POST/v1/youtube/hype

YouTube Hype API

YouTube Hype leaderboard API — trending videos across Gaming, Sports, Music, and more by region. Discover viral content early from $0.01/call.

Fetch the YouTube Hype leaderboard — trending videos across categories like Gaming, Sports, Music, Food, and more. Filter by country and language for region-specific hype content.

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Try it live

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POST /v1/youtube/hype$0.01/call

Live testing

API Key

Country

Language

Optional. Two-letter language code.

Response

Example response — hit "Run" to see a live result

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "filters": [
      {
        "filter": "All",
        "continuation": "..."
      }
    ],
    "data": [
      {
        "videoId": "...",
        "title": "...",
        "viewCount": "1.2M"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Features

✓Hype leaderboard by category (Gaming, Sports, Music, Food, etc.)

✓Country and language targeting

✓Continuation tokens for pagination

✓Full video metadata with view counts

Use cases

Trend Discovery

Discover the hottest hyped videos across categories before they go fully viral.

Category Monitoring

Track which categories are generating the most hype in different regions.

Content Strategy

Inform your content strategy by seeing what topics are gaining traction on the hype leaderboard.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/youtube/hype', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "geo": "US",
    "lang": "en"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Why YepAPI is cheaper

No monthly minimums. No enterprise plans. Just pay per call.

Provider	Cost / call	Catch
YepAPI	$0.01	No minimum. Pay as you go.
YouTube Data API v3	$0.00	No direct equivalent

Frequently asked questions

Fetch the YouTube Hype leaderboard — trending videos across categories like Gaming, Sports, Music, Food, and more. Filter by country and language for region-specific hype content.

Each API call costs $0.01. No monthly minimums or subscriptions — you only pay for what you use.

Sign up for a free API key, then send a POST request to /v1/youtube/hype. Check the code example above for a ready-to-use snippet in JavaScript, cURL, or Python.

YepAPI bundles SEO, AI, and web scraping APIs under one key with no monthly minimums. You get lower per-call pricing, a unified dashboard, and one billing account instead of managing multiple providers.

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