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API ReferenceTikTok

TikTok API

TikTok video metadata, user profiles, and category browsing.

  • Returns up to 50 videos per request
  • Video download URLs expire quickly
  • Omit the category parameter on /tiktok/categories to get trending videos
  • Fast endpoints (/videos/:id, /users/:username): 2–5 seconds

Videos

GET /tiktok/videos/:videoId — 4 credits

Get TikTok video metadata by video ID.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
videoIdstringYes—TikTok video ID
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/videos/7234567890123456789

Response

{
  "id": "7614295022346784030",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7614295022346784030",
  "title": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
  "description": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
  "author": "tiktok",
  "authorId": "107955",
  "duration": 88,
  "views": 72400,
  "likes": 2346,
  "comments": 538,
  "shares": 222,
  "saves": 192,
  "createdAt": "2026-03-06T23:53:48.000Z",
  "thumbnail": "https://...",
  "music": "original sound"
}

Users

GET /tiktok/users/:username — 2 credits

Get TikTok user info and recent videos.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
usernamestringYes—TikTok username
countintegerNo30Number of recent videos (max 50)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/users/cooluser

Response

{
  "username": "tiktok",
  "displayName": "TikTok",
  "verified": true,
  "avatarUrl": "https://...",
  "bio": "One TikTok can make a big impact",
  "followers": 93144898,
  "following": 3,
  "hearts": 455040412,
  "videoCount": 1412,
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "7614295022346784030",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7614295022346784030",
      "title": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
      "description": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
      "author": "tiktok",
      "authorId": "107955",
      "duration": 88,
      "views": 72400,
      "likes": 2344,
      "comments": 538,
      "shares": 222,
      "saves": 192,
      "createdAt": "2026-03-06T23:53:48+00:00",
      "thumbnail": "",
      "music": "original sound"
    }
    // ... more videos
  ]
}

GET /tiktok/users/:username/videos — 2 credits

Get TikTok user’s video list.

Note: This endpoint typically takes 5–15 seconds. Use a timeout of at least 30s.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
usernamestringYes—TikTok username
countintegerNo30Number of videos (max 50)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/users/cooluser/videos?count=10"

Response

{
  "username": "tiktok",
  "displayName": "tiktok",
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "7614295022346784030",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7614295022346784030",
      "title": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
      "description": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
      "author": "tiktok",
      "authorId": "107955",
      "duration": 88,
      "views": 72400,
      "likes": 2344,
      "comments": 538,
      "shares": 222,
      "saves": 192,
      "createdAt": "2026-03-06T23:53:48+00:00",
      "thumbnail": "",
      "music": "original sound"
    }
    // ... more videos
  ]
}

Comments

GET /tiktok/videos/:videoId/comments — 90 credits

Get comments for a TikTok video.

Note: This endpoint uses browser automation and typically takes 20–40 seconds. Use a timeout of at least 60s.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
videoIdstringYes—TikTok video ID
cursorstringNo—Pagination cursor from previous response
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/videos/7234567890123456789/comments

Response

{
  "videoId": "7614295022346784030",
  "commentCount": 538,
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "7614301234567890001",
      "text": "This is amazing!",
      "likes": 120,
      "author": "filmfan42",
      "authorAvatar": "https://...",
      "createdAt": "2026-03-07T01:15:00+00:00",
      "replyCount": 5
    }
    // ... more comments
  ],
  "cursor": "50",
  "hasMore": true
}

GET /tiktok/videos/search — 4 credits

Search TikTok videos by keyword.

Note: This endpoint uses browser automation and typically takes 20–40 seconds. Use a timeout of at least 60s.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
qstringYes—Search keyword
countintegerNo20Number of results (max 30)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/videos/search?q=cooking&count=10"

Response

{
  "keyword": "cooking",
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "7608955538445045014",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneys_bites/video/7608955538445045014",
      "title": "Crispy Japanese long fries! the crisp is perfec...",
      "description": "Crispy Japanese long fries! the crisp is perfec...",
      "author": "courtneys_bites",
      "authorId": "6801555983929328646",
      "duration": 60,
      "views": 1300000,
      "likes": 45800,
      "comments": 165,
      "shares": 11100,
      "saves": 21900,
      "createdAt": "2026-02-20T14:33:41+00:00",
      "thumbnail": "https://...",
      "music": "Storytelling"
    }
    // ... more videos
  ]
}

Subtitles

GET /tiktok/videos/:videoId/subtitles — 4 credits

Get subtitles/captions for a TikTok video. Returns WebVTT-parsed segments with timestamps and full text. Supports 40+ languages.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
videoIdstringYes—TikTok video ID
languagestringNoenSubtitle language code (e.g. en, ja, ko, zh-Hans)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/videos/7234567890123456789/subtitles?language=en"

Response

{
  "videoId": "7614295022346784030",
  "title": "#filmtok LOCK IN, we caught up with your faves...",
  "language": "en",
  "isAutoGenerated": true,
  "availableLanguages": ["zh-Hans", "vi", "en", "ja", "ko", "fr", "de", "es"],
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0.14,
      "end": 1.86,
      "text": "Ethan Hawke is standing right behind me."
    },
    {
      "start": 1.861,
      "end": 3.621,
      "text": "He's like my obsession, you know,"
    }
    // ... more segments
  ],
  "fullText": "Ethan Hawke is standing right behind me. He's like my obsession, you know, in a normal way, not in a creepy way..."
}

Categories

GET /tiktok/categories — 210 credits

Browse TikTok videos by category.

Note: This endpoint uses browser automation and typically takes 20–40 seconds. Use a timeout of at least 60s.

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
categorystringNo—Category name (e.g. Food, Dance, Comedy). Omit for trending.
countintegerNo30Number of videos (max 50)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/tiktok/categories?category=Food&count=10"

Response

{
  "category": "Food",
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "7609855487655283982",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@tacobella420/video/7609855487655283982",
      "title": "actually played just dance after this hehe #munc...",
      "description": "actually played just dance after this hehe #munc...",
      "author": "tacobella420",
      "authorId": "7457324121388581931",
      "duration": 12,
      "views": 10400000,
      "likes": 1200000,
      "comments": 10400,
      "shares": 160400,
      "saves": 43784,
      "createdAt": "2026-02-23T00:46:15+00:00",
      "thumbnail": "https://...",
      "music": "tranloptruon"
    }
    // ... more videos
  ]
}
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