Affiliate research is three checks on one phrase, then a link. The phrase is what a buyer types. The link is chosen in the network dashboard. POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api with source amazon, tiktok, google search. Shopper-phrase rules: the Amazon guide. Request shape: the API reference. Offer sheets should keep the inner source_results. Those rows appear only after body is decoded.
Three checks, one phrase
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer <api_key>
Content-Type: application/json
{"mode":"get_growth","source":"amazon, tiktok, google search","keyword":"air fryer","percent_growth":["7D","1M","12M"]}
Offer test on 27 Aug 2026 for air fryer: TikTok 7D was up enough to film one clip. Amazon 1M was still down, so a homepage module is the wrong surface. Year-old review URLs can stay because leftover web search was still above last August. A new coupon page should wait. Payout percent is a network number. It does not rescue a falling aisle.
Boards are SKUs and seasons
type Amazon Best Sellers Top Rated on 24 Aug 2026 led with Amazon Basics AA batteries, AAA batteries, Crocs Classic Clog, then sheet sets. Those are listing titles. Shorten them (AA batteries, croc clog, microfiber sheets) before get_growth. Do not paste the 20-pack title into keyword.
type TikTok Trending Hashtags on 27 Aug 2026 ranked tiktokshopbacktoschool second. That is a season tag. Map it to a product phrase, run the three-source POST, then pick the network link. A bio that only contains the hashtag is not a measured offer.
type Top Websites e-commerce-and-shopping on 2 Aug 2026 listed amazon.com then temu.com. Use that list to decide which network to join. Do not treat rank 2 as an offer. TikTok notes: the TikTok guide.