TikTok Comments API. Top-level comments, page by page.
Top-level comments with exact like and reply counts. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.
TikTok Comments API at a glance
Returns the public top-level comments on a TikTok video or photo post, a page at a time, in TikTok's own ranking. Each comment has its text, exact posting time, exact like and reply counts, the commenter's username, name, ID and verified badge, its language, and whether the creator pinned, liked or wrote it. Send a video or photo link, a share link or a numeric video ID.
GET /v1/tiktok/comments
- 1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
- 16 typed fields null when unknown
- 50 top-level comments per page, TikTok's comment ranking (the order its app shows)
urlis all it needs, e.g.https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173
Send one request. Get up to 50 top-level comments back.
Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free.
$ npm install socialtapurl = https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments",
params={"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'url' => 'https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("url", "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments?"+q.Encode(), nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var body struct {
Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
Page json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"`
Error *struct {
Code string `json:"code"`
Message string `json:"message"`
} `json:"error"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if body.Error != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
}
fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"{
"data": [
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/8480bbf6854eaff6a4e31c974a1089c8~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpg?dr=9640&refresh_token=fb980cbc&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=30310797&shcp=ff37627b&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "paige",
"id": "57815654715637760",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@devilish.beans",
"username": "devilish.beans"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "6718948229226250245",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": null,
"is_liked_by_author": false,
"is_pinned": false,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 49,
"reply_count": 5
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAA9H4SK6VUa9XckL9ynvMU-HIaMgOQNnzrDoosLpyCwT3QzINE7ePngzQb5RRBnIGz",
"language": null,
"thread_id": null
}
},
"post_id": "6718335390845095173",
"published_at": "2019-07-29T05:10:43Z",
"text": "Guys people are guessing names it's on my username 😂",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://m.tiktok.com/v/6718335390845095173.html?share_comment_id=6718948229226250245&share_item_id=6718335390845095173"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/7331407432645509126~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpg?dr=9640&refresh_token=064ef873&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=30310797&shcp=ff37627b&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "vsco_room_xx",
"id": "6718326650415203333",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@vsco_room_xx",
"username": "vsco_room_xx"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "6722043930156417030",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": null,
"is_liked_by_author": false,
"is_pinned": false,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 53,
"reply_count": 44
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAArG6B4beBhFRzOVGzxvDgAKuz2yK0AHG9jfU6PiSjFoIPrtYEASAPir_quhWWPs-4",
"language": null,
"thread_id": null
}
},
"post_id": "6718335390845095173",
"published_at": "2019-08-06T13:23:37Z",
"text": "srii good luck",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://m.tiktok.com/v/6718335390845095173.html?share_comment_id=6722043930156417030&share_item_id=6718335390845095173"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/7328085019259748357~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpg?dr=9640&refresh_token=b7bb712c&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=30310797&shcp=ff37627b&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "Quit",
"id": "6627564337508761605",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@pretzelsticks0",
"username": "pretzelsticks0"
},
"edited_at": null,
"id": "6718336105873702917",
"is_by_post_author": false,
"is_edited": null,
"is_liked_by_author": true,
"is_pinned": false,
"metrics": {
"like_count": 345,
"reply_count": 20
},
"parent_id": null,
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAABCmZv8sEMzxVXCLVjoVUMYM465WA0BMplKB9c7y5WWXDpV0OykgbTV3qOf0Jbleg",
"language": null,
"thread_id": null
}
},
"post_id": "6718335390845095173",
"published_at": "2019-07-27T13:35:22Z",
"text": "Well it’s pretty easy...and obvious 😂 hlysa",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://m.tiktok.com/v/6718335390845095173.html?share_comment_id=6718336105873702917&share_item_id=6718335390845095173"
}
],
"page": {
"has_more": true,
"next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
"next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
"end_reason": null
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "tiktok",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 436,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "video",
"id": "6718335390845095173",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@/video/6718335390845095173"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": []
}
}import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.tiktok.comments.list({ url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "url=" + encode("https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/comments")
.query(&[("url", "https://www.tiktok.com/@scout2015/video/6718335390845095173")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/commentsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs One schema on 9 platforms.
The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.
Null means unknown
A field TikTok doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
TikTok video or photo post URL (tiktok.com/@user/video/<id>, /@user/photo/<id>, m.tiktok.com/v/<id>.html, embed and player URLs, vm.tiktok.com/<code>, vt.tiktok.com/<code>, tiktok.com/t/<code>) or a numeric video ID.
Write one parser
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and 6 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.
platformstring- Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring- Platform-native comment ID (string; Reddit with its t1_ prefix).
post_idstring- ID of the post commented on (equals post.id).
parent_idstring- ID of the comment this replies to; null for top-level comments.
urlstring- Permalink, when the platform has one.
textstring- Comment body as plain text.
authorobject- The commenting account. An account the platform no longer names (a deleted account) has a null id and username and the platform's label as display_name (Reddit: [deleted]).
published_atstring- When the comment was posted, RFC 3339 UTC. Where the platform shows only a relative time ("3 weeks ago"), the latest time that label allows (the fetch time minus the stated amount), listed in approximate_fields.
Live data from 33 platforms.
What teams build with the TikTok Comments API.
Track sentiment on your and competitors' videos
Find questions and purchase intent in comments
Build comment datasets for research
Good to know before you build.
- TikTok ranks comments and has no newest-first order, so since and until filter each page by published_at without ending the walk, and a narrow window can return near-empty pages while it goes on.
- A page can hold fewer comments than limit while more follow, and TikTok repeats some comments across the first pages of a busy video, so deduplicate by id.
- Private videos and videos with comments off return private_or_unavailable.
- Deleted videos return not_found, except that TikTok keeps serving the comments of some deleted videos, and those come back.
1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.
Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.
| Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|
Platform API api | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
- Cache hits are free.
- Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
- A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
- Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
- Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.
Questions about the TikTok Comments API.
More in the API reference.
Does it return replies?
No. It returns top-level comments, each with its reply_count. The TikTok Comment Replies API returns the replies to a comment.
How much does the TikTok Comments API cost?
A page of up to 50 top-level comments costs 1 credit. Every successful page is charged, empty pages included. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.
How do I get the next page?
Repeat the same request with cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response, keeping the other parameters. When page.has_more is false there are no more pages. Cursors expire after 24 hours.
Try it on a link you already have.
Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code.
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