TikTok Post API
Scrape TikTok Post data with one API call. Returns detailed information about a specific TikTok video including view count, like count, comment count, share count, caption, music info, author details, and video metadata. When the creator added on-screen text with TikTok's built-in text tool, the overlay text is returned in `data.post.ext.on_screen_texts` (absent when the video has none: text burned in with an external editor is not detectable from post data).
Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns one TikTok video in full: caption, engagement counts, author, sound, video metadata, and any on-screen text the creator typed with TikTok's text tool (post.ext.on_screen_texts).
Use it when you already have a video URL and want that single video's numbers, rather than a list from profile/videos or search.
Searching 51 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Post API?
The Post endpoint gives you structured TikTok data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40charlidamelio%2Fvideo%2F7321485815660738859"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/post",
params={
'url': 'https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7321485815660738859',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40charlidamelio%2Fvideo%2F7321485815660738859",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL of the TikTok video |
| region | No | Region of the proxy. Sometimes you'll need to specify the region if you're not getting a response. Commonly for videos from the Phillipines, in which case you'd use 'PH'. Use 2 letter country codes like US, GB, FR, etc |
| trim | No | Set to true to get a trimmed response |
| download_media | No | Set to true to also download the video/images and get back durable hosted media URLs under `data.post.ext.download_media_urls` (`[{ post_id, cdn_url, type, cached }]`). Use these for archiving; the raw `media_urls` are short-lived signed CDN links that expire. Adds a few seconds of latency while the media is fetched. Availability is source-dependent and most responses will not carry it: when the serving source cannot host durable copies the field is absent, the response carries a `data._warnings` note saying so, and `data.post.content.media_urls` still carries the media. |
What does the TikTok Post API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "youtube",
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/video",
"data": {
"post": {
"id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"content": {
"text": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
"thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 214,
"media_urls": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
},
"author": {
"username": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"display_name": "Rick Astley",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": 1789065639,
"likes": 19216844,
"comments": 2443809,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"published_at": "2009-10-25T06:57:33Z",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"ext": {
"content_type": "video",
"tags": [
"rick astley",
"Never Gonna Give You Up",
"nggyu",
"never gonna give you up lyrics",
"rick rolled",
"Rick Roll",
"rick astley official",
"rickrolled",
"Fortnite song",
"Fortnite event",
"Fortnite dance",
"fortnite never gonna give you up",
"rick roll",
"rickrolling",
"rick rolling",
"never gonna give you up",
"80s music",
"rick astley new",
"animated video",
"rickroll",
"meme songs",
"never gonna give u up lyrics",
"Rick Astley 2022",
"never gonna let you down",
"animated",
"rick rolls 2022",
"never gonna give you up karaoke"
],
"categoryId": "10",
"categoryTitle": "Music",
"topicCategories": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music"
],
"duration": "PT3M34S",
"license": "youtube",
"madeForKids": false,
"defaultAudioLanguage": "en",
"hasPaidProductPlacement": false,
"caption": "true",
"description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”. The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2. The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo",
"default_language": "en"
},
"flags": {
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.012107,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "entertainment",
"estimated_reach": 2146878767
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false
}Example captured from the YouTube API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your TikTok Post response has the same fields.
How does the TikTok Post API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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Computed fields, not just scraped
When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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