. Transform your content discovery capabilities with our powerful API!

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