# Removing 'hotness' parameterhotness

DevFeed: [Removing 'hotness' parameterhotness](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/removing-hotness-parameterhotness-2126.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//removing-hotness-param>)

Published: 2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Sorting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sorting.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [outages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/outages.md>), [sorting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sorting.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud is removing the endpoint's "hotness" ordering parameter because problems with hotness-based queries have affected and caused outages for API users. Requests will soon ignore the parameter and default to ordering by creation date. Users can approximate the previous results by manually sorting returned tracks using a combination of likes and listens.

## Source excerpt

The endpoint has traditionally accepted an parameter for ordering results by either creation date or 'hotness'. The method for calculating...