trends/current

Returns the current top 10 trending topics on Twitter. The response includes the time of the request, the name of each trending topic, and query used on Twitter Search results page for that topic.

URL: http://search.twitter.com/trends/current.{{response_format}}

API rate limited: 1 call per request

HTTP Method:

• GET

Response Format:

• json

Authenticate Request:

• Yes
• No

Optional Parameters:

• exclude:

  Setting this equal to 'hashtags' will remove all hashtags from the trends list.

* You need to Sign in with Twitter first to make authenticated request.