Global News and Media
Trending events by media attention
Events ranked by how much media attention they are getting in the window, from the GDELT Mentions stream (DATA-12). Each event carries its mention count, distinct outlet count, average tone, and first/last seen time. Join global_event_id back to /gdelt/recent for event detail. period=1h reads the rolling window; 6h/24h merge daily shards.
get/api/v1/gdelt/events/trending
Query parameters
periodstring
Lookback window.
Lookback window.
limitinteger
Top-N events to return.
Top-N events to return.
Response
Top-N events by mention count with attention metrics and freshness flags.
Example response
{
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}