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TikTok API TikTok Search API for creator and trend research
Use SocialListeningAPI to find public TikTok posts around a product, problem, or trend. Review captions, video details, creators, engagement, publication time, and source URLs without building a separate TikTok data integration.
- Find creators and videos around a topic
- Compare hooks, formats, and public engagement
- Keep captions, author data, and source URLs together
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"endpoint": "/api/v1/tiktok/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "7531234567890123456",
"platform": "tiktok",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@alex/video/7531234567890123456",
"content": {
"title": null,
"text": "A practical guide to social listening for small teams.",
"media_urls": [],
"thumbnail_url": null
},
"author": {
"id": "author_123",
"username": "alex",
"display_name": "Alex Morgan",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatar.jpg",
"verified": false
},
"engagement": {
"views": 1200,
"likes": 48,
"comments": 7,
"shares": 3,
"saves": null
},
"published_at": "2026-08-05T01:30:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"content_type": "video",
"duration_milliseconds": 18000
}
}
]
},
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 1
},
"raw": {
"videos": []
},
"request_id": "req_example123",
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 99
}What does the TikTok Search API do?
The TikTok Search API finds public posts that match a keyword or phrase and returns JSON. Each result can include the caption, author, video and thumbnail URLs, views, likes, comments, shares, saves, publication time, content type, video duration, and original TikTok URL.
Send a GET request with your API key and a specific query. SocialListeningAPI requests results sorted by date posted and maps them into the same core fields used for LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Facebook, and Hacker News. The public endpoint exposes no language, region, or date filters.
Use SocialListeningAPI for a normal app, product, or multi-source workflow. Use TikTok's official Query Videos endpoint when you qualify for Research Tools and need its research fields and filters. TikTok says commercial users are not eligible for Research API access.
Try the TikTok Search API
Choose cURL, Axios, or fetch. Add your API key, change the query, and send the request.
curl --get 'https://api.sociallisteningapi.com/api/v1/tiktok/search' \
--data-urlencode 'query=social listening' \
--data-urlencode 'raw=true' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'Why use SocialListeningAPI for TikTok search?
Search TikTok with the same API key, credit balance, and normalized response structure you use for LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Facebook, Hacker News, YouTube, and Google results.
Each API returns the same core response shape, so you do not need separate parsing code for every source.
Search public social posts, videos, profiles, Google results, and Discourse forums with one API key.
Failed requests do not use credits. A successful response uses the endpoint's listed credit cost.
Keep available post URLs beside results for review, citations, and follow-up work.
Use normalized fields in your app and inspect the raw provider response when you need more detail.
Playbooks
Use TikTok search to find creators and affiliates
Search public TikTok posts around niche topics and trends, then review creators for affiliate, UGC, or ambassador work. These playbooks show how to build a sourced shortlist.
Choose the right route
SocialListeningAPI vs TikTok's official Research API
SocialListeningAPI is the practical route for developers who need public TikTok keyword search in an app. TikTok's official Research API is the better route for approved researchers who qualify for its detailed data and research filters.
SocialListeningAPI
Search public TikTok posts by keyword with one server-side API key.
- Search without a TikTok Research API application
- Get caption, video, author, and engagement fields
- Use a normalized schema shared with seven other search sources
- Pay 1 credit for a successful TikTok search
TikTok's official Research API
TikTok provides a detailed video-query endpoint for approved, non-commercial public-interest research.
- Apply with an eligible research organization and proposal
- Wait for TikTok approval before receiving client credentials
- Query videos with research filters and requested fields
- Use this route for qualifying academic or public-interest research
MCP integration
Give social listening powers to your chat app
Connect SocialListeningAPI to Claude or ChatGPT. Ask a question in plain language, get actual, realtime results from social media platforms, forums and serps - with source links.
Use it to get brand mentions, scope out competitors, find leads and more - all from within your chat app.
See how the MCP worksClaude · SocialListeningAPI connected
MCP toolsearch_social_posts
reddit · "social listening API cost"Public posts returned with source URLs · 1 credit
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Starter
$20one time
5,000 credits A simple pack for testing the API and smaller projects.
- $0.0040 per credit
- Use credits across every API endpoint
- Credits never expire
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$100one time
40,000 credits More credits at a lower cost for apps making regular calls.
- $0.0025 per credit
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Make your first TikTok search request
Create an account, copy your API key, and use 100 free credits to test public post search.