Updated on Wed, 2012-08-22 08:55
This method is deprecated and has been replaced by GET trends/:woeid. Please update your applications with the new endpoint.
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.
It is recommended to use authentication with this method.
Resource URL
http://api.twitter.com/1/trends/current.json
Parameters
exclude optional
Setting this equal to hashtags will remove all hashtags from the trends list.
Example Request
GET http://api.twitter.com/1/trends/current.json
{
"trends": {
"2011-01-14 21:20:00": [
{
"name": "#sidechick",
"events": null,
"query": "#sidechick",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "#confessionhour",
"events": null,
"query": "#confessionhour",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "#mainchick",
"events": null,
"query": "#mainchick",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Maria Cino",
"events": null,
"query": "Maria Cino",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Alicia Silverstone",
"events": null,
"query": "Alicia Silverstone",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Dave Grohl",
"events": null,
"query": "Dave Grohl",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Keanu Reeves",
"events": null,
"query": "Keanu Reeves",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Michael Steele",
"events": null,
"query": "Michael Steele",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Leonie",
"events": null,
"query": "Leonie",
"promoted_content": null
},
{
"name": "Anuzis",
"events": null,
"query": "Anuzis",
"promoted_content": null
}
]
},
"as_of": 1295039359
}