---
title: "YouTube API: Trending | Perceptlayer"
description: "Trending from YouTube as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube/trending
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [YouTube](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube) / Trending

# YouTube: Trending

Trending from YouTube as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/youtube/trending` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `type` | string | Optional | now, music, gaming, movies |
| `gl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `hl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `continuation` | string | Optional | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/youtube/trending?type=music&gl=US" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/youtube?try=trending#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.