live feed · top websites

Web Traffic API

The live global top-websites ranking and site attention trends from one REST endpoint. Competitive traffic intel as JSON, without an enterprise analytics contract or a sales call.

get_growth · web traffic
# one POST, every source
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

{ "mode": "get_growth",
  "source": "web traffic",
  "keyword": "openai.com",
  "percent_growth": ["3M", "12M"] }
200 OKnormalized 0-100
response
  {
    "search_term": "openai.com",
    "data_source": "web traffic",
    "results": [
      {
        "period": "3M",
        "growth": 22.7,
        "direction": "increase"
      },
      {
        "period": "12M",
        "growth": 148.3,
        "direction": "increase"
      }
    ]
  }
application/jsontimestamped
Why it exists

Web Traffic trend data, without the plumbing

Similarweb-class tools sell dashboards with enterprise contracts. Trends API gives you the traffic signal as JSON at usage-based pricing: the live ranking of the most-visited websites globally, plus attention trends for any domain through the same endpoint.

Because traffic attention is normalized to the same 0-100 scale as search and social sources, you can ask compound questions: is this company's web attention growing while its search interest flatlines? That divergence is often the story.

Use cases

What people build with it

Competitive intel

Watch a competitor's traffic rank trend after their launches.

Investing

Web attention as an alternative-data signal for public companies.

Partnerships

Verify a potential partner's actual reach before signing.

Market maps

Track which players in a category are gaining attention.

Comparison

How it compares

Similarweb-class toolsTrends API
Pricingenterprise contractsusage-based, self-serve
Setupsales call + onboarding60 seconds
Outputdashboard lock-inplain JSON
Cross-signal comparetraffic onlysame scale as search, social, shopping
Free tierlimited demo100 requests/month
Three modes, one endpoint
get_time_series

Historical trend series for a keyword on this source, normalized 0-100.

get_growth

Growth percentages over 3M / 6M / 12M / 5Y windows.

get_top_trends

21 live trending feeds across platforms, no keyword needed.

FAQ

Common questions

What web traffic data does Trends API provide?

The live Top Websites feed, the most-visited websites globally by traffic rank, plus site attention trends queryable through the same endpoint.

How is this different from Similarweb?

Similarweb-class tools sell dashboards with enterprise contracts. Trends API gives you the traffic signal as JSON at usage-based pricing, normalized so you can compare web attention against search interest and social buzz in the same units.

Do I need to verify domain ownership?

No. This is third-party traffic estimation, not first-party analytics; you can query any public site.

How fresh is the ranking?

The feed updates continuously. Every response includes its own timestamp.

Can I track a specific domain over time?

Yes. Pass the domain as the keyword to get its attention trend series.

Keep exploring

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