How is this different from the official TikTok API?

The official TikTok APIs require an approved developer account, app review and user authorization, and cover a limited slice of data. The Advanced TikTok API scrapes public pages live instead: no developer account, no OAuth, no login. You get profiles, videos, comments and even TikTok Shop products with a single API Codex key.

What data can it access? Is this compliant?

The API only returns publicly visible data: public profiles, public videos and their comments, and public TikTok Shop listings. It cannot access private accounts, DMs or anything behind a login. As with any scraped data, you are responsible for using it in line with applicable laws and your own compliance requirements.

How fresh is the data?

Every request triggers a live scrape of TikTok at call time; nothing is served from a stale cache. Follower counts, video stats, comments and Shop prices reflect what is on the page right now, which is why responses take seconds rather than milliseconds.

What does a 202 response mean and how do I handle it?

Most scrapes finish synchronously in 5-45 seconds. When one exceeds the sync window (most common for /v1/comments, /v1/profile-posts and /v1/shop), the API answers 202 with a snapshot_id. Poll GET /v1/result?snapshot_id=... every few seconds; results are typically ready within 1-2 minutes.

Do I need the full profile URL or is a username enough?

Either works on /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts. Pass url=https://www.tiktok.com/@username, or just username=handle; a leading @ is accepted and stripped, and the URL is built for you. Video and Shop endpoints need the full URL since it contains the item id.

What does the TikTok Shop endpoint cover?

/v1/shop?url= accepts TikTok Shop product URLs (shop.tiktok.com/..., including /us/pdp/ / and /view/product/ forms) and returns structured product data: title, initial and final price, currency, availability, seller and more. It is built for e-commerce monitoring, price tracking and competitor research.

Profiles, videos, comments & TikTok Shop in one API

Advanced TikTok API

Name: Advanced TikTok API
Brand: API Codex
SKU: advanced-tiktok-api

The Advanced TikTok API scrapes TikTok live and returns clean JSON: pass a profile, video or TikTok Shop product URL and get followers, engagement rates, video stats, comment threads and product prices back in a single GET request. No TikTok developer account, no login, no session cookies.

Six endpoints cover the platform: profile stats and bio, individual video data (plays, likes, shares, comments count, music, hashtags), comment arrays, recent videos of a profile, and TikTok Shop products with price, currency, availability and seller. Trim any response with fields= to keep only what you need.

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Free calls / month: 40
Endpoints: 6
Response Time: 5-45s
Data Freshness: Live

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Key features

Profile stats, engagement rates and bio by URL or @username
Video data: plays, likes, shares, comments count, music, hashtags
Comment threads and recent profile videos as arrays (limit 1-50)
TikTok Shop products: title, price, currency, availability, seller
Live scraping, no TikTok developer account or login required
fields= selection to trim responses to just the fields you need

Built for

Influencer discovery and vetting
Social listening and trend research
Creator and campaign analytics dashboards
TikTok Shop price and product monitoring

MCP · for your agent

Hand the Advanced TikTok API to your agent

Connect Claude, Cursor or any MCP client once, then ask in plain words. Your agent finds this API, reads its docs and makes the call: 25 credits per call, the same as REST, from your team's balance.

Connect your agent

Vet a creator before a sponsorship

“Before we sponsor @acmekitchen, check their followers, likes and engagement rate against our 3% minimum.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /tiktok/v1/profile?username=acmekitchen 25 cr

Followers, total likes, video count and engagement rates, with a pass or fail on the 3% bar.

Compare TikTok Shop and Amazon prices

“Here's the same LED face mask on TikTok Shop and on Amazon. Which is cheaper right now, and is it in stock on both?”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /tiktok/v1/shop?url=https://shop.tiktok.com/view/product/1729500000000000001 25 cr

+ Amazon Data API25 cr

Price and availability on TikTok Shop next to the Amazon listing, with the cheaper one named.

Learn which video formats win

“Pull Duolingo's last 30 TikToks and tell me which formats get the most plays. I'm planning our Q1 content.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /tiktok/v1/profile-posts?username=duolingo&limit=30 25 cr

Thirty recent videos with plays, likes and shares, grouped by format with the winners on top.

$ claude mcp add --transport http apicodex https://mcp.apicodex.io

Illustrative asks; the calls and prices are real. Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf setup: mcp.apicodex.io

Try it

Build the request for your data

Edit the parameters below and see the exact request and curl command you'd send. No key required to preview.

GET /tiktok/v1/profile

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Parameters

username

Request · HTTP

GET /tiktok/v1/profile?username=tiktok HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Response · JSON 200 OK

{
  "type": "profile",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok",
  "data": {
    "account_id": "tiktok",
    "nickname": "TikTok",
    "biography": "One TikTok can make a big impact",
    "followers": 92800000,
    "following": 3,
    "likes": 371400000,
    "videos_count": 1057,
    "is_verified": true,
    "awg_engagement_rate": 0.021,
    "comment_engagement_rate": 0.0009,
    "like_engagement_rate": 0.0195
  }
}

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Documentation

Advanced TikTok API Documentation

Six GET endpoints cover profiles, videos, comments, recent posts and TikTok Shop products. A fresh scrape usually returns in 5-45 seconds; comments, profile posts and Shop products may answer 202 with a snapshot_id you resolve via /v1/result, typically within 1-2 minutes.

Base URL

url

https://api.apicodex.io/tiktok

Authentication

Create a key at apicodex.io/register and send it as an X-Api-Key header (or an ?apikey= query parameter) on every request. Calls without a valid key return 401.

headers

GET /tiktok/v1/profile?username=tiktok
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Request and response

Illustrative values. Confirm current endpoint behavior, quotas, and data freshness in the API documentation before production use.

request · http

GET /tiktok/v1/profile?username=tiktok HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

response · json

{
  "type": "profile",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok",
  "data": {
    "account_id": "tiktok",
    "nickname": "TikTok",
    "biography": "One TikTok can make a big impact",
    "followers": 92800000,
    "following": 3,
    "likes": 371400000,
    "videos_count": 1057,
    "is_verified": true,
    "awg_engagement_rate": 0.021,
    "comment_engagement_rate": 0.0009,
    "like_engagement_rate": 0.0195
  }
}

Code examples

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.apicodex.io/tiktok/v1/profile?username=tiktok' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

JavaScript/Node.js

const res = await fetch('https://api.apicodex.io/tiktok/v1/profile?username=tiktok', {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.apicodex.io/tiktok/v1/profile"
params = {"username": "tiktok"}
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
print(requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params).json())

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/profile

Profile by URL or @username: account stats, engagement rates, bio.

/v1/profile?username=tiktok

GET /v1/post

Video by URL: plays, likes, shares, comments count, music, hashtags.

/v1/post?url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7000000000000000000

GET /v1/comments

Comments of a video as an array (limit 1-50, default 10).

/v1/comments?url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7000000000000000000&limit=10

GET /v1/profile-posts

Recent videos of a profile as an array, by URL or username (limit 1-50).

/v1/profile-posts?username=tiktok&limit=10

GET /v1/shop

TikTok Shop product: title, price, currency, availability, seller.

/v1/shop?url=https://shop.tiktok.com/view/product/1729543074742668078

GET /v1/result

Fetch a pending scrape result using the snapshot_id from a 202 response.

/v1/result?snapshot_id=s_abc123

Request Parameters

Required parameters

url The TikTok URL to scrape (profile, video or Shop product). On /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts you may pass username instead.

Optional parameters

username Handle instead of a URL on /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts; a leading @ is accepted and stripped.
limit Max items on list endpoints (/v1/comments, /v1/profile-posts): 1-50, default 10.
fields Comma-separated top-level fields to keep in data. Works on single objects and on each item of an array.
snapshot_id Required on /v1/result only: the id returned by a 202 response.

Responsible use

Use public social data carefully

Only request data that is publicly accessible, and make sure your collection, storage, and use comply with applicable privacy laws and the relevant platform terms. Do not use these APIs to bypass access controls or to make decisions that require consent or human review.

Pricing

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FAQ

Advanced TikTok API

Key features

Built for

Hand the Advanced TikTok API to your agent

Vet a creator before a sponsorship

Compare TikTok Shop and Amazon prices

Learn which video formats win

Build the request for your data

Advanced TikTok API Documentation

Base URL

Authentication

Request and response

Code examples

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/profile

GET /v1/post

GET /v1/comments

GET /v1/profile-posts

GET /v1/shop

GET /v1/result

Request Parameters

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Use public social data carefully

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