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TikTok API

TikTok Search Scraper API

Search TikTok by keyword or phrase and get back matching videos with full metadata, author info, engagement stats, and video URLs. Sort by relevance, likes, or date.

  • Search by keyword or phrase
  • Sort by relevance, likes or date
  • Filter by when videos were posted
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No credit card required.

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Watch Demo
https://api.socialkit.dev/tiktok/search?url=tiktok.com/@thepeteffect/video/7522711492140059912
AI Summary
+transcript

Video discusses upcoming social media trends including AI-generated content...

• Full transcript available
Engagement
+15 metrics
94%
Rate
8.2
Score
• Views, likes, comments...
Topics
+keywords
AI ContentTrendsMarketing...
• Sentiment, entities...

See It in Action

Getting started is simple and takes just minutes. Explore the interactive examples below to see exactly how the API works before using it in your own workflow.

1

Pick a query

Any keyword or phrase works the same way.

QUERYhttps://www.tiktok.com/search?q=funny+catsOpen
2

Send the request

Pick the format you'd use in your own stack, then hit Execute.

GEThttps://api.socialkit.dev/tiktok/search
curl -X GET "https://api.socialkit.dev/tiktok/search?access_key=%7B%7Byour_access_key%7D%7D&query=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dfunny%2Bcats"
Runs the captured request for the selected sample.
3

Get the response

Clean JSON with a results array, each with author, stats, and video info, plus a pagination cursor.

GET /tiktok/search

Hit Execute above to send the request and see the captured response.

Integrate with Your Favorite No-Code Platform

Use Zapier, Make, n8n or any other no-code platform using our native connection or by using the access token.

Everything You Need From a TikTok Search API

Search TikTok programmatically and collect structured video data with a single API request.

Keyword and Phrase Search

Find videos by any keyword, hashtag, or phrase. Pass a query string and get back matching videos with full metadata.

Sort Options

Order results by relevance, most liked, or newest first. Pick the ranking that fits your use case without any post-processing.

Date Filters

Narrow to the past day, week, month, 3 months, or 6 months. Leave it off to search across all time.

Full Video Metadata

Caption, create time, language, and direct video URL for every result. Everything you need in a single response object.

Author and Stats

Creator info plus views, likes, comments, shares, and saves per video. All the engagement signals in one structured object.

Cursor Pagination

Page through large result sets using the hasMore flag and cursor value returned in each response.

Structured JSON Output

Clean, developer-friendly JSON with no parsing, no brittle selectors, and no scraper stack to maintain.

No Browser Automation Required

No headless browsers or scraper stack to maintain. One REST request returns structured data every time.

What developers say

Teams shipping with SocialKit in production.

Ziv ErlichsonFounder at Plynn

"It was very easy to set up and get going, and support was superb."

Ziv Erlichson, Founder at Plynn

Thomas PuechDesigner

"Quick, caring and efficient support!"

Thomas Puech, Designer

Robert PodsiadloFounder at PrimeStuff

"Easy to connect - work's smooth and properly!"

Robert Podsiadlo, Founder at PrimeStuff

What Teams Are Building With TikTok Search Data

From content discovery to campaign research, search lets you find exactly the videos that matter and pull their data at scale.

Content Discovery

Find trending videos by topic, keyword, or hashtag to keep your content strategy ahead of what's already performing.

Market Research

Analyze content trends and popular themes in a niche to understand what audiences are responding to right now.

Competitor Analysis

Monitor competitor content and engagement across the platform to see what topics and formats are gaining traction.

Influencer Research

Discover creators producing content in specific niches by searching the topics your brand cares about.

Trend Analysis

Track viral content and emerging trends as they take off by filtering results to the past day or week.

Campaign Research

Find successful content strategies to inform your own campaigns by surfacing the highest-performing videos for any keyword.

Pricing

Get Started for Free

Extract transcripts, generate summaries, and analyze engagement from YouTube, TikTok, Shorts, Instagram, and Facebook at scale.

Free

$0/month
  • 20Credits
  • Perfect for testing
  • 40 requests / minute
  • Includes All APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • TikTok APIs
  • Instagram APIs
  • Facebook APIs
  • Video File APIs
  • More Coming Soon

Starter

$19/month
  • 4,000Credits
  • $4.75 per 1k credits
  • 80 requests / minute
  • Includes All APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • TikTok APIs
  • Instagram APIs
  • Facebook APIs
  • Video File APIs
  • More Coming Soon
Most Popular

Standard

$29/month
  • 12,000Credits
  • $2.42 per 1k credits
  • 120 requests / minute
  • Includes All APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • TikTok APIs
  • Instagram APIs
  • Facebook APIs
  • Video File APIs
  • More Coming Soon

Ultimate

$95/month
  • 50,000Credits
  • $1.90 per 1k credits
  • 360 requests / minute
  • Includes All APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • TikTok APIs
  • Instagram APIs
  • Facebook APIs
  • Video File APIs
  • More Coming Soon
  • Higher Rate Limits
  • Priority Support

Enterprise

$510/month
  • 500,000Credits
  • $1.02 per 1k credits
  • 600 requests / minute
  • Includes All APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • TikTok APIs
  • Instagram APIs
  • Facebook APIs
  • Video File APIs
  • More Coming Soon
  • Higher Rate Limits
  • Priority Support

Need a Custom Plan? Contact us for a personalized plan that fits just right.

Frequently Asked Questions

Explore More TikTok APIs

Build complete TikTok data workflows by combining search with other TikTok APIs from SocialKit.

Ready to search TikTok programmatically?

Start with 20 free credits and pull matching videos with full metadata for any keyword through a simple API. No credit card required.

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https://api.socialkit.dev/tiktok/search?url=tiktok.com/@thepeteffect/video/7522711492140059912
AI Summary
+transcript

Video discusses upcoming social media trends including AI-generated content...

• Full transcript available
Engagement
+15 metrics
94%
Rate
8.2
Score
• Views, likes, comments...
Topics
+keywords
AI ContentTrendsMarketing...
• Sentiment, entities...