# Twitter trends > Twitter expression for a topic with high number of views in a time **Wikidata**: [Q85811254](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85811254) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_trends) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/twitter-trends ## Summary Twitter trends are Twitter's expression for a topic that has a high number of views in a given time period. They function as a software feature and web-feed–style listing that highlights topics receiving heightened attention on the X (Twitter) platform. ## Key Facts - Twitter trends are described on Wikidata as a "Twitter expression for a topic with high number of views in a time." - Instance of: information science and software feature. - Subclass of: web feed. - Facet of: X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). - Official help/FAQ page: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-trending-faqs (English). - Public API endpoint (v1.1): https://api.twitter.com/1.1/trends/ (HTTPS), referenced in Twitter developer documentation. - Common aliases include: Twitter trend; Twitter trending; Twitter trending page; Twitter trending tab; Trending Topics; Tailored trends; Temas del momento; Tema del momento; trending topic; tendencia top. - Appears in Wikipedia articles across these languages: Arabic (ar), Azerbaijani (az), Catalan (ca), English (en), Spanish (es), Basque (eu), Persian (fa), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Turkish (tr). - Wikidata sitelink count for this item: 11; related information science class sitelink count: 56. - Google Knowledge Graph IDs associated: /g/11h4vj_w5g and /g/122drwvl. ## FAQs ### Q: What are Twitter trends? A: Twitter trends are the topics on Twitter (X) that have a high number of views or activity within a given time window. They are presented as a feed or listing on the platform to surface widely viewed or discussed subjects. ### Q: Where can I find official information about how Twitter trends work? A: Twitter's official help page for trending topics is at https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-trending-faqs (English). The Twitter developer documentation also documents a trends API endpoint at https://api.twitter.com/1.1/trends/. ### Q: Can developers access Twitter trends programmatically? A: Yes. Twitter provides an API endpoint for trends in v1.1 at https://api.twitter.com/1.1/trends/ (HTTPS), as referenced by Twitter's developer API documentation. ### Q: Are there other names for Twitter trends? A: Yes. They are also known as Trending Topics, Tailored trends, Twitter trending page/tab, Temas del momento, Tema del momento, trending topic, and tendencia top. ## Why It Matters Twitter trends matter because they surface topics that are receiving concentrated attention on the X platform, making them a practical signal for discovery, monitoring, and analysis. As a software feature and web-feed–style resource, trends provide a curated entry point into current public conversations and can be used by researchers, journalists, marketers, and platform users to identify what subjects are gaining traction in near real time. Within the broader field of information science, trends intersect with tasks of collection, classification, retrieval, and dissemination of information: they are a produced signal about collective attention that supports rapid situational awareness and topic tracking. The availability of an API endpoint further enables automated access and integration of trend data into analytics workflows and applications. Multilingual coverage on Wikipedia and presence in knowledge graphs reflect their global usage and recognition as a distinct informational object on the platform. ## Notable For - Being both an information-science concept and a built-in software feature on X (Twitter). - Exposing trending topics via a web-feed–style subclass that surfaces high-attention subjects. - Officially documented developer access through the HTTPS API endpoint https://api.twitter.com/1.1/trends/. - Multiple localized and alternate names (e.g., Tailored trends, Temas del momento), reflecting cross-language usage. - Presence in knowledge bases and Wikipedia across many languages (sitelink_count 11) and Google Knowledge Graph IDs (/g/11h4vj_w5g, /g/122drwvl). ## Body ### Definition and role - Wikidata description: "Twitter expression for a topic with high number of views in a time." - Function: presents topics with concentrated attention on the X platform as a listing or feed. - Classification: treated as an instance of both information science and a software feature; subclassed as a web feed. ### Aliases and naming - Common aliases: Twitter trend; Twitter trending; Twitter trending page; Twitter trending tab. - Also called: Trending Topics; Tailored trends; Temas del momento; Tema del momento; trending topic; tendencia top. - These alternate names indicate both platform UI elements (page/tab) and localized labels. ### Platform and scope - Facet of X (the platform formerly referred to as Twitter). - Appears in multiple Wikipedia language articles: ar, az, ca, en, es, eu, fa, ja, ko, tr. - Wikidata sitelink count for the item: 11. ### Technical access - Public API endpoint (versioned): https://api.twitter.com/1.1/trends/ (noted as HTTPS, v1.1). - API reference is documented in Twitter developer documentation for trends-for-location (as cited by the endpoint reference). ### Related disciplinary context - Related field: information science — a discipline concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information. Twitter trends are an applied instance of information-science topics within a social platform. ### Metadata and identifiers - Wikidata properties for this type include time-related and descriptive properties (examples listed: P585, P1476, P407, P17, and a property qualifier mapping for P3740 with qualifiers describing counts under a trend). - Google Knowledge Graph identifiers: /g/11h4vj_w5g and /g/122drwvl. - Quora topics associated: Twitter-Trends and Trending-Topics-online. ### References and help resources - Official help/FAQ: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-trending-faqs (English). - Developer documentation reference for trends endpoint: Twitter developer docs for "trends-for-location" (linked from the API endpoint reference). ## References 1. [Source](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/v1/trends/trends-for-location/api-reference/get-trends-place)