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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/kick/top-categories>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/kick/top-categories.mdx>

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# Kick Top Categories API

The busiest categories right now, ordered by viewers, with a limit up to 100.

`GET /v1/kick/top-categories` returns `data.categories` ordered by current viewers. Each category carries `id`, `name`, `slug`, `viewers`, `isMature`, `bannerUrl` and `group`, plus the shared category fields. Set `limit` from 1 to 100; the default is 20.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/kick/top-categories`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
Found, empty and not-found answers are all charged
- **Input:** by limit
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/kick/top-categories/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/kick](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/kick)

## FAQ

### How are top categories ordered?

By current viewer count, from the largest. The order moves as streams start and stop, so poll it when you need a fresh ranking.

### What is the difference from the categories list?

This route ranks categories by live viewers and carries viewer counts. GET /v1/kick/categories is the deeper catalogue and pages with a cursor.

### How many credits does it cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth.