The Trending Products algorithm recommends items using a scoring system. It scores items based on weekly views and purchases to determine this week's trending items compared to those in the previous week. This type of algorithm works best on the main and category pages.
Endpoint
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Query Parameters
Parameter | Sample Value | Description | Data Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
partnerName | mybrand | Partner Identifier assigned by Insider One. You can use PartnerID as well. | String | Yes |
locale | us_US | Locale of requested product catalog | String | Yes |
platform | web | Requested platform. Web comes by default. | Enum | No |
currency | USD | Requested currency of the products. If no value is set, the default currency in your settings is used. | String | No |
size | 50 | Required number of items in response. Valid values are 0 to 100. | Integer | No |
categoryList | [“Clothes”, “Skirts”] | Category filter of the products | Array (of string) | No |
filter | Smart Recommender filtering. There can be more than one filter parameter. | String | No | |
details | true | Adds details to the products of the response | Boolean | No |
shuffle | false | Shuffles the products of the response | Boolean | No |
getGroupProducts | false | Shows variant products under the products of the response | Boolean | No |
groupProductsFields | Adds these fields to the variant products’ details | String | No | |
excludeVariants | true | Exclude variants from the response | Boolean | No |
userId | testUser | User identifier which is assigned by Insider One. | String | No |
hp | true, false or 0, 1 | Makes affinities affect products of the response. The default is false. | Boolean | No |
excludeViewDay | 30 | After how many days viewed products should be excluded. The default is -1. | Integer | No (Can only be used with userId) |
excludeViewItem | 10 | How many viewed products should be excluded. The default is -1. | Integer | No (Can only be used with userId) |
excludePurchaseDay | 30 | After how many days purchased products should be excluded. The default is -1. | Integer | No (Can only be used with userId) |
excludePurchaseItem | 10 | How many purchased products should be excluded. The default is -1. | Integer | No (Can only be used with userId) |
productId | ABC123CBA | Current product ID | String | No |
Sample Request
The sample below displays a request to Trending Products, an algorithm that recommends items using a dynamic scoring system.
https://recommendation.api.useinsider.com/v2/trending?partnerName={partnerName}&locale={Locale}&size=2Sample Response
{
"success": true,
"total": 2,
"types": {
"tpop": 2
},
"data": [
"ASD-4983",
"TYU-3451"
]
}Fallback Algorithms
If the products from Trending Products are not enough to fill the response data, some fallback algorithms below fill it:
Trending products of the category without excluding the rightmost item in the categoryList.