TikTok Trending Videos API. Trending videos, on request.
What the explore page shows now, by topic. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.
TikTok Trending Videos API at a glance
Returns the videos and photo posts TikTok's explore page shows a logged-out US visitor, on its All tab or a topic tab. Each has its caption, author, sound and engagement counts, and each page is a new batch.
GET /v1/tiktok/trending_posts
- 1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
- 22 typed fields null when unknown
- 30 videos per page, TikTok's explore feed order
- 100 credits free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend
Send one request. Get up to 30 videos 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 socialtapconst params = new URLSearchParams({
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${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/trending_posts",
params={},
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/trending_posts")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form()
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([
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($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{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts?"+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 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"{
"data": [
{
"approximate_fields": [
"metrics.view_count",
"metrics.like_count",
"metrics.share_count"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-avt-0068-tx2/c85a2637c437fd802b566ce7d86e7ffd~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=11ebccb3&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "Peter Griffin",
"id": "7696276788455982094",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@theycallmepeety",
"username": "theycallmepeety"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": 10000,
"hashtags": [
"petergriffin"
],
"id": "7696297246949723423",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": null,
"language": "en",
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": 10000,
"expires_at": null,
"height": 1280,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/oARGaA4gsA6ZsfBR2AVja6Bf1dBNt9EfYfeejh~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=43f4a2f9&idc=useast5",
"type": "video",
"url": null,
"width": 720
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": 9878,
"like_count": 1400000,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": 98303,
"share_count": 585700,
"view_count": 15200000
},
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_follower_count": null,
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAUN-8ze7D5d2lvqUgYTSDjewkf_sMsP5vzZwhYOsqWFFnDXAkTFjWciq69Q0_StBt",
"board": null,
"country_code": null,
"is_ad": false,
"is_ai_generated": false,
"location": null,
"music": {
"author_name": "Patrick Sébastien",
"cover_url": "https://p19-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/2333d276a89248acaaf9a2ce54682136~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720:720.jpeg?dr=9584&t=4d5b0474&ps=933b5bde&shp=08d74b56&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"duration_ms": 30000,
"id": "105605900",
"is_original": false,
"play_url": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/fdde51d720b044c39cfc9216be9ee39c",
"title": "Toc toc"
}
}
},
"platform_type": "video",
"published_at": "2026-10-13T23:24:10Z",
"text": "I do my lil dancy dance #petergriffin",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/oARGaA4gsA6ZsfBR2AVja6Bf1dBNt9EfYfeejh~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=43f4a2f9&idc=useast5",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@theycallmepeety/video/7696297246949723423"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [
"metrics.view_count",
"metrics.like_count"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/3564989e3441a77ec7b995c1d439567f~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=96360d8f&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "Addi 5.k",
"id": "7385156308259161121",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@smileytadizz",
"username": "smileytadizz"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": 22000,
"hashtags": [
"fyp",
"viralvideo",
"salish"
],
"id": "7700252664638016800",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": null,
"language": "en",
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": 22000,
"expires_at": null,
"height": 1024,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/o8AA2DfEXQ3wqFLmJICsRnA8AqEUFZEADeDMyc~tplv-tiktokx-dmt-logom:tos-useast2a-i-0068-euttp/oMMWmFD0REDTtIAEYcEExsCAyAiQwnAK3qfXfD.image?dr=9634&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f…",
"type": "video",
"url": null,
"width": 576
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": 28,
"like_count": 15200,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": 3851,
"share_count": 706,
"view_count": 482800
},
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_follower_count": null,
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAffcpuH0B4mDMMIgIaT9XBQXMTwkc5nag2HaBReZBMq2KF9F7VPmK6PJ3rQ8Bhhz3",
"board": null,
"country_code": null,
"is_ad": false,
"is_ai_generated": false,
"location": null,
"music": {
"author_name": "Addi 5.k",
"cover_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/3564989e3441a77ec7b995c1d439567f~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=96360d8f&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"duration_ms": 22000,
"id": "7700252697424890657",
"is_original": true,
"play_url": "https://v16m.tiktokcdn-us.com/SCRUBBED/f2a52380/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-v-2370-euttp/o4AsImgKHDCglmAeAMF8DJqAGUjQ1BI3IhfJ5E/?a=1233&bti=ODszNWYuMDE6&&bt=125&ft=GSDrKInz7ThIyHAGXq8Zmo&mime_type=audio_mpeg&rc=M3Q2bng5cjRmZTMzZjU8NUBpM3Q2bng5cjRmZTMzZjU8NUBsMG4vMmRzamJhLS1kM…",
"title": "izvorni zvuk"
}
}
},
"platform_type": "video",
"published_at": "2026-10-24T15:13:10Z",
"text": "poor salish #fyp #viralvideo #salish #LA #california",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast2a-p-0037-euttp/o8AA2DfEXQ3wqFLmJICsRnA8AqEUFZEADeDMyc~tplv-tiktokx-dmt-logom:tos-useast2a-i-0068-euttp/oMMWmFD0REDTtIAEYcEExsCAyAiQwnAK3qfXfD.image?dr=9634&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f…",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@smileytadizz/video/7700252664638016800"
},
{
"approximate_fields": [
"metrics.view_count",
"metrics.like_count"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/d35ba2b5b6dcba916e652ab6854a8d12~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=3dbf13d1&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "Milk lard",
"id": "7006760049079878661",
"is_verified": false,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@milklard",
"username": "milklard"
},
"coauthors": [],
"duration_ms": 25000,
"hashtags": [
"relatable",
"mexican",
"mexicanmemes"
],
"id": "7697417641027259662",
"is_nsfw": null,
"is_pinned": null,
"is_sponsored": null,
"language": "en",
"media": [
{
"alt_text": null,
"duration_ms": 25000,
"expires_at": null,
"height": 1280,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/o8utS4sgao42KXkKAAmAgD5dEqh4iPBEBA1iI~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=43f4a2f9&idc=useast5",
"type": "video",
"url": null,
"width": 720
}
],
"mentions": [],
"metrics": {
"comment_count": 291,
"like_count": 46100,
"quote_count": null,
"repost_count": null,
"save_count": 5370,
"share_count": 4337,
"view_count": 663200
},
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"author_follower_count": null,
"author_sec_uid": "MS4wLjABAAAAs8cmTgFigZN2SkC39aSu65y1D34RWlZl6s4bIEXok2XJsv9sWucS2q5QF9kgO5v2",
"board": null,
"country_code": null,
"is_ad": false,
"is_ai_generated": false,
"location": null,
"music": {
"author_name": "ProMove",
"cover_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast2a-avt-0068-giso/f4d35d9e0dc8f4db995c09fe56028947~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=f687a211&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"duration_ms": 168000,
"id": "7234899642008636187",
"is_original": true,
"play_url": "https://v16m.tiktokcdn-us.com/SCRUBBED/f2a52380/video/tos/useast2a/tos-useast2a-v-27dcd7-aiso/46d07c10ce864bb1ab8371517e3aa811/?a=1233&bti=ODszNWYuMDE6&&bt=125&ft=GSDrKInz7ThIyHAGXq8Zmo&mime_type=audio_mpeg&rc=amxocDY6ZnhyazMzZjU8M0BpamxocDY6ZnhyazMzZjU8M0Avcm5rcjRfYWdgLS1kMWNzYS…",
"title": "sunet original"
}
}
},
"platform_type": "video",
"published_at": "2026-10-16T23:52:10Z",
"text": "You can move out of your Mexican household but you can’t stop being Mexican, tried so hard to store my pots and pans in a cute way but they belong in the oven… is it just a Mexican thing to use the oven as a storage space for pots n pans ? - - #relatable #mexican #mexicanmemes #…",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/o8utS4sgao42KXkKAAmAgD5dEqh4iPBEBA1iI~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=43f4a2f9&idc=useast5",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@milklard/video/7697417641027259662"
}
],
"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": 1019,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": null,
"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.trendingPosts.list({});
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 = "";
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts?" + 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("&",);
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/trending_posts?" + 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/trending_posts")
.query(&[])
.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/trending_postsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs One schema on 21 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.
No input needed
Every parameter is optional: the plain request returns the default list.
Write one parser
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.
platformstring- Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring- Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix).
urlstring- Canonical post URL.
typestring- Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
platform_typestring- The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …).
titlestring- Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstring- Caption, description or body as plain text.
languagestring- BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it.
Live data from 33 platforms.
What teams build with the TikTok Trending Videos API.
Spot the videos spreading right now
Watch what trends in food or sports
Find rising creators and sounds
Good to know before you build.
- This is an explore feed, not a ranked chart (that is the TikTok Top Videos API): posts differ per request, in no time order, so since and until only filter.
- US only, because TikTok picks the feed by the visitor's location.
- Pages vary in size, and a topic tab's can hold only a few posts. A walk leaves out the posts of its last eight pages, and a page with nothing new ends at platform_limit.
- Walk with the default limit: a smaller one skips the rest of each batch.
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 Trending Videos API.
More in the API reference.
How much does the TikTok Trending Videos API cost?
A page of up to 30 videos 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.
See what's on the list right now.
Run it in the playground, or copy the request into your code.
100free credits
- No credit card
- Failed requests are free
- Works on all 218 endpoints