A TikTok API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no login and no app review. Use when the user wants to search TikTok posts by keyword and sort by most-liked or most recent within a date range, look up a post by its share URL or ID, scrape

TikTok API TikTok data on demand: keyword post search with sort/date filters, profile lookup by handle, followers and followings, hashtag and music/sound feeds, location based posts, and comment threads — one plain HTTP GET per call, paid as you go. No login, no session cookies, no browser automation, no TikTok developer app review. Base URL: https://tiktok.fetcher.sh Quick reference Base URL https://tiktok.fetcher.sh Auth Authorization: Bearer bby live ... or x402 (USDC) Price $0.004/call (flat) Endpoints 13, all GET MCP https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/mcp Machine readable /openapi.json · /llms.txt · /skill.md Which endpoint do I need? I want to... Call Search posts by keyword (optionally most liked/recent) GET /api/post/search Look up a post by its share URL GET /api/post?url=... Look up a profile by @username GET /api/user/handle/{username} Get a user's posts, followers, or followings GET /api/user/{id}/posts / /followers / /followings Get a post's comments GET /api/post/{id}/comments Find posts under a hashtag GET /api/hashtag/{id}/posts Find posts using a specific sound GET /api/music/{id}/posts Full param details for every row: [ references/endpoints.md ](references/endpoints.md). Authentication Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md): Every response is { "status": number, "message": string, "data": ... } ; the HTTP status mirrors status . Endpoints (13 — all GET, $0.004/call) Endpoint What it returns /api/post/search Posts matching a keyword; sort and date range filters /api/post A single post resolved from its share URL /api/post/{id} A single post by ID /api/post/{id}/comments A post's comments /api/post/{id}/comments/{commentId}/replies Replies to a comment /api/user/handle/{username} Profile by @username /api/user/{id}/posts A user's posts /api/user/{id}/followers A user's followers /api/user/{id}/followings Accounts a user follows /api/hashtag/handle/{name} Hashtag metadata by name /api/hashtag/{id}/posts Posts under a hashtag /api/music/{id}/posts Posts using a sound/music track /api/location/{locationId}/posts Posts tagged at a location {id} / {username} / {name} are path parameters. Optional query params ( cursor , region ) paginate or geo scope results; keyword (search) and url (post lookup) are required where they appear. Scenarios Most liked posts this month: Posted yesterday, most recent first: Other sortType values: RELEVANCE . Other dateRange values: ALL TIME , THIS WEEK , LAST THREE MONTHS , LAST SIX MONTHS . Look up a post by its share URL, or directly by ID: A post's comments and comment replies: A profile by @handle, then its posts, followers, and followings: A hashtag's metadata, then its posts: Posts using a specific sound, and posts from a location: MCP Free: search endpoints , describe endpoint , check balance . Paid: fetch data (any endpoint above), topup credits , plus the named shortcut tiktok post search . Drop the headers block to pay per call with x402 instead — see the [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md) for the full flow. Errors 400 — missing/invalid parameter (message names it) 401 — unknown or rotated key 402 — payment required (x402 challenge) or topup required (credits exhausted) 404 — not a priced path No rate limits; no refunds on upstream failures (settlement precedes delivery) Reference Deep dives: [ references/endpoints.md ](references/endpoints.md) (every param) · [ references/scenarios.md ](references/scenarios.md) (one curl per endpoint) · [ references/faq.md ](references/faq.md) · [ references/comparison.md ](references/comparison.md) (vs. the official TikTok API and a browser scraper) Task guides: [viral post search](../../task guides/tiktok viral post search.md) · [profile and followers](../../task guides/tiktok profile and followers.md) Slash command: [ /tiktok search ](../../commands/tiktok search.md) Full agent setup: <https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/skill.md OpenAPI 3.1 contract: <https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/openapi.json Condensed catalog: <https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/llms.txt Payment, credits, and MCP deep dive: [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md) Site: <https://tiktok.fetcher.sh

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