Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest changes to the Upriver API.February 2026
February 2, 2026
Creator API: Bio Enrichment
Creator profiles now include biographical summaries. Useinclude=bio to get a concise summary of the creator’s background and content focus.January 2026
January 31, 2026
Creator API: Enhanced Profile Data
Creator API responses now include enriched profile metadata and primary publication identifiers for better creator identification and categorization.January 31, 2026
TikTok Trends: Improved Video Relevance
Better video relevance scoring for more accurate trend recommendations.January 30, 2026
API Performance Improvements
- 3x speed improvement to the
/v1/audience_dimensionsendpoint - Faster response times for
/v1/trends/broadendpoint - Improved YouTube channel resolution performance
January 28, 2026
Creator API: Duplicate Profiles
Fixed an issue where the same YouTube channel could appear multiple times in search results.January 26, 2026
Breakout Topics: Multi-Label Classification
Topics can now be tagged with multiple labels simultaneously, enabling more nuanced topic categorization and filtering.January 22, 2026
Breakout Topics: Relevance and Momentum Tracking
Renameddynamic_score to relevance_score for clarity. Added trend object to topic responses showing momentum indicators like velocity and acceleration for better understanding of topic trajectory.January 22, 2026
Breakout Topics: Enhanced Signal Quality
- Improved Reddit signal filtering to exclude routine discussion threads
- Added engagement scores to topic responses for better signal assessment
- Expanded sports coverage in topic monitoring
January 22, 2026
Breakout Topics: Volume-Aware Momentum
Topic momentum scoring now adapts to conversation volume, providing more accurate trending signals across topics of different scales.January 21, 2026
Creator API: Labels and Tags
Addedlabels field to Creator API responses with stable category classifications. Labels use the same taxonomy as media_categories for consistent categorization across the platform. The existing tags field continues to provide flexible, free-form tagging.January 21, 2026
Breakout Topics: Improved Scoring
Better topic scoring with improved decay functions that adapt to the nature and popularity of each topic.January 20, 2026
Breakout Topics: Citations
Addedinclude_citations parameter to the breakout topics endpoint. When enabled, returns source URLs for each detected topic.January 20, 2026
Breakout Topics: Quality Improvements
- More accurate topic deduplication
- More accurate citation attribution
- Added engagement scoring for better signal quality
January 18, 2026
Creator API: Performance
Major API performance improvements, especially for creators not previously tracked in our database.January 15, 2026
Breakout Topics API
New API for discovering emerging trending topics across news and social media.January 10, 2026
Audience Dimensions API
New/v1/audience_dimensions endpoint for structured audience profiling.January 5, 2026
Creator API: GET Endpoint
New GET/v1/creators endpoint for simplified creator lookups.January 4, 2026
Creator API: Engagement Metrics
Creator responses now include engagement metrics such as average views, likes, and comments across platforms. Metrics are computed from recent content and cached for performance.January 3, 2026
Creator API: Categories
Creator search results now include media categories and taxonomy classification.December 2025
December 10, 2025
Trends Search API
New trend search endpoint for finding relevant TikTok trends by keyword.December 9, 2025
Sponsors Search API
New/v1/sponsors/search and /v1/sponsorships/search endpoints. Search by brand URL for sponsorship data.December 4, 2025
Per-Result Pricing
Flexible per-result billing for products, sponsors, and trends endpoints.November 2025
November 20, 2025
Product Research API
Improved product deduplication and filtering. Brand name search support for sponsors.November 19, 2025
Products API: Enhanced Search
Parallel search mode using multiple data providers. Response caching for faster lookups.November 9, 2025
Products API: Pagination
Added cursor-based pagination for products endpoint. Improved product result ranking.November 6, 2025
Categories Search API
New/v1/categories/search endpoint to explore media categories.November 5, 2025
Trends Matching API
New/v1/trends/match endpoint to find relevant TikTok trends for brands.November 4, 2025
Creator Search API
New/v1/creators/search endpoint to discover creators. Cross-platform profile resolution for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Twitch. Includes subscriber counts and profile metadata.November 4, 2025
Brand Research API
New/v1/brand/research endpoint for comprehensive brand intelligence. Returns brand overview, target audience, and positioning.October 2025
October 27, 2025
Audience Insights v2: Personas
New/v2/audience_insights endpoint with improved persona generation. Includes personality traits and behavioral insights. Separate citations endpoint for source attribution.October 20, 2025
Sponsors API: Enhanced Data
Added brand domain and LinkedIn URL to sponsor responses.October 7, 2025
Sponsors API: Performance
Major performance improvements for sponsor and sponsorship lookups.October 2, 2025
TikTok Trends: Scoring
Enhanced trend scoring with engagement metrics. Audio and video quality scoring.September 2025
September 26, 2025
Products API
New/v1/brand/products endpoint to discover products from brand websites.September 19, 2025
TikTok Trends API
New/v1/trends/broad endpoint for discovering trending TikTok content. Audio and video trend samples with usage instructions. Pagination support.September 4, 2025
Sponsor Discovery API
New/v1/sponsors endpoint to discover brands sponsoring content. New /v1/sponsorships endpoint for detailed sponsorship data. Industry and URL-based filtering.September 3, 2025