Video hook search and trends API

What to build with it

Filter for the platform, language and content context you need.
Inspect source videos alongside the extracted hook and category.
Compare hooks within similar content rather than treating a corpus-wide ranking as a controlled test.

Provider reference: Virlo documentation. Authentication uses a provider-issued Bearer token, stored on your server.

Endpoints and inputs

3 documented operations. Query and path fields are listed separately from JSON request-body fields.

GET/v1/hooks/types

Path and query parameters

dimension: string (query) · optional · values: hook_type, visual_hook_type · default: "hook_type"
platform: string (query) · optional · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
category: string (query) · optional · values: art_design, automotive, beauty, business_career, crafts_diy, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, fitness, food_beverage, gaming, health_wellness, home_garden, kids_content, lifestyle, music, news_politics, parenting_family, pets, real_estate, relationships_dating, religion_spirituality, science_nature, sports, tech, travel, other
sort: string (query) · optional · values: video_count, strong_hit_rate, median_weighted_score, p90_weighted_score · default: "video_count"

Documented response fields

data: object · required
data.dimension: string · required · values: hook_type, visual_hook_type
data.platform: string · required
data.category: string · required
data.snapshot_date: string | null · optional
data.types: array · required
data.types[].value: string · required
data.types[].video_count: number · required
data.types[].share_of_corpus: number | null · optional
data.types[].total_views: number | null · optional
data.types[].avg_views: number | null · optional
data.types[].median_views: number | null · optional
data.types[].avg_weighted_score: number | null · optional
data.types[].median_weighted_score: number | null · optional
data.types[].p90_weighted_score: number | null · optional
data.types[].strong_hit_rate: number | null · optional

Documented HTTP responses: 200, 401, 429. Handle each non-success response explicitly; do not silently convert a failed lookup to an empty result.

GET/v1/hooks/trending

Path and query parameters

limit: number (query) · optional · default: 20 · minimum: 1 · maximum: 100
page: number (query) · optional · default: 1 · minimum: 1
content_type: string (query) · optional · values: video, slideshow, all · default: "video"
platform: string (query) · optional · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
category: string (query) · optional · values: art_design, automotive, beauty, business_career, crafts_diy, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, fitness, food_beverage, gaming, health_wellness, home_garden, kids_content, lifestyle, music, news_politics, parenting_family, pets, real_estate, relationships_dating, religion_spirituality, science_nature, sports, tech, travel, other
hook_type: string (query) · optional
visual_hook_type: string (query) · optional · values: text_hook, extreme_closeup, before_state, shocking_image, aesthetic_setup, person_speaking_to_camera, motion_action, crowded_scene, mystery_object, dramatic_zoom, animal_pet, product_reveal
language: string (query) · optional
min_views: number (query) · optional · minimum: 0
days: number (query) · optional · values: 7, 14, 30 · default: 7
sort: string (query) · optional · values: weighted_score, views · default: "weighted_score"

Documented response fields

data: array · required
data[].hook_text: string · required
data[].hook_type: string | null · optional
data[].visual_hook_type: string | null · optional
data[].content_type: string · required · values: video, slideshow
data[].platform: string · required · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
data[].category: string | null · optional
data[].language: string | null · optional
data[].brand_safety_tier: string | null · optional
data[].outlier_ratio: number | null · optional
data[].weighted_score: number | null · optional
data[].usage_count: number · required
data[].video: object · required
data[].video.video_id: string · required
data[].video.url: string | null · optional
data[].video.thumbnail_url: string | null · optional
data[].video.views: number | null · optional
data[].video.likes: number | null · optional
data[].video.comments: number | null · optional
data[].video.shares: number | null · optional
data[].video.duration: number | null · optional
data[].video.publish_date: string | null · optional
data[].video.author_handle: string | null · optional
data[].video.author_followers: number | null · optional
data[].video.is_paid: boolean · required
pagination: object · required
pagination.page: number · required
pagination.limit: number · required
pagination.total: number | null · required
pagination.total_pages: number | null · required
pagination.has_next_page: boolean · required
pagination.has_prev_page: boolean · required

Documented HTTP responses: 200, 401, 429. Handle each non-success response explicitly; do not silently convert a failed lookup to an empty result.

GET/v1/hooks/search

Path and query parameters

limit: number (query) · optional · default: 20 · minimum: 1 · maximum: 100
page: number (query) · optional · default: 1 · minimum: 1
q: string (query) · optional
content_type: string (query) · optional · values: video, slideshow, all · default: "video"
platform: string (query) · optional · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
category: string (query) · optional · values: art_design, automotive, beauty, business_career, crafts_diy, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, fitness, food_beverage, gaming, health_wellness, home_garden, kids_content, lifestyle, music, news_politics, parenting_family, pets, real_estate, relationships_dating, religion_spirituality, science_nature, sports, tech, travel, other
hook_type: string (query) · optional
visual_hook_type: string (query) · optional · values: text_hook, extreme_closeup, before_state, shocking_image, aesthetic_setup, person_speaking_to_camera, motion_action, crowded_scene, mystery_object, dramatic_zoom, animal_pet, product_reveal
language: string (query) · optional
min_views: number (query) · optional · minimum: 0

Documented response fields

data: array · required
data[].hook_text: string · required
data[].hook_type: string | null · optional
data[].visual_hook_type: string | null · optional
data[].content_type: string · required · values: video, slideshow
data[].platform: string · required · values: tiktok, youtube, instagram
data[].category: string | null · optional
data[].language: string | null · optional
data[].brand_safety_tier: string | null · optional
data[].outlier_ratio: number | null · optional
data[].weighted_score: number | null · optional
data[].usage_count: number · required
data[].video: object · required
data[].video.video_id: string · required
data[].video.url: string | null · optional
data[].video.thumbnail_url: string | null · optional
data[].video.views: number | null · optional
data[].video.likes: number | null · optional
data[].video.comments: number | null · optional
data[].video.shares: number | null · optional
data[].video.duration: number | null · optional
data[].video.publish_date: string | null · optional
data[].video.author_handle: string | null · optional
data[].video.author_followers: number | null · optional
data[].video.is_paid: boolean · required
data[].match_type: string | null · optional · values: exact, contains, similar
data[].match_score: number | null · optional
pagination: object · required
pagination.page: number · required
pagination.limit: number · required
pagination.total: number | null · required
pagination.total_pages: number | null · required
pagination.has_next_page: boolean · required
pagination.has_prev_page: boolean · required

Documented HTTP responses: 200, 401, 429. Handle each non-success response explicitly; do not silently convert a failed lookup to an empty result.

Before you integrate

Hook performance is observational and confounded by creator, distribution and subject matter. Use it for research, not a causal effectiveness claim.

Check the provider's current price, allowed use and retention terms before sending requests. An optional field can be absent; the schema alone does not establish its completeness or accuracy.

Give this task to your coding agent

video-hooks-api agent prompt

Help me implement video hook search and trends api using the documented Virlo API.

Reference: https://allthemapis.com/social-media-apis/video-hooks-api
Provider documentation: https://dev.virlo.ai/docs/hooks
Base URL: https://api.virlo.ai
Starting operation: GET /v1/hooks/types

Read the current provider docs and confirm the required inputs before writing code. Load VIRLO_API_KEY from a server-side environment variable and use Bearer authentication. Do not put the key in client code, logs, analytics, or the chat.

Ask me for any missing video URL, creator handle, research intent, or job ID. Do not invent a result. Ask for approval before starting billable lookups, recurring jobs, or destructive changes. For jobs, keep the returned ID and poll with the documented delay instead of starting the job twice. Handle pagination, rate limits, partial results, and missing fields explicitly.

Build the smallest integration for this task:
1. Filter for the platform, language and content context you need.
2. Inspect source videos alongside the extracted hook and category.
3. Compare hooks within similar content rather than treating a corpus-wide ranking as a controlled test.

Return the code, the environment variables I need, and a short explanation of what was actually retrieved versus inferred. Do not execute paid requests until I approve.

Sources and review dates

Virlo's public documentation and OpenAPI schema reviewed October 27, 2026. Endpoint paths and field names below refer to that provider's API. This is an integration reference, not a measured performance ranking.

Corrections: email faizank@docsalot.dev with an official source.

What to build with it

Endpoints and inputs

Path and query parameters

Documented response fields

Path and query parameters

Documented response fields

Path and query parameters

Documented response fields

Before you integrate

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Sources and review dates

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