fetcher-sh 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.
Authentication
Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the fetcher
skill:
# 1. Prepaid credits (recommended — get a key at https://fetcher.sh/topup
# or via POST /api/credits/topup, see the fetcher skill)
export FETCHER_API_KEY="bby_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/search?keyword=hello"
# 2. x402 pay-per-call — omit the header; a GET with no payment returns 402
# with machine-readable payment requirements (USDC on Base, Polygon,
# Arbitrum, Monad, or Solana). @x402/fetch signs and retries automatically.
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:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "keyword=ai agent" -G \
--data-urlencode "sortType=MOST_LIKED" \
--data-urlencode "dateRange=THIS_MONTH" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/search"
Posted yesterday, most recent first:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "keyword=crypto payments" -G \
--data-urlencode "sortType=DATE_POSTED" \
--data-urlencode "dateRange=YESTERDAY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/search"
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:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" -G \
--data-urlencode "url=https://www.tiktok.com/@username/video/1234567890123456789" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/1234567890123456789"
A post's comments and comment replies:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/1234567890123456789/comments"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/post/1234567890123456789/comments/9876543210/replies"
A profile by @handle, then its posts, followers, and followings:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/khaby.lame"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/user/6935741396776976390/posts"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/user/6935741396776976390/followers"
A hashtag's metadata, then its posts:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/handle/fyp"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/1234567890/posts"
Posts using a specific sound, and posts from a location:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/music/1234567890123456789/posts"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
"https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/api/location/1234567890123456789/posts"
MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"tiktok": {
"url": "https://tiktok.fetcher.sh/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer bby_live_..." }
}
}
}
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 for the full flow.
Errors
400— missing/invalid parameter (message names it)401— unknown or rotated key402— payment required (x402 challenge) ortopup_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(every param) ·references/scenarios.md(onecurlper endpoint) ·references/faq.md·references/comparison.md(vs. the official TikTok API and a browser scraper) - Task guides: viral post search · profile and followers
- Slash command:
/tiktok-search - 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:
fetcherskill - Site: https://tiktok.fetcher.sh