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TikTok Profile API. Send a handle or profile link.

Exact follower and like counts, bio and country. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

TikTok Profile API at a glance

Returns a public TikTok profile from a username, profile link, user ID or secUid, with exact follower, following, video and like counts. It also has the display name, bio, bio link, avatar, verified badge, user ID and secUid, whether the account is private, its business category, join date and registered country.

GET /v1/tiktok/profile

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  • 19 typed fields null when unknown
  • handle is all it needs, e.g. nasa
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$ npm install socialtap
handle = nasa
GET /v1/tiktok/profileTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  handle: "nasa",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/profile?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/profileDocs

One schema on 27 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 username with or without the @ (nasa, @nasa), a profile URL (tiktok.com/@nasa, m.tiktok.com/@nasa, with or without query parameters), a numeric user ID (tiktok.com/share/user/<id> or the bare ID), or a secUid (MS4wLjABAAAA…).

  • Write one parser

    TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and 24 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring
Platform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…).
usernamestring
Handle without the @; null when the account has none.
display_namestring
Display name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed.
urlstring
Canonical profile URL.
typestring
Coarse account kind, as the platform labels it; unknown when it does not (TikTok labels organizations only). New values may be added; treat unknown values as unknown.
biostring
Profile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed.
avatar_urlstring
Profile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

What teams build with the TikTok Profile API.

  • Track creator growth over time

  • Screen influencers by audience size

  • Enrich CRM or lead lists with TikTok accounts

  • Resolve a post author's ID to a profile

Good to know before you build.

  • Private accounts return their profile with is_private true, and their videos aren't public.
  • type is organization for accounts TikTok marks as organizations and unknown otherwise, because TikTok doesn't label people.
  • category is set only for business accounts.
  • location, banner_url and metrics.total_view_count are always null, because public TikTok profiles don't show them.
  • country_code is the account's registered country, null for private accounts and accounts with no public posts. It is also null when TikTok doesn't serve it, and then a partial_data warning names country_code.
  • When the profile page is unavailable, the profile comes from TikTok's embed profile, with the join date, category, type, video count and most platform_specific.tiktok fields null, and external_links [] and listed in unknown_fields.
  • Share links (vm.tiktok.com) aren't accepted, so send the username or profile link.

1 credit per request. Failed requests are free.

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SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
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  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
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Questions about the TikTok Profile API.

More in the API reference.

Are the follower counts exact?
Yes. Follower, following, video and like counts are exact. Only when the profile page is unavailable do follower and like counts come rounded from TikTok's embed profile, and approximate_fields lists them.
How much does the TikTok Profile API cost?
A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.

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