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ShortVid API

Unified Credit System · $1 = 10,000 Credits

From $0.20 per 1,000 videos.

Combine high-discount Monthly Plans with never-expiring Pay-As-You-Go credit packs. Pay instantly by Credit / Debit Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay (via Stripe with automatic official PDF invoices and EU VAT / Tax ID support) or Cryptocurrency. Every new account starts with 10,500 free Credits ($1.05) — plus up to +20,000 bonus credits ($2.00) via Sandbox Streak, no credit card required.

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

Stripe Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay

Embedded on-page checkout supporting Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, and Google Pay with full 3DS & dispute protection.

Official PDF Invoices & Tax IDs

Set your company legal name, billing address, and EU VAT / US EIN / UK VAT / GST Tax ID in your dashboard to receive compliant Stripe PDF invoices automatically.

0%-Fee Multi-Chain Crypto

Prefer cryptocurrency? Top up or subscribe with USDT or USDC (Solana, Tron, Polygon, Arbitrum, BSC, Ethereum), BTC, ETH, or SOL with zero gateway surcharge.

Per-endpoint credit rate card.

1 Credit = $0.0001. Each successful call has a minimum floor of 10 Credits ($0.001). With Pro (+40% bonus) or Business (+65% bonus), your effective cost per 1,000 items drops by an additional 28%–40%.

Credits and USD rate by endpoint category
Endpoint CategoryCredit RateBase Price
Video Search, Creator Posts, Hashtag, Music & Trending Feeds/v1/video/search, /v1/user/posts, /v1/challenge/posts, /v1/music/posts, /v1/feed/list2 Credits / video (min 10 Credits)$0.20 / 1,000 videos
Video Comments & Nested Second-Level Replies/v1/comment/list, /v1/comment/reply1 Credit / comment (min 10 Credits)$0.10 / 1,000 comments
Creator Followers, Following & Influencer Search/v1/user/followers, /v1/user/following, /v1/user/search1 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/detail10 Credits / request$1.00 / 1,000 requests
TikTok Creative Center Commercial Ads Library/v1/ads/top/ads10 Credits / ad (min 10 Credits)$1.00 / 1,000 ads

Interactive credit & cost calculator.

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

What you never pay for.

  • Failed or invalid upstream requests (code != 0)
  • Rate-limited requests (HTTP 429) or gateway errors (HTTP 5xx)
  • Direct 1080p HD no-watermark stream URLs (included in every video response)
  • Expiry on Pay-As-You-Go purchased credit balances

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.

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.

How much does it cost to fetch 100,000 TikTok videos or followers?

At 2 Credits per video ($0.20 / 1,000 videos, up to 30 videos per call), 100,000 videos cost $20 base (or $11.50 on the Pro plan). At 1 Credit per follower (up to 200 followers per call), 100,000 followers cost $10 base (or $5.75 on the Pro plan) — up to 80% lower than legacy scraping platforms.

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.

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).

What is your refund policy?

Payments made within the last 30 days can be refunded up to the unused purchased balance on your account. Promotional signup credits have no cash value.