ChinaTrend

Real-time trending topics from China's top social media and news platforms with AI-powered English translations and intelligent summaries. Perfect for researchers, journalists, businesses, and content creators.

Platforms Covered

Social Media:● Douyin (抖音) - TikTok China
● Weibo (微博) - Twitter-equivalent
● Zhihu (知乎) - Quora-like Q&A
● Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) - YouTube-like video platform
● Tieba (贴吧) - Baidu's forumsNews/Finance:● The Paper (澎湃新闻) - News media
● Wallstreetcn (华尔街见闻) - Financial news
● Cailianshe (财联社) - Financial wire service
● Ifeng (凤凰网) - Phoenix New MediaSearch:● Baidu (百度) - China's top search engine

Features

● AI Translation
Professional Chinese-to-English translations for every trending topic title.● Intelligent Summaries
AI-generated explanations of why topics are trending and their context.● Rich Metadata
Categories, bilingual keywords, entities, and sentiment for every trend.● Historical Data
Track rank changes, emergence patterns, and trend lifecycle over time.● Powerful Search
Filter by keyword, platform, category, entity, sentiment, or time range.● Related Trends
Discover similar topics and connected stories across platforms.● Developer-Friendly API
RESTful endpoints, JSON responses, comprehensive docs, and code examples.
Get started in under 5 minutes.

Code Examples

Python

import requests

url = "https://chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/trends"

headers = {
   "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
   "X-RapidAPI-Host": "chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com"
}

params = {
   "platform": "weibo",
   "limit": 5
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()

for trend in data["items"]:
   print(f"#{trend['rank']}: {trend['title_en']}")
   print(f"  Platform: {trend['platform_name']}")
   print(f"  Heat Score: {trend['heat_score']:,}")
   print(f"  Summary: {trend['summary'][:100]}...")
   print()

JavaScript

const url = 'https://chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/trends';

const options = {
   method: 'GET',
   headers: {
     'X-RapidAPI-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
     'X-RapidAPI-Host': 'chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com'
   }
 };

const params = new URLSearchParams({
   platform: 'weibo',
   limit: 5
 });

fetch(`${url}?${params}`, options)
   .then(response => response.json())
   .then(data => {
     data.items.forEach(trend => {
       console.log(`#${trend.rank}: ${trend.title_en}`);
       console.log(`  Platform: ${trend.platform_name}`);
       console.log(`  Heat Score: ${trend.heat_score.toLocaleString()}`);
       console.log(`  Summary: ${trend.summary.substring(0,100)}...`);
       console.log();
     });
   })
   .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));

cURL

 curl -X GET "https://chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/trends?platform=weibo&limit=5" \
   -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
   -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: chinatrend.p.rapidapi.com"

Example Response

 {
   "items": [
     {
       "id": 12345,
       "title": "人工智能重大突破",
       "title_en": "Major Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence",
       "platform_id": "weibo",
       "platform_name": "Weibo",
       "rank": 1,
       "heat_score": 9876543,
       "crawl_count": 150,
       "summary": "Chinese researchers announce significant advancement in natural language processing, with potential applications in translation and content generation...",
       "categories": ["technology", "ai", "science"],
       "keywords_en": ["AI", "artificial intelligence", "breakthrough", "research"],
       "keywords_zh": ["人工智能", "突破", "研究", "技术"],
       "sentiment": "positive",
       "reason_trending": "Major technological advancement generating widespread public interest and media coverage",
       "entities": ["China", "AI Research Lab"],
       "first_seen": "2026-02-14T08:30:00Z",
       "last_seen": "2026-02-14T14:00:00Z",
       "url": "https://weibo.com/..."
     }
   ],
   "pagination": {
     "total": 156,
     "limit": 5,
     "offset": 0,
     "has_more": true,
     "max_page_size": 20,
     "max_offset": 100
   },
   "sort": {
     "by": "rank",
     "order": "asc"
   }
 }

Pricing

Tier	Price (USD/month)
BASIC	$0.00
PRO	$9.99
ULTRA	$49.00

Limits

Tier	Requests/Minute	Requests/Day
BASIC	5	50
PRO	20	500
ULTRA	100	10,000

Tier	Max page Size	Max Offset
BASIC	10	50
PRO	20	80
ULTRA	50	150

ENDPOINT ACCES PER TIER

Endpoint	Required Tier
/api/v1/platforms	BASIC
/api/v1/trends	BASIC
/api/v1/trends/categories	BASIC
/api/v1/trends/{id}	PRO+
/api/v1/trends/rising	PRO+
/api/v1/trends/search	PRO+*
/api/v1/trends/{id}/history	ULTRA*
/api/v1/trends/{id}/related	ULTRA*

* The time_range parameter is limited to 24h for the PRO tier, 30 days for the ULTRA tier

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