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# API key

API key engagements are up XXXXX% this week, with X leading in mentions and engagements. Discussions highlight both the critical need for API key security and the growing trend towards alternatives.

### About API key
API keys are credentials used to authenticate requests to an application or service, often for programmatic access.  

### Insights
- api key engagements is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:api-key/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/api-key/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXXX +14%  
X Month: XXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Months: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXXX +91%  
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-07-16  
1-Year Low: XXX on 2025-12-08  

Engagements by network (24h):
Reddit: XXX
TikTok: XXXXX
X: XXXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXX

  
  
### Mentions: XXX (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:api-key/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/api-key/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: XXX  
Daily Average: XXX  
X Week: XXX -XX%  
X Month: XXXXX +21%  
X Months: XXXXXX +34%  
X Year: XXXXXX +143%  
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-10-14  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-12-08  

Mentions by network (24h):
Reddit: XXX
TikTok: XXX
X: XXX
YouTube: XXX

  
  
### Creators: XXX (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:api-key/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/api-key/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning API key in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XXX  
X Week: XXX -XX%  
X Month: XXXXX +5.10%  
X Months: XXXXXX +28%  
X Year: XXXXXX +121%  
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-11-25  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-12-08  

The most influential creators that mention API key in the last XX hours

| Creator                        | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                        | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok) | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XX          |

[View More](/list/creators/api-key/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:api-key/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/api-key/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% -XX%  
X Month: XX% +2%  
X Months: XX% +2%  
X Year: XX% +16%  
1-Year High: XXX% on 2025-11-03  
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-07-09  

Most Supportive Themes:
- API Key Management & Security: (30%) Discussions focus on the secure generation, management, and potential vulnerabilities of API keys, highlighting their ongoing importance in various applications.
- AI Integration & Development: (25%) Many posts focus on how API keys facilitate the integration of AI models and tools, enabling developers to build and deploy AI-powered applications.
- Web3 & Blockchain Applications: (20%) The use of API keys in decentralized applications, blockchain platforms, and Web3 development is a recurring theme, showcasing their role in this evolving ecosystem.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- API Key Elimination & Alternatives: (15%) There's a notable discussion about moving away from traditional API keys towards more streamlined payment and authorization methods like x402, suggesting a potential shift in industry standards.
- Security Risks & Leaks: (10%) Concerns about API key leaks and the associated security risks remain a critical issue, with users sharing best practices and warnings.
  

### Top API key Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"I am refactoring Battle Chess 9000 to use free local private models This means you will be able to generate assets without a Gemini / openAI API key provided you have some sort of GPU locally Working on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/John_Capobianco/status/1999648848587948288) [@John_Capobianco](/creator/x/John_Capobianco) 2025-12-13T01:13Z 20.2K followers, XXX engagements


"Day X of GenAI Today I Learned: AI Agent = LLM + Tools Server sends question + extra context LLM LLM choose tool or generates response Pure LLM = no live data access API = service API key UI cant call LLM directly (to keep API key safe) @rohit_negi9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PiyushPokhriya/status/1999558180087493076) [@PiyushPokhriya](/creator/x/PiyushPokhriya) 2025-12-12T19:13Z X followers, XXX engagements


"What SaaS has the best developer experience for installing a gem in Rails getting you an API key and have their service working in production in under X minutes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bradgessler/status/1999555348756361689) [@bradgessler](/creator/x/bradgessler) 2025-12-12T19:01Z 4223 followers, XXX engagements


"29 GenAI L4 🤖⚡ ✔ AI Agent = LLM + tools (LLM decides tool + arguments) ✔ Server (question + context) LLM ✔ API = service 🚪 API key = 🔑 ✔ LLM Never Answer❌ LLM Choose Tool✅ ✔ UI LLM direct call nahi (API key & system instructions leak) #GenAI @rohit_negi9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ShreyG0e1/status/1999543161295655086) [@ShreyG0e1](/creator/x/ShreyG0e1) 2025-12-12T18:13Z X followers, XXX engagements

### Topics List

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1

Get a list of trending social topics.

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "topic": "youtube",
      "title": "YouTube",
      "topic_rank": 1,
      "topic_rank_1h_previous": 1,
      "topic_rank_24h_previous": 1,
      "num_contributors": 300754,
      "num_posts": 300754,
      "interactions_24h": 2980779418
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **topic_rank**: LunarCrush metric for ranking a social topic relative to all other social topics
+ **topic_rank_1h_previous**: The topic rank from X hour ago
+ **topic_rank_24h_previous**: The topic rank from XX hours ago
+ **num_contributors**: The number of unique social contributors to the topic
+ **num_posts**: Total number of posts with interactions on this topic in the last XX hours
+ **interactions_24h**: Number of interactions in the last XX hours




---

### Topic Whatsup

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/whatsup/v1

Generate an AI summary of the hottest news and social posts for a specific topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get a summary for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/whatsup/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "generated": 1765476931
  },
  "summary": "Bitcoin experienced a sharp drop below $XXXXXX following the FOMC meeting, attributed to profit-taking and leveraged long liquidations, despite some positive institutional interest.",
  "supportive": [
    {
      "title": "Institutional Adoption & Investment",
      "description": "Major financial institutions and influential figures are increasingly investing in and integrating Bitcoin, signaling growing mainstream acceptance and potential for future price appreciation.",
      "percent": XX
    }
  ],
  "critical": [
    {
      "title": "Regulatory Uncertainty & Scrutiny",
      "description": "Ongoing regulatory discussions and potential crackdowns by governments worldwide create uncertainty and pose risks to Bitcoin's adoption and market stability.",
      "percent": XX
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **supportive**: An array of supportive themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **description**: Explanation of the change and the potential impact
+ **critical**: An array of critical themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1764806400,
    "end": 1765493023,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": 1765485823
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1764806400,
      "contributors_active": 23704,
      "contributors_created": 1429,
      "interactions": 2850530,
      "posts_active": 46702,
      "posts_created": 2732,
      "sentiment": 79,
      "spam": 5826,
      "alt_rank": 215,
      "circulating_supply": 19957250,
      "close": 93033,
      "galaxy_score": 53,
      "high": 93033,
      "low": 92735.28,
      "market_cap": 1856638537230,
      "market_dominance": 58.4039,
      "open": 93033,
      "social_dominance": 28.896,
      "volume_24h": 77427662033
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = X week, 1m = X month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. XXX% means all posts are positive, XX% is half positive and half negative, and X% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for XX hours up to this data point




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1764806400,
    "end": 1765493023,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": 1765485823
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1764806400,
      "contributors_active": 23704,
      "contributors_created": 1429,
      "interactions": 2850530,
      "posts_active": 46702,
      "posts_created": 2732,
      "sentiment": 79,
      "spam": 5826,
      "alt_rank": 215,
      "circulating_supply": 19957250,
      "close": 93033,
      "galaxy_score": 53,
      "high": 93033,
      "low": 92735.28,
      "market_cap": 1856638537230,
      "market_dominance": 58.4039,
      "open": 93033,
      "social_dominance": 28.896,
      "volume_24h": 77427662033
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = X week, 1m = X month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. XXX% means all posts are positive, XX% is half positive and half negative, and X% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for XX hours up to this data point




---