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YouTube Trending Videos API — fetcher.sh
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YouTube Trending Videos API — fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from youtube.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10, last successful call 2026-08-27).
Fetches the current trending videos on YouTube via a pay-per-call REST endpoint using USDC micropayments
Price / call$0.005
Success100%
StatusUnknown
How this service works
YouTube (yt) data and scraping API: Search videos, channels, and playlists; fetch video details, comments, shorts, live streams, and trending. 15 REST endpoints from $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.
Output
A list of currently trending YouTube videos including video IDs, titles, channel names, view counts, thumbnails, and metadata — reflecting real-time or near-real-time YouTube trending data for the requested region or category.
Example use cases
Daily trending content brief
“Pull the current trending YouTube videos for the US and give me a quick summary of what topics and creators are blowing up today.”
Competitor content monitoring
“Check what's trending on YouTube right now and flag any videos related to electric vehicles or EV news — I want to stay on top of what's going viral in that space.”
Viral topic research for content creators
“What YouTube videos are trending at the moment? I'm trying to figure out which topics are hot so I can plan my next video upload.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://youtube.fetcher.sh/api/trending?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need YouTube trending data without setting up a Google API account, managing OAuth credentials, or committing to a subscription. Ideal for agents that make infrequent or one-off calls and want to pay per use in USDC. Prefer this over the official YouTube Data API when you want zero-setup access to trending data at low cost.
Side effects
- Payment not received or USDC transaction fails — returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid or unsupported region/category parameter — may return empty list or error
- YouTube scraping temporarily blocked or rate-limited — may return 503 or partial data
- Network timeout fetching upstream YouTube data — returns 504 or error response
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
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