Quickstart
Create a key, verify it for free, and fetch the Chinese long-video ranking in under three minutes.
1. Create a key#
Sign in, open API Console, choose API + MCP scope, and copy the full key from the one-time reveal.
2. Set the environment variable#
export SHORTSMONKEY_API_KEY="sm_live_..."
3. Verify for free#
Call GET /v1/auth/verify. Verification costs 0 credits and remains available when the paid balance reaches zero.
4. Fetch the ranking#
Copy the example below. The response includes unfiltered data.all_data, filtered data.filter_data, request and credit metadata, and independent optional cursors.
curl -X GET "https://api.shortsmonkey.com/v1/rankings/chinese-low-subscriber-long-videos?period=today&quality=strict&limit=20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SHORTSMONKEY_API_KEY"