How to Get TikTok Video Metadata & 1080p No-Watermark MP4 via API

import requests

API_KEY = "tk_your_api_key_here"
VIDEO_URL = "https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7231338487075638570"

# 1. Fetch video metadata & direct CDN links
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.shortvidapi.com/v1/videos/detail",
    params={"url": VIDEO_URL, "hd": 1},
    headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY},
    timeout=20,
)
res.raise_for_status()
body = res.json()

if body["code"] != 0:
    raise RuntimeError(f"Lookup failed (not charged): {body.get('msg')}")

video = body["data"]
mp4_url = video.get("hdplay") or video.get("play")
print(f"Title: {video['title']}")
print(f"Views: {video['play_count']:,} | Likes: {video['digg_count']:,} | Shares: {video['share_count']:,}")
print(f"1080p No-Watermark Stream: {mp4_url}")

# 2. Optional: Stream MP4 binary to disk for AI transcription / computer vision
with requests.get(mp4_url, stream=True, timeout=30) as r_mp4:
    r_mp4.raise_for_status()
    with open(f"{video['id']}.mp4", "wb") as f:
        for chunk in r_mp4.iter_content(chunk_size=65536):
            f.write(chunk)