Get creator profile & account statistics

GET/v1/user/info10 Credits / request($1.00 / 1K requests)

Fetch a TikTok creator's public profile (data.user: id, uniqueId, nickname, secUid, verified, signature, language, isBusinessAccount, category, commerceUserInfo, isOrganization, ttSeller, bioLink, privacy settings, avatars) and real-time counters (data.stats: followerCount, followingCount, friendCount, heartCount, videoCount, diggCount). Returns 0-credit charge when an account handle does not exist.

Query Parameters

unique_idstringrequired
Creator handle without @, e.g. tiktok or khaby.lame.
Example: tiktok

Example Request (cURL / Python / JavaScript)

curl "https://api.shortvidapi.com/v1/user/info?unique_id=tiktok" \
  -H "x-api-key: tk_your_api_key"

Live Response Preview

{
  "code": 0,
  "provider": "https://shortvidapi.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "user": {
      "id": "107955",
      "uniqueId": "tiktok",
      "nickname": "TikTok",
      "avatarThumb": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/ba67b11de451691939223e9d978e613a~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:100:100.webp?dr=9640&refresh_token=74fca1d1&x-expires=1793718000&x-signature=i2JqJQVzj8k1O89u6DcSt...",
      "avatarMedium": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/ba67b11de451691939223e9d978e613a~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:720:720.webp?dr=9640&refresh_token=a1a93936&x-expires=1793718000&x-signature=GO9ZTrYAfT8K%2BzyhMvJ...",
      "avatarLarger": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/ba67b11de451691939223e9d978e613a~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter:1080:1080.webp?dr=9640&refresh_token=22a185e0&x-expires=1793718000&x-signature=IMLqfjzMioQBBIpFeWS...",
      "signature": "Your next discovery is waiting on TikTok.",
      "verified": true,
      "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAv7iSuuXDJGDvJkmH_vz1qkDZYo1apxgzaxdBSeIuPiM",
      "secret": false,
      "ftc": false,
      "relation": 0,
      "openFavorite": false,
      "commentSetting": null,
      "duetSetting": null,
      "stitchSetting": null,
      "privateAccount": false,
      "isADVirtual": false,
      "isUnderAge18": false,
      "ins_id": "",
      "twitter_id": "",
      "youtube_channel_title": "",
      "youtube_channel_id": "",
      "UserStoryStatus": 0,
      "createTime": 1425144149,
      "bioLink": {
        "link": "tiktok.com/discovermore"
      }
    },
    "stats": {
      "followingCount": 1,
      "followerCount": 96500706,
      "heartCount": 466240727,
      "videoCount": 1601,
      "diggCount": 0,
      "heart": 466240727
    }
  }
}

Response Fields

Success (code === 0). Charged according to the endpoint credit rate.

Field	Type	Sample / Notes
`code`	integer	Example: 0
`provider`	string	Example: https://shortvidapi.com
`status`	string	Example: ok
`msg`	string	Example: success
`data`	object
`user`	object
`id`	string	Example: 107955
`uniqueId`	string	Example: tiktok
`nickname`	string	Example: TikTok
`avatarThumb`	string	Example: https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-006
`avatarMedium`	string	Example: https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-006
`avatarLarger`	string	Example: https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-006
`signature`	string	Example: Your next discovery is waiting on TikTok.
`verified`	boolean	Example: true
`secUid`	string	Example: MS4wLjABAAAAv7iSuuXDJGDvJkmH_vz1qkDZYo1apxgzaxdBSeIuPiM
`secret`	boolean	Example: false
`ftc`	boolean	Example: false
`relation`	integer	Example: 0
`openFavorite`	boolean	Example: false
`commentSetting`	string
`duetSetting`	string
`stitchSetting`	string
`privateAccount`	boolean	Example: false
`isADVirtual`	boolean	Example: false
`isUnderAge18`	boolean	Example: false
`ins_id`	string	Example:
`twitter_id`	string	Example:
`youtube_channel_title`	string	Example:
`youtube_channel_id`	string	Example:
`UserStoryStatus`	integer	Example: 0
`createTime`	integer	Example: 1425144149
`bioLink`	object
`stats`	object
`followingCount`	integer	Example: 1
`followerCount`	integer	Example: 96500706
`heartCount`	integer	Example: 466240727
`videoCount`	integer	Example: 1601
`diggCount`	integer	Example: 0
`heart`	integer	Example: 466240727

Status Codes

200: Success (code === 0). Charged according to the endpoint credit rate.
400: Invalid parameters, or API key placed in the URL query string (not charged).
401: Missing or invalid x-api-key header (not charged).
402: Insufficient credit balance (not charged).
403: Account disabled (not charged).
404: Unknown endpoint or disabled unstable endpoint (not charged).
405: Method not allowed — all /v1/* data endpoints use GET (not charged).
429: Rate limit exceeded (not charged). Respect the Retry-After header.
503: Temporary upstream or gateway error (not charged). Retry with exponential backoff.

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