Leaderboard endpoint
Returns indie projects tracked on rating.so, ranked by Domain Rating, highest first. Free, no API key required.
GET /api/public/leaderboard
Query parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | optional | Max rows to return, 1–500. Default 50. |
Example request
curl "https://rating.so/api/public/leaderboard?limit=50"
Example response (200)
{
"count": 2,
"results": [
{ "rank": 1, "domain": "example.com", "name": "Example", "domain_rating": 78.4, "category": "saas", "monthly_traffic": 42000, "verified": true },
{ "rank": 2, "domain": "acme.dev", "name": "Acme", "domain_rating": 61.2, "category": "ai", "monthly_traffic": 9100, "verified": false }
],
"attribution": "Data from rating.so (https://rating.so)."
}Result fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
rank | number | Position by DR, 1 = highest. |
domain | string | Normalized domain. |
domain_rating | number | DR, 0–100. |
category | string | null | Primary category slug, if set. |
monthly_traffic | number | null | Estimated monthly visits, if known. |
verified | boolean | Ownership verified via the site-embedded token. |
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