Live ranked X (Twitter) trending topics as structured JSON through one get_top_trends call. No X developer account, no pay-per-read credits for the board itself.
Live data as of 2026-08-02
The X Twitter Trending Topics API on Trends MCP returns the live ranked board from type X (Twitter) Trending as JSON. The August 2, 2026 scan (as_of_ts 2026-08-02T04:01:35 UTC) listed 25 topics, led by #SummerSlam, Brock, Castillo, Lane Thomas, and Spokane. Unlike official X post reads at pay-per-use rates covered on the X API pricing comparison, this feed needs no X developer credentials. Free tier access starts at 100 requests per month as of August 2026.
From the Trends MCP scan of August 2, 2026, the X (Twitter) Trending board returned 25 ranked topics (limit 25, offset 0, count 25). Wrestling and sports names dominated the top of the list, with #SummerSlam at rank 1 and Hell in a Cell / HIAC appearing at ranks 14 and 23.
| Rank | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | #SummerSlam |
| 2 | Brock |
| 3 | Castillo |
| 4 | Lane Thomas |
| 5 | Spokane |
| 6 | Boston Smith |
| 7 | Idaho |
| 8 | Oba Femi |
| 9 | Dominguez |
| 10 | #NIKKExPersona |
| 11 | Punk |
| 12 | Falter |
| 13 | #OPLive |
| 14 | Hell in a Cell |
| 15 | Nick Aldis |
Cross-source follow-ups on August 1, 2026 (Trends MCP API, google search / youtube) separate board noise from durable attention. SummerSlam Google Search index moved from 3.0 on 2026-07-25 to 11.0 on 2026-08-01 (+266.67% over 7 days), from 2.0 on 2026-07-18 (+450% over 14 days), and from 1.0 on 2026-07-04 (+1000% over 30 days). SummerSlam YouTube rose from 2.0 to 6.0 over 7 days (+200%) and from 1.0 to 6.0 over 30 days (+500%). Brock Lesnar Google Search rose from 4.0 to 6.0 over 7 days (+50%). Randy Orton rose from 11.0 to 13.0 over 7 days (+18.18%). Hell in a Cell YouTube rose from 3.0 to 5.0 over 7, 14, and 30 days (+66.67% on each window). Oba Femi Google Search rose from 2.0 to 5.0 over 7 days (+150%). LA Knight Google Search fell from 62.0 to 39.0 over 7 days (-37.1%) even while still ranking 21 on the X board, a reminder that live rank and multi-day search momentum can disagree.
One get_top_trends call covers the live board. Set type to the exact string X (Twitter) Trending. Optional limit defaults to 25 and maxes at 200; offset paginates. Growth follow-ups use get_growth with a normal keyword source such as google search or youtube, because the X trending board itself is a ranked feed, not a keyword time series.
{
"mode": "get_top_trends",
"type": "X (Twitter) Trending",
"limit": 25,
"offset": 0
}
{
"mode": "get_growth",
"source": "google search",
"keyword": "SummerSlam",
"percent_growth": ["7D", "14D", "30D"]
}
On August 2, 2026 the board response included as_of_ts, type, limit, offset, count, and a data array of [rank, topic] pairs. Median path for a trend desk: pull the board once, pick 3 to 5 names, then run growth on each. That loop stays inside 4 to 6 requests.
Official X access still routes through developer onboarding and credit-based post reads. Teams that only need the public trending topic list often overpay if they buy post-read capacity just to infer what is trending. Trends MCP exposes the ranked board as a first-class feed under the same auth used for Google, Reddit, and YouTube sources.
Three practical gaps remain. First, the board returns topic strings and ranks, not tweet IDs or engagement counts. Second, history for the board is scan-based; long keyword curves come from get_growth / get_time_series on other sources. Third, plan limits apply globally across feeds: free is 100 requests per month, Starter is 1,000 at $19 per month, Pro is 5,000 at $49 per month, and Business is 25,000 at $199 per month (check pricing for current numbers). For a full cost breakdown of official X credits versus trend-feed alternatives, see the sibling X API pricing comparison.
Social desks use the 25-topic list as a morning triage queue before committing copy or spend. Sports and entertainment analysts watch whether a TV event still holds ranks 1 through 15 an hour after airtime. Product marketers map board names to search and YouTube growth to decide whether a spike is platform-local or spilling into discovery elsewhere.
A concrete August 2, 2026 pattern: #SummerSlam led X while SummerSlam Google Search sat at index 11.0 and YouTube at 6.0 on August 1 baselines. That combination (board rank 1 plus triple-digit 7-day search growth) is a stronger brief than a lone hashtag with flat search. LA Knight at rank 21 with -37.1% 7-day Google Search growth is the opposite brief: still visible on X, cooling off elsewhere.
The X trending feed is a snapshot, not a full firehose. Topic strings can be ambiguous (Brock, Punk, Brie) and need human disambiguation before they enter a model or dashboard. Ranks move between scans; the as_of_ts on the August 2, 2026 pull was 2026-08-02T04:01:35 UTC, so any quote should carry that timestamp.
Growth percentages on low baseline indexes swing hard. SummerSlam climbing from 1.0 to 11.0 over 30 days is a real move, but absolute index levels stay modest compared with evergreen brands. Always report both the percentage and the recent/baseline index values. News-volume follow-ups can time out under load; if a secondary source errors, fall back to google search or youtube rather than inventing a figure.
Create a free Trends MCP key, then call REST POST https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api with mode get_top_trends and type X (Twitter) Trending, or use the MCP tool of the same name. Authentication is one Bearer header on api.trendsmcp.ai. MCP clients such as Cursor and Claude Desktop share that host; Claude.ai Connectors use the separate OAuth URL on www. The docs include copy-paste configs. Pair this page with twitter trends for the broader X/Twitter source overview.
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