- Cost
- 1 credit
- Cached repeats
- 0 creditssend max_age_days, results kept 30 days
- Failed requests
- 0 credits
Same filter limits as keyword search: relevance order only; publish_time drops older items from each page. While TikTok asks for a login on search, the list is the public videos under the hashtag of your query (no accounts card), and parent is that hashtag with the explanation as its description and extra.fallback set to hashtag.
You send query.
Part of the TikTok Scraper API: 24 TikTok endpoints on one key.
Request
Send your key in the x-api-key header.
1curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top" \2 -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3 --data-urlencode 'query=nasa'1import os2import requests34params = {5 "query": "nasa",6}7res = requests.get(8 "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top",9 headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},10 params=params,11 timeout=60,12)13body = res.json()1415if body["ok"]:16 print(body["data"])17else:18 print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])1const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top");2url.search = new URLSearchParams({3 query: "nasa",4}).toString();5const res = await fetch(url, {6 headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },7});8const body = await res.json();910if (body.ok) {11 console.log(body.data);12} else {13 console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);14}1{2 "nodes": [3 {4 "name": "SocialScrape TikTok top search",5 "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",6 "typeVersion": 4.2,7 "position": [8 0,9 010 ],11 "parameters": {12 "method": "GET",13 "url": "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top",14 "sendQuery": true,15 "queryParameters": {16 "parameters": [17 {18 "name": "query",19 "value": "nasa"20 }21 ]22 },23 "sendHeaders": true,24 "headerParameters": {25 "parameters": [26 {27 "name": "x-api-key",28 "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"29 }30 ]31 }32 }33 }34 ],35 "connections": {}36}Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search terms. Also accepted as keyword, q. |
publish_time | string | Posted within. | |
sort | string | Order of results. Changing it restarts the cursor chain. Also accepted as sort_by, sortBy, order. | |
cursor | string | Opaque cursor from the previous page; pass it back unchanged. Also accepted as continuationToken, continuation_token, next_max_id, max_id, max_cursor, min_time, after, page_token, pageToken, paginationToken, next_page_id, page. | |
region | string | Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1) for results that vary by country. Also accepted as country, geo. |
Every request also accepts trim, raw and max_age_days.
Response
Sample from a recorded response, shortened. Values are examples, not your data.
200 OKSample response
1{2 "ok": true,3 "credits_charged": 1,4 "credits_remaining": 4999,5 "cached": false,6 "cached_at": null,7 "request_id": "req_2e82adf0c17efa40fa196909",8 "data": {9 "object": "list",10 "items": [11 {12 "object": "profile",13 "platform": "tiktok",14 "id": "7664638705177150477",15 "handle": "nasa",16 "name": "NASA",17 "headline": null,18 "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@nasa",19 "kind": "creator",20 "bio": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible.✨",21 "avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/e5143212a59c09a008bf50f487d54d1f~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.webp?dr=9640&refresh_token=...",22 "banner_url": null,23 "verified": true,24 "is_private": null,25 "external_url": null,26 "links": null,27 "location": null,28 "category": null,29 "created_at": null,30 "stats": {31 "followers": 2100000,32 "following": null,33 "posts": null,34 "likes": 11436619,35 "views": null36 },37 "extra": {38 "sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAU9BRVzC8oCaegVnia8IbqWhPb_-dbU7s00Y3wS1_Nx8g5RUaYvyXrpejgjdxTwd6",39 "verification_reason": "institution account"40 }41 },42 {43 "object": "post",44 "platform": "tiktok",45 "id": "7702253392705441054",46 "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@iknowtaz/video/7702253392705441054",47 "type": "video",48 "author": {49 "id": "7679888811509498894",50 "handle": "iknowtaz",51 "name": "Evil Susan Dell",52 "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@iknowtaz",53 "avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-avt-0068-tx2/4eeea2047866d1ebcaaafc1bf6a07ec3~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token...",54 "verified": false55 },56 "title": null,57 "text": "EXPOSING UNSEEN ALIEN FOOTAGE AT 10K👀 #alien #whitehouse",58 "published_at": "2026-10-30T00:37:09Z",59 "duration_seconds": 11,60 "language": "en",61 "hashtags": [62 "alien",63 "whitehouse"64 ],65 "mentions": null,66 "stats": {67 "views": 626,68 "likes": 34,69 "comments": 3,70 "shares": 0,71 "saves": 6,72 "dislikes": null73 },74 "media": {75 "thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/o8VfQjrIADEiAARMA5gCfFr8WIqVYQGnjexojF~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=1793498400...",76 "video_url": "https://v16-webapp-prime.us.tiktok.com/video/tos/useast8/tos-useast8-pve-0068-tx2/oAG54gCAVbIgErojC8FEAWDYIxAjF8fIQnfAqe/?a=1988&bti=ODszNWYuMDE6&&bt=1025&ft...",77 "audio_url": null,78 "image_urls": null,79 "width": 720,80 "height": 128081 },82 "song": {83 "id": "7681390189306006303",84 "title": "original sound",85 "artist": "Capone",86 "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7681390189306006303"87 },88 "location": null,89 "is_pinned": null,90 "is_sponsored": false,91 "extra": {92 "author_followers": 6667,93 "caption_languages": [94 "eng-US"95 ],96 "category_type": 120,97 "comments_disabled": false,98 "duet_enabled": true,99 "is_private": false100 }101 }102 ],103 "cursor": "c20",104 "has_more": true,105 "parent": null106 },107 "cursor": "c20",108 "has_more": true109}Fields
A page of results. Each entry in items is one of these models. cursor and has_more page through the rest.
A field the platform does not give is null, never made up. Extra platform details are in extra.
Post
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
object | "post" | ||
platform | Platform | yes | |
id | string | yes | |
url | string or null | ||
type | "video" or "short" or "reel" or "image" or "carousel" or "story" or "live" or "clip" or "text" or "link" or "tweet" or "pin" or "community_post" or "episode" or "unknown" | ||
author | Author or null | ||
title | string or null | ||
text | string or null | ||
published_at | string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null | ||
duration_seconds | number or null | ||
language | string or null | ||
hashtags | string[] or null | ||
mentions | string[] or null | ||
stats | Stats |
Profile
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
object | "profile" | ||
platform | Platform | yes | |
id | string or null | ||
handle | string or null | ||
name | string or null | ||
headline | string or null | a short tagline apart from the bio (LinkedIn's headline) | |
url | string or null | ||
kind | "person" or "creator" or "channel" or "page" or "company" or "artist" or "organization" or "shop" or "unknown" | ||
bio | string or null | ||
avatar_url | string or null | ||
banner_url | string or null | ||
verified | boolean or null | ||
is_private | boolean or null | ||
external_url | string or null |
Show the other 6 fields
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
links | Link[] or null | ||
location | string or null | ||
category | string or null | ||
created_at | string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null | ||
stats | ProfileStats | ||
extra | object or null |
Collection
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
object | "collection" | ||
platform | Platform | yes | |
id | string | yes | |
url | string or null | ||
kind | "playlist" or "board" or "podcast" or "highlight" or "topic" or "collection" or "unknown" | ||
title | string or null | ||
description | string or null | ||
owner | Author or null | ||
item_count | integer or null | ||
cover_url | string or null | ||
updated_at | string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null | ||
extra | object or null |
Community
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
object | "community" | ||
platform | Platform | yes | |
id | string or null | ||
url | string or null | ||
kind | "subreddit" or "group" or "community" or "channel" or "unknown" | ||
name | string or null | the slug, "python" for r/python | |
title | string or null | ||
description | string or null | ||
avatar_url | string or null | ||
banner_url | string or null | ||
member_count | integer or null | ||
online_count | integer or null | ||
is_nsfw | boolean or null | ||
is_private | boolean or null |
Show the other 3 fields
| Field | Type | Always | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
verified | boolean or null | the platform's verified badge (Telegram channels) | |
created_at | string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null | ||
extra | object or null |
Full field list in the reference for this endpoint and the data models. Errors are listed under Errors.
Questions
Which errors can it return?
invalid_params (do not retry), not_found (do not retry). Account and platform errors from the errors list can also happen. A failure always costs 0 credits.
How do I get more than one page?
Send the same request with cursor set to the cursor you received, until has_more is false. Each page costs its own price. See pagination.
Is there an SDK call for it?
The Python client has client.tiktok.search_top(...) and the TypeScript client client.tiktok.searchTop(). Both return the same envelope as the HTTP API. Install them from PyPI (socialscrape-sdk) or npm (socialscrape); plain HTTP works in any language.
Can an AI agent call it?
Yes. The MCP server, which you run on your own machine, reaches every built endpoint, with the same prices.
More TikTok endpoints
How to scrape TikTok top searchStep by step, nine languagesWith PythonA runnable scriptWith JavaScriptA runnable scriptTikTok profileGET /v1/tiktok/profileTikTok profile videosGET /v1/tiktok/profile/videosTikTok collection videosGET /v1/tiktok/collection/videosTikTok video detailsGET /v1/tiktok/videoTikTok video transcriptGET /v1/tiktok/video/transcriptReference in the docsEvery parameter and errorTikTok Scraper APIAll 24 TikTok endpoints