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ShortVid API

ShortVid API · Independent Short-Form Video Data Gateway · No OAuth, No Proxies Needed

Data API for TikTok at$0.20 per 1K videos.

Fetch public TikTok videos, 1080p no-watermark streams, creator profiles, comments, 200-per-call follower lists, and Creative Center ads via clean REST endpoints. Built for high-throughput workloads at $0.20 per 1,000 videos — with zero proxy IPs or TikTok cookies required.

  • ✓ 10,500 Free Credits ($1.05) · No Card
  • ✓ +$2.00 Day-2 & 3-Day Return Bonus
  • ✓ Pay-As-You-Go (Never Expires)
  • ✓ No TikTok Account or Cookies
Search / Creator Videos
$0.20

per 1,000 videos (2 Credits/video)

Comments & Followers
$0.10

per 1,000 items (1 Credit/item)

1080p Video Parser
~180ms

direct no-watermark CDN links

Gateway Reliability
99.99%

0 Credits charged on failed calls

Live Debugger · Real TikTok Payloads

Test all 10 core endpoints in your browser.

Switch endpoints below, customize parameters like unique_id=tiktok or keywords=ai tools, and click Test API Live.

Interactive Live API Playground · No Login Needed for Custom Demo3 free custom runs
2 Credits / video · $0.20 / 1K videos
GET/v1/video/search

https://api.shortvidapi.com/v1/video/search?keywords=ai+tools&region=US&count=5&sort_type=0&publish_time=0

Query Parameters

curl "https://api.shortvidapi.com/v1/video/search?keywords=ai+tools&region=US&count=5&sort_type=0&publish_time=0" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SHORTVIDAPI_KEY"
3 custom runs free · 10,500 credits on signup
HTTP 200 OK·184 ms·2 Credits / video
Verified Sample Payload
{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://shortvidapi.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "videos": [
      {
        "aweme_id": "v15044gf0000dbenid7og65iln63dbq0",
        "video_id": "7700444273329671455",
        "region": "US",
        "title": "The best AI tool for every job: Writing emails → ChatGPT Turning notes into a plan → Claude Making a study guide → NotebookLM Researching competitors → Perplexity Creating UGC ads → Higgsfield Building apps → Claude Code...",
        "content_desc": [
          "The best AI tool for every job:",
          ""
        ],
        "cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/och60XA3fAImJkufBDRq5qBo8EEVFEJtWXwQGl~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:500:800.jpeg?biz_tag=musically_video.video_cover&dr=14577&idc=my2&ps=13740610&refresh_token=a035...",
        "ai_dynamic_cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/owv1ptJIOzjDCgegeCLVA5NGAQqk2IzVevuIaK~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=1364&refresh_token=8b933c8b&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=9rTw66cbmieGPDUWYbUDbVZUIm8%3D...",
        "origin_cover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/ogtgVMvzIGeuDqa6NQLeAJgIjAKdCupeIxCV6v~tplv-tiktokx-shrink-aq:360:360:q75.webp?dr=17995&refresh_token=8482ff86&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=NXAKWaM2F3y0lR1...",
        "duration": 25,
        "play": "https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/444fe5e94f2cdae5cad74e5f5e53561d/6ae8a86c/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/okHzAevzGIeVLbDIp6IevIgWuCqRtQaAKpj4JA/?a=1233&bti=NTY6QGo0QHM6OjZANDQuYCMucCMxNDNg&&bt=590&ft=JS-FIDyjNl~VQQUnU~...",
        "wmplay": "https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/444fe5e94f2cdae5cad74e5f5e53561d/6ae8a86c/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/okHzAevzGIeVLbDIp6IevIgWuCqRtQaAKpj4JA/?a=1233&bti=NTY6QGo0QHM6OjZANDQuYCMucCMxNDNg&&bt=590&ft=JS-FIDyjNl~VQQUnU~...",
        "size": 1948960,
        "wm_size": 0,
        "music": "https://v16-ies-music.tiktokcdn.com/214d094b27a74eebcda233b216b3d17f/6af091a8/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-2370c799-sg/oMnYAEjMJl8QqC0ffb43uXBPRbjDUBFVVLFEAP/?a=583965&bti=NEBzNTY6QGo6OjZALnAjNDQuYCMxNDNg&&bt=125&ft=gk-H...",
        "music_info": {
          "id": "7700444318988847902",
          "title": "original sound - maverickgpt",
          "play": "https://v16-ies-music.tiktokcdn.com/214d094b27a74eebcda233b216b3d17f/6af091a8/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-2370c799-sg/oMnYAEjMJl8QqC0ffb43uXBPRbjDUBFVVLFEAP/?a=583965&bti=NEBzNTY6QGo6OjZALnAjNDQuYCMxNDNg&&bt=125&ft=gk-H...",
          "cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/0c950557c61fb5495b379d40a84d859b~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.jpeg?dr=10796&refresh_token=15dab5ec&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=mIqR2NWERKttz%2FPcN...",
          "author": "Maverick Maltin | AI & ChatGPT",
          "original": true,
          "duration": 25,
          "album": "",
          "create_time": 1792899414
        },
        "play_count": 1137030,
        "digg_count": 62323,
        "comment_count": 318,
        "share_count": 18159,
        "download_count": 116,
        "collect_count": 63751,
        "create_time": 1792899412,
        "anchors": null,
        "anchors_extras": "",
        "is_ad": false,
        "commerce_info": {
          "adv_promotable": false,
          "auction_ad_invited": false,
          "branded_content_type": 0,
          "is_diversion_ad": 0,
          "organic_log_extra": "{\"req_id\":\"20261101231218F3ED520687EEF99D1732\"}",
          "with_comment_filter_words": false
        },
        "commercial_video_info": "",
        "item_comment_settings": 0,
        "mentioned_users": "",
        "author": {
          "id": "6788812283432059910",
          "unique_id": "maverickgpt",
          "nickname": "Maverick Maltin | AI & ChatGPT",
          "avatar": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/0c950557c61fb5495b379d40a84d859b~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:300:q70.jpeg?dr=10793&refresh_token=0f0244a6&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=oiZg4%2BxgBNV1KRsWzm5..."
        },
        "is_nff_or_nr": false,
        "is_top": 0
      },
      {
        "aweme_id": "v15044gf0000d8f76gnog65v6007n3sg",
        "video_id": "7646676174059392286",
        "region": "US",
        "title": "Best Ai tools in 2026 ",
        "content_desc": [],
        "cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/o8eFpH6IOUALQAIHcD3LYIrGCpayPQjeaeqAEI~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:500:800.jpeg?biz_tag=musically_video.video_cover&dr=14577&idc=my2&ps=13740610&refresh_token=0369...",
        "ai_dynamic_cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/ogQTeU3IHCO3vAjAeDQAQLIIacGyHPBEYeyF6q~tplv-tiktokx-origin.image?dr=1364&refresh_token=41070638&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=4kn4xQB5WSWW549uSoRqY1z88oQ%3D...",
        "origin_cover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-useast8-p-0068-tx2/oID8aUAYIHeOALZg3BqQJAI5sFmPCyGeIQ0ejH~tplv-tiktokx-shrink-aq:360:360:q75.webp?dr=17995&refresh_token=67e5fdc0&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=wmQCRBZwLu0yAK4...",
        "duration": 27,
        "play": "https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/c9910bff45751b91d14301fee0cfadea/6ae8a86e/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/osEgOIFF8eUAyfx5ANIBCLPIjI1GYAaqDQe43H/?a=1233&bti=NTY6QGo0QHM6OjZANDQuYCMucCMxNDNg&&bt=755&ft=JS-FIDyjNl~VQQUnU~...",
        "wmplay": "https://v19.tiktokcdn.com/c9910bff45751b91d14301fee0cfadea/6ae8a86e/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/osEgOIFF8eUAyfx5ANIBCLPIjI1GYAaqDQe43H/?a=1233&bti=NTY6QGo0QHM6OjZANDQuYCMucCMxNDNg&&bt=755&ft=JS-FIDyjNl~VQQUnU~...",
        "size": 2661547,
        "wm_size": 0,
        "music": "https://v16-ies-music.tiktokcdn.com/43e0b3431fe1dc4d53db2d437a7a022d/6af091aa/video/tos/maliva/tos-maliva-ve-27dcd7c799-us/okuIYcUeG6TCEfzoFOE4nIMDmARqPP4CK7fK6r/?a=583965&bti=NEBzNTY6QGo6OjZALnAjNDQuYCMxNDNg&&bt=125&ft=...",
        "music_info": {
          "id": "7646676246730541855",
          "title": "original sound - maverickgpt",
          "play": "https://v16-ies-music.tiktokcdn.com/43e0b3431fe1dc4d53db2d437a7a022d/6af091aa/video/tos/maliva/tos-maliva-ve-27dcd7c799-us/okuIYcUeG6TCEfzoFOE4nIMDmARqPP4CK7fK6r/?a=583965&bti=NEBzNTY6QGo6OjZALnAjNDQuYCMxNDNg&&bt=125&ft=...",
          "cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/0c950557c61fb5495b379d40a84d859b~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.jpeg?dr=10796&refresh_token=15dab5ec&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=mIqR2NWERKttz%2FPcN...",
          "author": "Maverick Maltin | AI & ChatGPT",
          "original": true,
          "duration": 27,
          "album": "",
          "create_time": 1780380576
        },
        "play_count": 3656171,
        "digg_count": 204771,
        "comment_count": 9543,
        "share_count": 45213,
        "download_count": 1149,
        "collect_count": 196584,
        "create_time": 1780380574,
        "anchors": null,
        "anchors_extras": "",
        "is_ad": false,
        "commerce_info": {
          "adv_promotable": false,
          "auction_ad_invited": false,
          "branded_content_type": 0,
          "is_diversion_ad": 0,
          "organic_log_extra": "{\"req_id\":\"20261101231218F3ED520687EEF99D1732\"}",
          "with_comment_filter_words": false
        },
        "commercial_video_info": "",
        "item_comment_settings": 0,
        "mentioned_users": "",
        "author": {
          "id": "6788812283432059910",
          "unique_id": "maverickgpt",
          "nickname": "Maverick Maltin | AI & ChatGPT",
          "avatar": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/0c950557c61fb5495b379d40a84d859b~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:300:q70.jpeg?dr=10793&refresh_token=0f0244a6&x-expires=1793631600&x-signature=oiZg4%2BxgBNV1KRsWzm5..."
        },
        "is_nff_or_nr": false,
        "is_top": 0
      }
    ],
    "cursor": 5,
    "hasMore": true
  }
}

16 Production-Verified Endpoints

Every TikTok dataset, one unified gateway.

All endpoints use standard GET https://api.shortvidapi.com/v1/* requests authenticated with x-api-key.

  • 01GET /v1/user/search

    Influencer & Creator Discovery (Bio & Follower Tiers)

    Search TikTok creators by niche keyword with built-in filters for follower count tier (0–1K, 1K–10K, 10K–100K, 100K+) and verified Blue-V badges.

  • 02GET /v1/video/search

    Keyword Video Search with Region & Time Filters

    Search up to 30 videos per call filtered by country code (US, GB, JP, DE), sort order (Relevance, Most Liked, Newest), and publish window. Every item includes direct no-watermark video links.

  • 03GET /v1/ads/top/ads · /v1/ads/top/ads/detail

    TikTok Creative Center Commercial Ads Library

    Query top-performing commercial ads ranked by impressions, CTR, or likes over 7/30/180 days, plus 1080p ad creative video sources and landing pages.

  • 04GET /v1/user/followers · /v1/user/following

    Followers & Following Graph (200 / Call)

    Export up to 200 follower or following accounts per request with full profile metadata and timestamp cursor pagination.

  • 05GET /v1/comment/list · /v1/comment/reply

    Video Comments & Nested Replies

    Pull up to 50 top-level comments or second-level nested replies per request, complete with commenter profiles and like counts.

  • 06GET /v1/user/info · /v1/user/posts

    Creator Profile & Works Timeline

    Fetch creator bio, verification status, secUid, follower/heart counters, and paginated video posts (up to 35 per call) by username without @.

  • 07GET /v1/video/detail

    1080p No-Watermark Video & Carousel Parser

    Extract clean 1080p HD no-watermark MP4 streams (data.hdplay), original MP3 audio, photo carousel slides, and full engagement metrics from any TikTok URL or ID.

  • 08GET /v1/challenge/info · /v1/challenge/posts

    Hashtag Challenge Analytics & Feed

    Resolve any hashtag name to its challenge ID, total view count, and tagged video feed.

  • 09GET /v1/music/info · /v1/music/posts

    Original Sound / Music Track Analytics

    Inspect viral audio tracks, original MP3 streams, total video usage count, and videos using the sound.

  • 10GET /v1/feed/list

    Regional Trending Video Feed

    Real-time trending TikTok videos by two-letter country code (US, GB, DE, BR, JP, KR) with direct no-watermark streams.

High-Margin Developer Economics

Monthly plans or Pay-As-You-Go. Your credits, your choice.

Start free with 10,500 Credits ($1.05, no card) plus up to +20,000 bonus credits ($2.00) via Sandbox Streak. Upgrade to a monthly plan for maximum discount or buy one-time Pay-As-You-Go credit packs that never expire.

Unified Credit System: $1 = 10,000 Credits (1 Credit = $0.0001)

Free Trial

$060-day trial credit

10,500 Credits

+$2.00 Streak Bonus ($1.05 value)

Instant sandbox access to test all 16 endpoints with zero upfront commitment — plus up to +20,000 bonus credits on Day-2 & Day-3 return.

What this buys you

  • →5,250 searched or creator videos
  • →10,500 comments, followers, or creator searches
  • →1,050 1080p video or ad parses

Included

  • ✓10,500 Free Credits on sign-up ($1.05, no card)
  • ✓+20,000 Bonus Credits ($2.00) via Sandbox Streak
  • ✓All 16 endpoints & cursor pagination unlocked
  • ✓Up to 60 requests / minute (5 req/sec)
  • ✓0 Credits charged on failed or empty calls

Starter

$19/ month · card or crypto

Or $25 one-time PAYG

250,000 Credits

+25% Bonus Credits ($25 value)

Built for indie developers, Telegram/Discord bots, and creator analytics tools.

What this buys you

  • →125,000 videos with stats & HD streams
  • →250,000 comments or follower profiles
  • →25,000 single video / profile lookups

Included

  • ✓250,000 Credits ($25 value)
  • ✓120 RPM high-speed concurrency
  • ✓PAYG balance never expires
  • ✓Creative Center Ads Library access

Pro

Most Popular
$69/ month · card or crypto

Or $89 one-time PAYG

1,200,000 Credits

+40% Bonus Credits ($120 value)

For social listening SaaS, AI video pipelines, and e-commerce ad intelligence teams.

What this buys you

  • →600,000 videos ($0.115 / 1K effective)
  • →1,200,000 comments or followers
  • →120,000 1080p video or ad parses

Included

  • ✓1,200,000 Credits ($120 value)
  • ✓300 RPM burst concurrency
  • ✓PAYG balance never expires
  • ✓MCP Server & AI agent ready

Business / Scale

$199/ month · card or crypto

Or $249 one-time PAYG

5,000,000 Credits

+65% Bonus Credits ($500 value)

High-volume throughput for MCN agencies, hedge funds, and AI training datasets.

What this buys you

  • →2,500,000 videos ($0.08 / 1K effective)
  • →5,000,000 comments or followers
  • →500,000 single video / ad lookups

Included

  • ✓5,000,000 Credits ($500 value)
  • ✓600 RPM dedicated key pool routing
  • ✓PAYG balance never expires
  • ✓Priority engineering support
New · Indie Micro-Pack

Indie / Starter Micro-Pack (Pay-As-You-Go)

Low-barrier one-time pack for solo developers, scripts, and weekend prototypes — unlocks 2x throughput (120 RPM) and permanent credits with zero monthly commitment. Includes 75,000 Credits (never expires · ~37,500 videos, 75,000 comments/followers, or 7,500 HD parses · $0.12 / 1K credits).

$9one-time · never expires

✓ 120 RPM · 10x Concurrency · No Sub

Unified Credit Rate Card ($1 = 10,000 Credits · 1 Credit = $0.0001)

Endpoint CategoryBatch SizeCredit RateEffective Cost
Video Search, Creator Posts, Hashtag, Music & Trending Feeds/v1/video/search, /v1/user/posts, /v1/challenge/posts, /v1/music/posts, /v1/feed/listUp to 30–35 videos / call2 Credits / video (min 10 Credits)$0.20 / 1,000 videos
Video Comments & Nested Second-Level Replies/v1/comment/list, /v1/comment/replyUp to 50 comments / call1 Credit / comment (min 10 Credits)$0.10 / 1,000 comments
Creator Followers, Following & Influencer Search/v1/user/followers, /v1/user/following, /v1/user/searchUp to 200 users / call1 Credit / user (min 10 Credits)$0.10 / 1,000 users
1080p No-Watermark Video Parser, Creator, Hashtag, Music & Ad Detail/v1/video/detail, /v1/user/info, /v1/challenge/info, /v1/music/info, /v1/ads/top/ads/detail1 full detail object / call10 Credits / request$1.00 / 1,000 requests
TikTok Creative Center Commercial Ads Library/v1/ads/top/adsUp to 20 ads / call10 Credits / ad (min 10 Credits)$1.00 / 1,000 ads

Estimate your monthly workload.

Compare ShortVid API credit pricing against typical market rates and legacy scraping platforms.

250,000 videos · 500,000 Credits
ShortVid API (Pro Bonus Rate)
$28.75

Base PAYG: $50.00

Legacy API Providers / Scrapers
$250.00

$1.00 per 1,000 videos

Your Monthly Savings
$221.25

Up to 80%+ cost reduction

Engineered for Scale

Why engineering teams switch to ShortVid API.

Stop maintaining brittle headless browsers, residential proxy pools, and signature solvers.

AI Agent MCP & Zero-Cold-Start Migration

Connect Claude Web, ChatGPT, Cursor, or Windsurf in 30 seconds via 1-click OAuth 2.1 MCP or mcp-server.mjs, or replace slow container scrapers in one step.

  1. 01

    Up to 80% lower cost than legacy scraping platforms

    $0.20 per 1,000 videos and $0.10 per 1,000 comments/followers at base rate — and down to $0.08 per 1,000 videos with Business bonus credits.

  2. 02

    Direct 1080p no-watermark CDN links included

    Every video object in search, creator posts, hashtag feeds, and single parses includes ready-to-download MP4 links (play & hdplay) without extra transcoder fees.

  3. 03

    Zero proxies, zero cookies, zero headless browsers

    We handle residential IP rotation, device registration, and X-Bogus / Argus signatures inside our gateway. You send a simple GET request.

  4. 04

    Adaptive RPM Watermark & Multi-Key Pool

    Our gateway monitors upstream RPM watermarks in real time and smooths burst traffic automatically so your pipelines never hit unexpected 429 walls.

Questions.

How does the Unified Credit System work?

$1 equals 10,000 Credits (1 Credit = $0.0001). Every endpoint deducts credits based on the data returned, with a minimum floor of 10 Credits ($0.001) per successful request: 2 Credits per video ($0.20 / 1,000 videos), 1 Credit per comment ($0.10 / 1,000 comments), 1 Credit per follower/user ($0.10 / 1,000 users), and 10 Credits ($1.00 / 1,000 calls) for single video 1080p parses or profile lookups.

Do video endpoints include direct 1080p no-watermark download links?

Yes. Both /v1/video/detail (with hd=1) and list endpoints (/v1/video/search, /v1/user/posts, /v1/challenge/posts, /v1/music/posts, /v1/feed/list) return direct CDN links for clean no-watermark MP4 video playback (data.play and data.hdplay), original MP3 audio (data.music), and high-resolution photo carousel slides (data.images).

Do I need to supply my own proxy IPs, browser fingerprints, or TikTok account cookies?

No. ShortVid API manages all residential proxy routing, device signing, and anti-bot token generation at the gateway layer. You simply make standard HTTPS GET requests with your x-api-key header.

Am I charged when a request fails or is rate-limited?

Never. Only HTTP 200 responses with code === 0 deduct credits. Upstream errors, invalid URLs, rate-limited requests (HTTP 429), and gateway timeouts (HTTP 5xx) cost 0 Credits.

Should I choose a Monthly Plan or Pay-As-You-Go (One-Time Top-Up)?

Both credit your account with unified credits that never expire. If you want the lowest entry barrier with zero monthly commitment, start with the $9 Indie Starter Pay-As-You-Go Micro-Pack (75,000 Credits · unlocks 120 RPM and 10 concurrent requests). Larger tiers offer identical credit bundles across PAYG and Monthly (Starter 250,000 Credits, Pro 1,200,000 Credits, Business 5,000,000 Credits), while Monthly subscriptions save up to 24% more for steady production workloads.

What are the concurrency, pagination, and RPM rate limits?

Free Trial accounts include 10,500 Credits, 60 RPM (5 req/sec), and full cursor pagination across all 16 endpoints for evaluation. Paid accounts scale from 120 RPM (Starter) and 300 RPM (Pro) up to 600 RPM (Business). Our gateway also runs an adaptive RPM watermark scheduler with multi-key pool failover to prevent HTTP 429 spikes under burst traffic.

What payment methods are accepted?

You can pay instantly by credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, and Google Pay via Stripe with automatic official PDF invoices and VAT/Tax ID support) or top up with cryptocurrency (USDT or USDC on Tron, BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, and Polygon, plus BTC, SOL, and BNB).

Can I use ShortVid API inside Claude Desktop, Cursor, or No-Code workflows?

Yes. Run npx -y @kaitoinfra/shortvidapi-mcp-server with your SHORTVIDAPI_KEY to give Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf native TikTok search, creator analysis, and video parsing tools. For no-code spreadsheet exports, use our ready-made actors on Apify.

How does ShortVid API (Tik Tok API) compare to the Official TikTok API for Python and Node.js?

Unlike the Official TikTok Display and Research APIs—which require per-user OAuth 2.0 login or non-profit academic approval—ShortVid API (often searched as Tik Tok API or Python TikTok API) lets any developer query public TikTok videos, 1080p no-watermark MP4 streams, creator analytics, comments, followers, and Creative Center ads with a single REST API key from Python, Node.js, Go, or cURL.

Is ShortVid API affiliated with TikTok or ByteDance?

No. ShortVid API is an independent developer infrastructure provider for publicly available data and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TikTok or ByteDance Ltd.