X Trends

X (Twitter) Trends CLI

GitHub: https://github.com/aycvs2/x-trends

Setup

Install twurl (official Twitter CLI):

gem install twurl

Authorize with your X/Twitter credentials:

twurl authorize --consumer-key YOUR_API_KEY --consumer-secret YOUR_API_SECRET

Get Trending Topics

Worldwide trends:

twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=1" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'

Trends by location (WOEID):

# USA (WOEID: 23424977)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424977" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'

# Russia (WOEID: 23424936)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424936" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'

# UK (WOEID: 23424975)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424975" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'

Available Locations

Get all available trend locations:

twurl "/1.1/trends/available.json" | jq '.[] | {name, woeid}'

Find closest location by coordinates:

twurl "/1.1/trends/closest.json?lat=55.7558&long=37.6173" | jq '.'

Search Tweets by Trend

Search recent tweets for a trending topic:

twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23YourHashtag&max_results=10" | jq '.data'

Search with filters:

# Only tweets with media
twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23trend%20has:media&max_results=10" | jq '.data'

# Only verified accounts
twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23trend%20is:verified&max_results=10" | jq '.data'

Common WOEIDs

Output Format

Trends response includes:

• name - trend name/hashtag
• url - link to search results
• tweet_volume - number of tweets (if available)
• promoted_content - whether it's promoted

Notes

• API rate limits apply (75 requests per 15 min for trends)
• Some trends may not have tweet_volume data
• Use jq for JSON parsing and filtering
• Trends update approximately every 5 minutes
• Twitter API v1.1 is used for trends, v2 for search