# YouTube Shorts Trending Songs & Sounds: Chart & API (`s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds`) Actor

Trending songs and sounds on YouTube Shorts today: the official Top songs on Shorts chart for 22 countries + global, daily or weekly, with how many Shorts use each sound, growth since your last check, top Shorts and rank changes. Track any sound by link. No API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds.md
- **Developed by:** [Superior Actors](https://apify.com/s_actors) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.59 / 1,000 sounds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### YouTube Shorts Trending Songs & Sounds: Chart & API

See the **trending songs and sounds on YouTube Shorts today** in 22 countries + global. The Actor reads YouTube's official **Top songs on Shorts** chart (daily or weekly) and opens each song's Shorts sound page: **how many Shorts use the sound**, how fast that number grows since your last check, who made the sound and its **top Shorts**.

```json
{ "countries": ["US", "GB", "IN"], "period": "daily" }
```

No YouTube API key, no login. Use it as a **YouTube Shorts trending audio API**: one call returns clean JSON, CSV or Excel.

#### What you get

**One row per sound.** Real example, US daily chart of 22 October 2026:

| # | Song | Artists | Places up | Days on chart | Usage change | Shorts using the sound | Sound by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | misery. | pupsies | 0 | 106 | -8.8% | 2.4M | @pupsiess |
| 2 | Oh Klahoma | Jack Stauber | +1 | 25 | -11.9% | 140K | @JackStauber |
| 3 | Bow Bow Bow | Zeddy Will | +1 | 20 | +24.6% | 44K | @zeddywill |

From the second run on, every row also shows the **change in the Shorts count** since the previous check and the **new Shorts per day**.

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `rank`, `previousRank`, `rankChange`, `isNewEntry` | Position on the chart now and in the previous day or week (+ = moved up) |
| `periodsOnChart`, `usageChangePercent` | Days (or weeks) on the chart; change in Shorts usage from the previous period |
| `title`, `artists`, `label`, `releaseDate`, `songwriters`, `producers`, `songUrl`, `thumbnail` | The song |
| `country`, `countryName`, `period`, `chartDate` | Which chart: country, daily or weekly, the last day of the chart period |
| `soundId`, `soundUrl`, `soundTitle`, `soundArtist`, `soundArtistChannelUrl`, `originalVideoUrl` | The Shorts sound page of the song and the channel behind the sound |
| `shortsCount`, `shortsCountText` | Shorts that use the sound, as YouTube shows it ("2.4M Shorts") |
| `shortsCountChange`, `shortsGrowthPerDay`, `previousCheckAt` | Growth: change since the previous check by any run, new Shorts per day |
| `topShorts` | The most popular Shorts with the sound: link, title, views |
| `chartSource` | `youtube-charts` (live), `cache` (see FAQ) or `tracked` (a sound you gave) |

#### How it works

1. Enter the countries: codes like `US`, names like `Germany`, or `global` for the worldwide chart
2. Choose **daily** (what is trending today) or **weekly**
3. Optional: **Track sounds** by link, a past **chart date**, **Only new sounds** for scheduled runs
4. Run, then download as CSV, Excel or JSON, or call it as an API

| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Countries** | One or many of the 22 countries with a Shorts chart, plus global |
| **Chart period** | Daily or weekly Top songs on Shorts (50 songs each) |
| **Sounds per country** | Top N of each chart |
| **Sound stats** | On by default: Shorts count, growth, sound artist, top Shorts. Off = chart columns only |
| **Top Shorts per sound** | 0 to 15 most popular Shorts using each sound |
| **Track sounds** | Any sound page, song link or Short link: its Shorts count and growth on every run |
| **Chart date** | A past chart: daily charts since November 2023 |
| **Only new sounds** | Monitoring: later runs return only songs that were not on the chart last time |

Countries with a Shorts chart: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, and global (worldwide). YouTube publishes no Shorts chart for other countries: use global there.

#### Why this Actor

| | |
|---|---|
| 🎵 **The official trending list** | YouTube's own Top songs on Shorts chart, the songs most used in Shorts, not a guess from a sample of videos |
| 📈 **Is the sound still growing?** | Shorts count per sound and its growth since the last check, so you jump on a sound while it rises |
| 🌍 **22 countries + global** | Compare markets in one run: the US, the UK, India, Brazil, Germany, Japan... |
| 🎬 **Top Shorts per sound** | See how creators use the sound before you make your own Short |
| 🔔 **Track your sounds** | Labels and artists: follow any sound by link, also off the chart |
| 💰 **$0.10 for a whole chart** | 50 sounds with stats, $0.002 per sound; a sound tracker on the Store charges $0.006 per Short |

#### Pricing

Pay per result, no subscription needed. Apify Scale and Business plans pay less:

| Event | Free and Starter plans | Scale plan | Business plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run start | $0.001 | $0.001 | $0.001 |
| Sound (one row) | $0.00199 | $0.00179 | $0.00159 |

| Task | Cost |
|---|---|
| Top 20 trending sounds in the US today | $0.041 |
| Full daily chart (50) in 5 countries | $0.50 |
| Daily check of the US chart for a month, only new sounds (~5 new a day) | ~$0.33 |

#### Ready-made tasks

| Task | What you get |
|---|---|
| [YouTube Shorts Trending Songs Today](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds/examples/youtube-shorts-trending-songs-today) | Today's top songs on Shorts in the US with Shorts count and growth |

#### FAQ

**Where does the list come from?** From YouTube Charts (charts.youtube.com), the "Top songs on Shorts" chart: the songs used the most in Shorts in a country on a day or in a week. The Shorts count and top Shorts come from each song's sound page on YouTube (youtube.com/source/.../shorts).

**Are the Shorts counts exact?** They are what YouTube shows on the sound page, rounded: "2.4M Shorts", "44K Shorts". Small sounds change in steps of hundreds, big ones in steps of 100K, so growth on very popular sounds shows up over days, not hours.

**How is growth measured?** Every run records the Shorts count of each sound (at most one point every 6 hours, shared by all runs). The next run compares with the newest point that is at least an hour old.

**What about original sounds that are not songs?** The chart lists songs. Any other sound (an original sound of a creator) can be followed with **Track sounds**: paste its sound page or a Short that uses it.

**What does "cache" in chartSource mean?** In October 2026 YouTube Charts refused all requests for about two weeks. If that happens again, the Actor returns the last copy of the chart it read and marks the rows `cache`; the sound stats stay live.

**How far back does history go?** Daily Shorts charts since November 2023, weekly ones longer (they end on Thursdays). The sound stats are always today's numbers.

#### Use with the API and AI agents

Run it via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) from Python, Node.js or any HTTP client, or connect it to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com): "Which songs are trending on YouTube Shorts in India today, and which of them are gaining the most new Shorts?"

#### Other YouTube tools

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| [YouTube Trending & Charts Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-trending-scraper) | Trending music videos and trailers, top songs, artists and podcasts, history since 2017 |
| [YouTube Shorts Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-shorts-scraper) | Shorts of channels, searches, hashtags and sounds: exact stats, viral score |
| [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-thumbnail-downloader) | Thumbnails of videos, channels and searches in HD, ZIP, thumbnail change history |
| [YouTube Playlist Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-playlist-scraper) | Every video of playlists to CSV, length at any speed, deleted video finder |
| [YouTube Search Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-search-scraper) | Search results with every filter, newest first, without Shorts |
| [YouTube Channel Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-channel-scraper) | Channel stats, growth history, videos, Shorts and streams |
| [YouTube Channel Email Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-channel-email-scraper) | Public emails, websites and socials of channels, influencer lists by niche |
| [YouTube Video Details Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-video-details-scraper) | Full details and exact stats of any videos, views tracker over time |
| [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-transcript-scraper) | Transcripts and subtitles of videos, channels and playlists: text, SRT, search |
| [YouTube Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-comments-scraper) | Comments and replies of videos, Shorts and channels, only-new monitoring |
| [YouTube SEO & Rank Tracker](https://apify.com/s_actors/youtube-seo-rank-tracker) | Searches a video ranks for, keyword rankings, tags, suggestions |
| [Google Sheets Import & Export](https://apify.com/s_actors/google-sheets-import-export) | Send the results to a Google Sheet |

#### Is it legal?

The Actor reads only public pages that YouTube shows to any visitor at charts.youtube.com and youtube.com, without logging in, and does not download videos or audio. Use it for research, content planning and music market analysis.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

One per line: 2-letter country codes (US, GB, IN, BR, DE...), country names (Germany) or global (worldwide chart). YouTube has a Shorts chart for 22 countries: AR, AU, BR, CA, CO, EG, FR, DE, IN, ID, JP, MX, NG, PH, SA, KR, TH, TR, AE, GB, US, VN. Other countries are skipped with a warning: use global for them.

## `period` (type: `string`):

YouTube's Top songs on Shorts chart exists as a daily and a weekly chart. Daily = the most used songs in Shorts yesterday.

## `maxSoundsPerCountry` (type: `integer`):

Top N of each country's chart (the chart has 50 songs).

## `includeSoundStats` (type: `boolean`):

Open each song's Shorts sound page: number of Shorts using the sound, its growth since the previous check, the sound's artist channel and top Shorts. Off = chart columns only (faster).

## `topShortsPerSound` (type: `integer`):

Most popular Shorts using each sound (link, title, views as YouTube rounds them). 0 = none.

## `sounds` (type: `array`):

One per line: a Shorts sound page (youtube.com/source/.../shorts), a song video link or a Short link (the Actor takes the sound of that Short). Each gives one row with the number of Shorts using the sound and its growth since your previous run.

## `date` (type: `string`):

Empty = the latest chart. A date like 2026-01-15: daily charts go back to 2023-11-06, weekly charts end on Thursdays. Sound stats are always today's.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

For scheduled runs: the first run remembers each country's chart, later runs return (and charge) only songs that were not on it last time.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Name of the memory used by Only new sounds. Use a different name for each task.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many requests to YouTube run at the same time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Requests go direct first and switch to Apify datacenter proxies when YouTube refuses them. The default works for most runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "period": "daily",
  "maxSoundsPerCountry": 20,
  "includeSoundStats": true,
  "topShortsPerSound": 3,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Rank, song, rank change, Shorts using the sound and its growth.

## `growth` (type: `string`):

Shorts count, change since the previous check, new Shorts per day, top Shorts.

## `all` (type: `string`):

Every field of every row.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ],
    "maxSoundsPerCountry": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countries": ["US"],
    "maxSoundsPerCountry": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "maxSoundsPerCountry": 20
}' |
apify call s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,s_actors/youtube-shorts-trending-sounds"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2iWLixGxQU1GSSzci/builds/zM6JqV6JvJlfbqWla/openapi.json