Is there an API for TikTok?

TikTok does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for tiktok.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape TikTok data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when tiktok.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a TikTok account?

No. Every TikTok action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the TikTok API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Social Media

TikTok API

tiktok.com

Public TikTok data: profiles, posts, comments and search.

Actions: 6
Category: Social Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the TikTok API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs tiktok_keyword_search.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "tiktok_keyword_search",
    "params": {
      "query": "cooking"
    }
  }'

6 actions on tiktok.com

Read

Keyword Search
tiktok_keyword_searchread10 credits / call
Search TikTok videos by keyword, one full page (about 30) per call, with caption, author, post date, plays, likes, comments and shares. Use cursor for more.
query
string · required
cursor
string
Profile
tiktok_profileread10 credits / call
Get a public TikTok profile: username, display name, bio, verified badge, follower, following, like and video counts, and avatar.
username
string · required
User Videos
tiktok_user_videosread10 credits / call
Get a TikTok user's latest videos, one full page (about 10) per call: link, caption, post date, length, plays, likes, comments, shares, saves, cover image and sound. Use cursor for older videos.
username
string · required
cursor
string
Video Comments
tiktok_video_commentsread10 credits / call
Get the comments on a TikTok video, one full page (about 10-20) per call: text, likes, reply count, date and commenter username. Use cursor for more.
video_url
string · required
cursor
string
Video Details
tiktok_video_detailread10 credits / call
Get the details of one TikTok video: caption, post date, length, plays, likes, comments, shares, saves, cover image, sound and author.
video_url
string · required
Video Transcript
tiktok_transcriptread10 credits / call
Get the spoken transcript of a TikTok video as plain text and timed segments. Videos without speech return has_transcript false.
video_url
string · required

TikTok API questions

Is there an API for TikTok?: TikTok does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for tiktok.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape TikTok data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when tiktok.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a TikTok account?: No. Every TikTok action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the TikTok API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.