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Trend Intelligence API

Explore public trend JSON and create free launch API keys when you need higher limits, exports, source depth, webhooks, or dashboard integrations.

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The public /api/trends feed is free for discovery. The authenticated /api/v1 examples below show free launch API keys for durable integrations.

GET /api/v1/trends

Fetch the latest trending topics with velocity and opportunity scores.

Request:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://t.zelkai.com/api/v1/trends?limit=5"

Response:

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "openai-gpt5",
      "title": "OpenAI launches GPT-5",
      "category": "tech",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 9.8,
      "opportunity_score": 8.5,
      "source_confidence": 0.92,
      "intent": "news",
      "first_seen": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "published_at": "2024-01-15T11:45:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-regulation",
      "title": "EU passes comprehensive AI regulation",
      "category": "news",
      "country": "eu",
      "velocity_score": 8.2,
      "opportunity_score": 7.9,
      "source_confidence": 0.85,
      "intent": "info",
      "first_seen": "2024-01-14T08:20:00Z",
      "published_at": "2024-01-14T09:10:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "tech-layoffs",
      "title": "Major tech company announces restructuring",
      "category": "tech",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 7.5,
      "opportunity_score": 6.3,
      "source_confidence": 0.88,
      "intent": "news",
      "first_seen": "2024-01-13T14:00:00Z",
      "published_at": "2024-01-13T15:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "crypto-surge",
      "title": "Bitcoin surges past $50k",
      "category": "finance",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 8.9,
      "opportunity_score": 7.2,
      "source_confidence": 0.91,
      "intent": "commercial",
      "first_seen": "2024-01-12T16:45:00Z",
      "published_at": "2024-01-12T17:20:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "olympic-preview",
      "title": "2024 Olympics opening ceremony preparations underway",
      "category": "sports",
      "country": "fr",
      "velocity_score": 6.8,
      "opportunity_score": 5.5,
      "source_confidence": 0.87,
      "intent": "news",
      "first_seen": "2024-01-11T12:00:00Z",
      "published_at": "2024-01-11T13:15:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "limit": 5,
    "offset": 0,
    "total": 1250,
    "rate_limit_remaining": 95,
    "rate_limit_reset": "2026-08-16T01:06:18.055Z"
  }
}

Public feed: useful discovery JSON. Launch API: authenticated access, source data, historical snapshots, and higher limits.

GET /api/v1/search

Search across all tracked trends by keyword.

Request:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://t.zelkai.com/api/v1/search?q=AI&limit=5"

Response:

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "openai-gpt5",
      "title": "OpenAI launches GPT-5",
      "category": "tech",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 9.8,
      "opportunity_score": 8.5,
      "source_confidence": 0.92,
      "first_seen": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-regulation",
      "title": "EU passes comprehensive AI regulation",
      "category": "news",
      "country": "eu",
      "velocity_score": 8.2,
      "opportunity_score": 7.9,
      "source_confidence": 0.85,
      "first_seen": "2024-01-14T08:20:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-safety",
      "title": "New AI safety framework proposed by industry leaders",
      "category": "tech",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 7.1,
      "opportunity_score": 6.8,
      "source_confidence": 0.83,
      "first_seen": "2024-01-13T09:45:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-jobs",
      "title": "AI startups hiring surge continues",
      "category": "tech",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 6.9,
      "opportunity_score": 5.4,
      "source_confidence": 0.79,
      "first_seen": "2024-01-12T11:20:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-ethics",
      "title": "Tech companies sign AI ethics pledge",
      "category": "news",
      "country": "us",
      "velocity_score": 5.8,
      "opportunity_score": 4.2,
      "source_confidence": 0.81,
      "first_seen": "2024-01-11T14:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "query": "AI",
    "limit": 5,
    "offset": 0,
    "total": 342,
    "rate_limit_remaining": 93,
    "rate_limit_reset": "2026-08-16T01:06:18.056Z"
  }
}

Free: public search, trend pages, authenticated search, advanced filters, and relationship depth.

Free

Public API

  • Endpoint: /api/trends
  • Access: No registration
  • Best for: discovery, examples, public dashboards, RSS-like consumption
  • Create a key when: you need history, exports, alerts, or higher limits

Open public JSON

Free

Launch API

  • Rate limit: 10,000 req/day
  • Full fields: Public API fields plus sources, summaries, creator briefs
  • Search: Advanced filters, regex patterns
  • Historical data: 90-day snapshots
  • Response time: Priority routing

Create API key

Getting started in 3 steps

  1. Explore free: Start with /api/trends, public trend pages, RSS, and search.
  2. Need integration: Create an authenticated key.
  3. Automate: Use keys with exports, webhooks, dashboards, or internal research tools.

Common integrations

API Documentation

Full API reference, webhook examples, and SDKs coming soon. For now, use the examples above as your guide.