Example
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download' \
--data-urlencode 'url=https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.tiktok.download.get({ url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);const params = new URLSearchParams({
url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download?${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);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download",
params={"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc"},
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, meta = body["data"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("url", "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download?"+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"`
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"])
}<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'url' => 'https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($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;require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc')
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"]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/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download?" + 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/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/tiktok/download?" + 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/download")
.query(&[("url", "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc")])
.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(())
}{
"data": {
"approximate_fields": [
"published_at",
"duration_ms",
"files[].duration_ms"
],
"author": {
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/6fff7b147d5d98ee78f58331d80bbd93~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.jpeg?dr=9640&refresh_token=ab57b0a4&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=a5d48078&shcp=81f88b70&idc=useast5",
"display_name": "Niina",
"id": null,
"is_verified": null,
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock",
"username": "niinoclock"
},
"duration_ms": 495000,
"files": [
{
"audio_codec": "aac",
"bitrate_kbps": 707,
"duration_ms": 495000,
"expires_at": null,
"frame_rate": 56,
"height": 1920,
"is_video_only": false,
"is_watermarked": false,
"item_index": 0,
"mime_type": "video/mp4",
"size_bytes": 43793391,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-no1a-p-0037-no/oUy8yNAQEvDAfIJFF3DCBUWr9lBLjICeQ2ygfb~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=a70a8312&idc=useast5",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=05419a9f22f241869a7d8f699fce95b3&is_play_url=1&item_id=7673108027645414678&line=0&ply_type=2&pt=dHQ0ZC5wbGF5ZXIuYXBpJi9wbGF5ZXIvYXBpL3YxL2l0ZW1zJjIwMjYxMTAxMjMxNzIxNTU4QjcyNjBERUUxRTUxRjE3OTImMTc5MzU3NTA0MSYxMDc3MjUzYTdmNjc&…",
"video_codec": "h265",
"width": 1080
},
{
"audio_codec": "aac",
"bitrate_kbps": 877,
"duration_ms": 495000,
"expires_at": null,
"frame_rate": 30,
"height": 1280,
"is_video_only": false,
"is_watermarked": false,
"item_index": 0,
"mime_type": "video/mp4",
"size_bytes": 54354244,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-no1a-p-0037-no/oUy8yNAQEvDAfIJFF3DCBUWr9lBLjICeQ2ygfb~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=a70a8312&idc=useast5",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=e591b038bf824943831335499464cc8d&is_play_url=1&item_id=7673108027645414678&line=0&ply_type=2&pt=dHQ0ZC5wbGF5ZXIuYXBpJi9wbGF5ZXIvYXBpL3YxL2l0ZW1zJjIwMjYxMTAxMjMxNzIxNTU4QjcyNjBERUUxRTUxRjE3OTImMTc5MzU3NTA0MSYxMDc3MjUzYTdmNjc&…",
"video_codec": "h264",
"width": 720
},
{
"audio_codec": "aac",
"bitrate_kbps": 443,
"duration_ms": 495000,
"expires_at": null,
"frame_rate": 30,
"height": 1280,
"is_video_only": false,
"is_watermarked": false,
"item_index": 0,
"mime_type": "video/mp4",
"size_bytes": 27449177,
"thumbnail_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-no1a-p-0037-no/oUy8yNAQEvDAfIJFF3DCBUWr9lBLjICeQ2ygfb~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=a70a8312&idc=useast5",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=ef73ad47ea274064b3f9aa901f63c9eb&is_play_url=1&item_id=7673108027645414678&line=0&ply_type=2&pt=dHQ0ZC5wbGF5ZXIuYXBpJi9wbGF5ZXIvYXBpL3YxL2l0ZW1zJjIwMjYxMTAxMjMxNzIxNTU4QjcyNjBERUUxRTUxRjE3OTImMTc5MzU3NTA0MSYxMDc3MjUzYTdmNjc&…",
"video_codec": "h265",
"width": 720
}
],
"id": "7673108027645414678",
"platform": "tiktok",
"platform_specific": {
"tiktok": {
"is_download_allowed": null
}
},
"platform_type": "video",
"published_at": "2026-08-12T11:38:00Z",
"text": "Finally back with another Japanese meal tutorial! This time, I'm showing you how I make a Japanese cream stew 😋 Easy to make and arrange with different ingredients too! #japan #japanesefood #japantiktok #cookingtutorial #stew",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-no1a-p-0037-no/oUy8yNAQEvDAfIJFF3DCBUWr9lBLjICeQ2ygfb~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=9636&x-expires=4070908800&x-signature=SCRUBBED&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=81f88b70&shcp=a70a8312&idc=useast5",
"title": null,
"type": "video",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "tiktok",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 466,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "video",
"id": "7673108027645414678",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": []
}
}Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.
TikTok video or photo post link (web, mobile, embed, player or share link) or a numeric post ID.
Examplehttps://www.tiktok.com/@niinoclock/video/7673108027645414678
url takes TikTok video and post links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests).
Parameters every endpoint accepts
Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.
fieldsstringReturn only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.
Response
200
{data, meta}. data is a download object; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only TikTok has are under platform_specific.tiktok.
platformstringPlatform ID (tiktok, instagram, …).
idstringPlatform-native ID of the post (equals post.id).
urlstring uriCanonical URL of the post.
typestringThe post's content shape, as post.type. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
One ofvideoimagecarouselaudio
platform_typestringnullableThe platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, …), as post.platform_type.
titlestringnullableHeadline (Reddit title, Facebook video title); null on caption-only platforms.
textstringnullableCaption or body as plain text.
authorobjectThe posting account.
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idstringnullablePlatform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.
usernamestringnullableHandle without the @; null when the account has none.
display_namestringnullableDisplay name shown on the profile.
urlstring urinullableCanonical profile URL.
avatar_urlstring urinullableProfile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.
is_verifiedbooleannullablePlatform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.
published_atstring date-timenullableWhen the post went public, RFC 3339 UTC.
duration_msintegernullableLength of the post's primary video or audio in milliseconds; null for photo posts.
thumbnail_urlstring urinullableLargest cover or poster image URL of the post (the first attachment's; each file's own is files[].thumbnail_url); CDN links can expire within hours.
filesobject[]The post's files by item_index, the sound last; each item's best first (a url, the item's own kind before its separate audio, no watermark, with sound, not a manifest, then resolution). At least one has a url.
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item_indexintegernullable0-based position of the file's attachment in display order (post.media[item_index]); null for the post's sound (a slideshow's soundtrack).
typestringKind of file, as media[].type. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
One ofvideoimageaudiogif
urlstring urinullableDirect CDN file URL, fetchable without cookies or headers; null when the platform serves it only with its cookie or to the IP that asked.
expires_atstring date-timenullableWhen url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from its signature; null when unknown or it does not expire.
mime_typestringnullableIANA media type without parameters (video/mp4, image/jpeg, audio/mp4); application/vnd.apple.mpegurl (HLS) or application/dash+xml (DASH) for a streaming manifest.
size_bytesintegernullableFile size in bytes; an estimate from bitrate × duration is in approximate_fields.
widthintegernullableWidth in pixels (images and video).
heightintegernullableHeight in pixels (images and video).
duration_msintegernullableDuration in milliseconds (video and audio); null for images and when unknown.
bitrate_kbpsintegernullableAverage bitrate in kbit/s (video and audio), rounded; null when unknown.
frame_ratenumbernullableFrames per second (video and gif), to two decimals (an NTSC 30000/1001 is 29.97); null for images and audio and when unknown.
video_codecstringnullableVideo codec (h264 plays everywhere; h265, vp9 and av1 need newer players); null for images and audio. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
One ofh264h265vp9av1
audio_codecstringnullableAudio codec of the file's sound; null when it has none. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.
One ofaacopusmp3
is_watermarkedbooleannullableThe platform's logo or the author's handle is burned into the picture (TikTok's download file); false: the clean original. Null for audio.
is_video_onlybooleannullableTrue: video without its sound, which is the audio file of the same item_index. False: it plays with its sound, or has none. Null for images and audio.
thumbnail_urlstring urinullableCover image of this file's attachment (post.media[item_index].thumbnail_url), built like url; null for images and audio and when unknown.
platform_specificobjectFields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.
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tiktokobjectnullableA TikTok download's own fields.
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is_download_allowedbooleannullableThe creator lets viewers save the post in TikTok's app; false: saving is turned off (the files stay public). Null when TikTok does not say.
approximate_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of estimated or rounded values (a size from bitrate × duration, a duration in whole seconds). [] when all exact.
unknown_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none. [] when every list is known.
not_found, private_or_unavailable and no_media are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.
400
400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
invalid_inputNo retryA parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.
Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.
401
401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
unauthorizedNo retryThe x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.
Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.
402
402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
insufficient_creditsNo retryThe account does not have enough credits for this request.
Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.
spend_limit_reachedNo retryThe API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.
Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.
403
403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
forbiddenNo retryThe API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.
Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.
404
404 Not Found: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
not_foundNo retryThe item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).
Check the link or ID. Do not retry.
no_mediaNo retryThe post exists but has no file to download: a text or link post, or one whose media the platform does not serve logged out.
Do not retry. Fetch the post itself for its text and links.
429
429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
rate_limitedYes, laterThe account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.
Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.
500
500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
internalYes, laterAn unexpected error on SocialTap's side.
Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.
502
502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_errorYes, laterThe platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.
Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.
503
503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_blockedYes, laterThe platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.
Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.
overloadedYes, laterSocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.
Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.
From 1 credit per request. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source; sources are tried cheapest first: Platform API → Public page.
| Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|
Platform API api | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
Public page page | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |
Balance, sources and what you were charged
Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.
| meta.source | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|
api | Platform API | The platform's public, logged-out API. |
page | Public page | Data embedded in the platform's public web page. |
meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs
Endpoint ID tiktok.download · operationId tiktok.download.get · Product overview