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TikTok Video API

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Full public metadata for one TikTok: caption, hashtags, mentions, author, sound, duration, and view/like/comment/share counts. Photo posts return every image in mediaUrls. Accepts a full URL, a share link (vm.tiktok.com), or a numeric video id. Calls cost 1 credit each. A cache hit is free, and a failed or empty response is never charged.

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Request

GET/v1/tiktok/video
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringyesVideo URL (preferred), share link, or numeric video id

Also accepts cache_max_age (a hit costs 0 credits) and include_raw (returns the untouched upstream payload under raw).

curl
curl "$API/v1/tiktok/video?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40nike%2Fvideo%2F7698749827965799693&cache_max_age=7d" \
  -H "x-api-key: $KEY"
JavaScript
const query = new URLSearchParams({
  url: 'https://www.tiktok.com/@nike/video/7698749827965799693',
  cache_max_age: '7d',
});

const response = await fetch(`${API}/v1/tiktok/video?${query}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': KEY },
});

const body = await response.json();
if (!body.success) throw new Error(body.error.code);

// 1 credit, 0 on a cache hit
console.log(body.data, body.meta.creditsCharged);
Python
import os, httpx

r = httpx.get(
    f"{os.environ['API']}/v1/tiktok/video",
    params={
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nike/video/7698749827965799693",
        "cache_max_age": "7d",
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["KEY"]},
    timeout=30,
)

body = r.json()
if not body["success"]:
    raise RuntimeError(body["error"]["code"])

print(body["data"], body["meta"]["creditsCharged"])

Example response

Captured on , with raw removed and lists cut to two items. A live call returns current data.

response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "tiktok",
    "id": "7698749827965799693",
    "type": "video",
    "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nike/video/7698749827965799693",
    "title": "Ready? Ok! The all-new NikeSKIMS collection drops October 22nd.",
    "text": "Ready? Ok! The all-new NikeSKIMS collection drops October 22nd.",
    "authorId": "208464585232822272",
    "authorHandle": "nike",
    "authorName": "Nike",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/ocA0AfYIBBD1iA8CnXid7NEEaBJIObvw28I0oA~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=14575&x-expires=1792720800&x-signature=hACwCie63V2Ww29IQFYPKUMqB9Y%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=43f4a2f9&idc=my",
    "mediaUrls": [
      "https://v16-webapp-prime.tiktok.com/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/oYCnA6mrpLeUpIuAgVIG1MekRFcfAgn0Hku5Aj/?a=1988&bti=ODszNWYuMDE6&&bt=2404&ft=I~da4os3D12NvcJgMzIxRnTNWlBF-UjNSVopiX&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=aTllNDNpODk5PGRkZTs7OUBpajw6Onc5cjpxZTMzZzczNEAzLS82Y2EuXjExNmJhMzJfYSNoLTZhMmQ0NV9hLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&expire=1792720854&l=20261021100037B3E6BB531CE91E576E38&ply_type=2&policy=2&signature=ec911c3fc46acd3088f2124358923c58&tk=tt_chain_token&btag=e000b8000"
    ],
    "durationSeconds": 17,
    "viewCount": 12800,
    "likeCount": 459,
    "commentCount": 32,
    "shareCount": 13,
    "hashtags": [],
    "mentions": [],
    "isSponsored": false,
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-20T14:01:52.000Z",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-10-21T02:00:38.210Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "platform": "tiktok",
    "endpoint": "tiktok.video",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "cached": false,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
    "durationMs": 4720,
    "requestId": "req_kr1oncpq1ntq5agvcxhg"
  }
}

Returns

Returns one Post.

Cost and behaviour

Credits1 per live request, 0 on a cache hit
Cacheableyes: cache_max_age accepts a cached copy
Batchableyes: usable as a target in POST /v1/jobs/batch
Subscribableyes: as often as every 3600 seconds, firing a webhook only on a change

Other TikTok endpoints

All TikTok endpointsThe unified schema