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TikTok API

TikTok Data at Scale — Users, Videos, Comments, and Trends

Access TikTok user profiles, video details, comments, search results, music data, and trending feeds through 25 comprehensive endpoints. No TikTok Research API application, no restrictive academic requirements — just an API key.

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25
Endpoints
1B+
Users
$0.20
Per 1k requests

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Use the first endpoint in this API family with a Scrappa API key. Every account includes 500 free monthly credits, so you can validate the response shape before buying credits.

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Request 
curl -X GET "https://scrappa.co/api/tiktok/user/profile?username=khaby.lame" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"
JSON response 
{
  "success": true,
  "user": {
    "username": "khaby.lame",
    "nickname": "Khabane lame",
    "bio": "If you wanna laugh you are in the right place",
    "followers": 162300000,
    "following": 78,
    "likes": 2400000000,
    "videos": 1200,
    "verified": true,
    "avatar": "https://..."
  }
}

What you can build

Structured data for real applications. Here are some ideas.

Creator Analytics & Discovery

Use the TikTok User Search API to discover public creators by niche, brand term, campaign keyword, or username fragment, then enrich matches with profile, post, and follower data.

Content & Trend Monitoring

Track trending videos, sounds, and hashtags in real time. Monitor viral content and emerging trends for marketing, brand strategy, and cultural research.

Competitive Social Intelligence

Analyze competitor TikTok accounts, their content strategy, engagement rates, and audience response. Build competitive intelligence tools for social media teams.

Music & Sound Tracking

Monitor trending sounds and music on TikTok. Track which songs are going viral, how they spread, and their usage across videos — valuable for music labels and marketing.

Available endpoints

Everything you need in one API.

Scrappa vs TikTok Research API

See how Scrappa compares to the official API.

Access requirements
Scrappa: API key only
TikTok Research API: Academic/business application
Approval process
Scrappa: Instant
TikTok Research API: Weeks to months
User profiles
Scrappa:
TikTok Research API: Limited fields
Video comments
Scrappa:
TikTok Research API: Yes (restricted)
Music/sound data
Scrappa:
TikTok Research API:
Trending feed
Scrappa:
TikTok Research API:
User search
Scrappa:
TikTok Research API:
Endpoints
Scrappa: 25
TikTok Research API: ~10
Price per 1k requests
Scrappa: $0.20
TikTok Research API: Free (very restricted)
Free tier
Scrappa: 500 credits/month
TikTok Research API: Free (approval required)

Key features

User profiles with followers, likes, and bio
Video posts with engagement metrics
Comment extraction with pagination
TikTok user search by username fragment, creator niche, brand term, or campaign keyword
Music and sound details with usage stats
Trending video feeds
No TikTok Research API application required
No academic or business verification needed

Frequently asked questions

The TikTok Research API requires an application process (academic or business verification) that can take weeks or months, has restricted data access, and limits you to about 10 endpoints. Scrappa provides instant access to 25 endpoints including TikTok user search, profile enrichment, music data, and trending feeds — with just an API key.

Yes. You can query thousands of profiles, videos, and search results to build creator analytics, trend monitoring, and competitive intelligence tools. The API returns structured JSON that is ready for dashboards, reports, and automated workflows.

Just a Scrappa API key passed as an X-API-KEY header. No TikTok Developer account, no research application, no academic verification, no OAuth. Sign up for free, get your key, and start querying TikTok data immediately.

You can access user profiles (followers, likes, bio, videos), individual video details, user posts, comments with pagination, video and user search, music/sound data with usage statistics, and trending video feeds. All data is returned as structured JSON.

Yes. Every Scrappa account includes 500 free credits per month with no credit card required. This lets you test all 25 TikTok endpoints before committing to paid usage — unlike the official Research API which requires an application just to get started.

Scrappa charges $0.20 per 1,000 requests with no daily caps. All 25 TikTok endpoints cost the same. The free tier gives you 500 credits per month, which is enough to build and test your integration.

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