# TikTok > Integrate with TikTok to fetch post details, user posts, user information, and search for videos and accounts with comprehensive video analytics. Source: https://cotera.co/docs/reference/tools/individual-tools/tiktok --- **Authentication Type:** API Key\ **Description:** Integrate with TikTok to fetch post details, user posts, and user information with comprehensive video analytics and engagement metrics. *** ## Authentication To authenticate, you'll need a RapidAPI key for the [TikTok API](https://rapidapi.com/Lundehund/api/tiktok-api23). **Note:** The free plan includes 10 requests per day (100 per month). *** ## Posts Operations for TikTok posts and videos. ### Get Post Details Retrieves detailed information about a specific TikTok post using its video ID. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **videoId** `string` (required): The TikTok video ID to get details for **Returns:** * **id** `string`: The video ID * **desc** `string`: The video description * **createTime** `string`: When the video was created * **author** `object`: Video author information * **id** `string`: Author ID * **nickname** `string`: Author nickname * **uniqueId** `string`: Author unique ID * **verified** `boolean`: Whether the author is verified * **signature** `string` (nullable): Author bio/signature * **avatarThumb** `string` (nullable): Author avatar thumbnail URL * **stats** `object`: Video statistics * **diggCount** `number`: Number of likes * **shareCount** `number`: Number of shares * **commentCount** `number`: Number of comments * **playCount** `number`: Number of plays * **video** `object`: Video file information * **id** `string`: Video file ID * **height** `number`: Video height * **width** `number`: Video width * **duration** `number`: Video duration in seconds * **cover** `string` (nullable): Video cover image URL * **playAddr** `string` (nullable): Video play URL * **downloadAddr** `string` (nullable): Video download URL **Example Usage:** ```json { "videoId": "7123456789012345678" } ``` ### Get User Posts Retrieves a list of posts from a specific TikTok user with pagination support. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **secUid** `string` (required): The user security ID to get posts for * **count** `string` (nullable): Number of posts to retrieve (default: 35) * **cursor** `string` (nullable): Pagination cursor (default: 0) **Returns:** * **hasMore** `boolean`: Whether there are more posts available * **cursor** `string`: Next pagination cursor * **itemList** `array of objects`: List of user posts * **id** `string`: Post ID * **desc** `string`: Post description * **createTime** `number`: Post creation timestamp * **author** `object`: Post author information * **id** `string`: Author ID * **nickname** `string`: Author nickname * **uniqueId** `string`: Author unique ID * **verified** `boolean`: Whether the author is verified * **stats** `object`: Post statistics * **diggCount** `number`: Number of likes * **shareCount** `number`: Number of shares * **commentCount** `number`: Number of comments * **playCount** `number`: Number of plays * **video** `object`: Video information * **height** `number`: Video height * **width** `number`: Video width * **duration** `number`: Video duration **Example Usage:** ```json { "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAA...", "count": "20", "cursor": "0" } ``` *** ## Users Operations for TikTok user information. ### Get User Info Retrieves user profile information and recent posts for a TikTok user. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **uniqueId** `string` (required): The unique username/ID to get user info for **Returns:** * **userInfo** `object`: User information and statistics * **user** `object`: User profile information * **id** `string`: User ID * **nickname** `string`: User display name * **uniqueId** `string`: User unique ID/username * **verified** `boolean`: Whether the user is verified * **signature** `string`: User bio/signature * **avatarThumb** `string`: User avatar thumbnail URL * **avatarMedium** `string`: User avatar medium URL * **avatarLarger** `string`: User avatar large URL * **secUid** `string`: User security ID * **privateAccount** `boolean`: Whether account is private * **bioLink** `object` (nullable): Bio link information * **link** `string`: Bio link URL * **risk** `number`: Link risk score * **stats** `object`: User statistics * **followerCount** `number`: Number of followers * **followingCount** `number`: Number of following * **heartCount** `number`: Total hearts received * **videoCount** `number`: Number of videos posted * **diggCount** `number`: Number of likes given * **friendCount** `number`: Number of friends * **shareMeta** `object`: Share metadata * **title** `string`: Page title * **desc** `string`: Page description **Example Usage:** ```json { "uniqueId": "tiktokcreator" } ``` *** ## Search Search operations for TikTok content and accounts. ### Search General Search TikTok for videos, users, and other content by keyword with pagination support. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **keyword** `string` (required): Search keyword * **cursor** `number` (nullable): Pagination cursor (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. * **searchId** `string` (nullable): Search ID for pagination (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. **Returns:** * **cursor** `number`: Cursor for next page * **hasMore** `boolean`: Whether there are more results * **searchId** `string`: Search ID for pagination * **items** `array of objects`: List of search results * **id** `string` (nullable): Video ID * **desc** `string` (nullable): Video description * **createTime** `number` (nullable): Video creation timestamp * **author** `object` (nullable): Video author information * **id** `string` (nullable): Author ID * **uniqueId** `string` (nullable): Author unique username * **nickname** `string` (nullable): Author display name * **avatarThumb** `string` (nullable): Author avatar thumbnail URL * **verified** `boolean` (nullable): Whether the author is verified * **music** `object` (nullable): Video music information * **id** `string` (nullable): Music ID * **title** `string` (nullable): Music title * **authorName** `string` (nullable): Music author name * **original** `boolean` (nullable): Whether the music is original * **video** `object` (nullable): Video file information * **id** `string` (nullable): Video file ID * **height** `number` (nullable): Video height in pixels * **width** `number` (nullable): Video width in pixels * **duration** `number` (nullable): Video duration in seconds * **ratio** `string` (nullable): Video ratio/quality * **cover** `string` (nullable): Video cover image URL * **stats** `object` (nullable): Video statistics * **diggCount** `number` (nullable): Number of likes * **shareCount** `number` (nullable): Number of shares * **commentCount** `number` (nullable): Number of comments * **playCount** `number` (nullable): Number of plays * **collectCount** `number` (nullable): Number of saves/collects **Example Usage:** ```json { "keyword": "cooking recipes", "cursor": null, "searchId": null } ``` ### Search Videos Search TikTok specifically for videos by keyword with pagination support. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **keyword** `string` (required): Search keyword * **cursor** `number` (nullable): Pagination cursor (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. * **searchId** `string` (nullable): Search ID for pagination (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. **Returns:** * **cursor** `number`: Cursor for next page * **hasMore** `boolean`: Whether there are more results * **searchId** `string`: Search ID for pagination * **items** `array of objects`: List of video results * **id** `string` (nullable): Video ID * **desc** `string` (nullable): Video description * **createTime** `number` (nullable): Video creation timestamp * **author** `object` (nullable): Video author information * **id** `string` (nullable): Author ID * **uniqueId** `string` (nullable): Author unique username * **nickname** `string` (nullable): Author display name * **avatarThumb** `string` (nullable): Author avatar thumbnail URL * **verified** `boolean` (nullable): Whether the author is verified * **music** `object` (nullable): Video music information * **id** `string` (nullable): Music ID * **title** `string` (nullable): Music title * **authorName** `string` (nullable): Music author name * **original** `boolean` (nullable): Whether the music is original * **video** `object` (nullable): Video file information * **id** `string` (nullable): Video file ID * **height** `number` (nullable): Video height in pixels * **width** `number` (nullable): Video width in pixels * **duration** `number` (nullable): Video duration in seconds * **ratio** `string` (nullable): Video ratio/quality * **cover** `string` (nullable): Video cover image URL * **stats** `object` (nullable): Video statistics * **diggCount** `number` (nullable): Number of likes * **shareCount** `number` (nullable): Number of shares * **commentCount** `number` (nullable): Number of comments * **playCount** `number` (nullable): Number of plays * **collectCount** `number` (nullable): Number of saves/collects **Example Usage:** ```json { "keyword": "cat videos", "cursor": null, "searchId": null } ``` ### Search Accounts Search TikTok for user accounts by keyword with pagination support. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **keyword** `string` (required): Search keyword (e.g., username or name) * **cursor** `number` (nullable): Pagination cursor (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. * **searchId** `string` (nullable): Search ID for pagination (default: 0). Use value from previous response for next page. **Returns:** * **cursor** `number`: Cursor for next page * **hasMore** `boolean`: Whether there are more results * **searchId** `string`: Search ID for pagination * **users** `array of objects`: List of user results * **id** `string` (nullable): User ID * **uniqueId** `string` (nullable): User unique username * **nickname** `string` (nullable): User display name * **signature** `string` (nullable): User bio/signature * **avatarThumb** `string` (nullable): User avatar thumbnail URL * **verified** `boolean` (nullable): Whether the user is verified * **followerCount** `number` (nullable): Number of followers * **totalFavorited** `number` (nullable): Total likes received * **secUid** `string` (nullable): User security ID for API calls **Example Usage:** ```json { "keyword": "taylor swift", "cursor": null, "searchId": null } ``` *** ## Transcript Transcription operations for TikTok videos. **Note:** This endpoint uses the [Video Transcript Scraper API](https://rapidapi.com/invideoiq-invideoiq-default/api/video-transcript-scraper) which requires a separate RapidAPI subscription. ### Get Transcript Extracts the transcript/captions from a TikTok video with timestamps. **Operation Type:** Query (Read) **Parameters:** * **videoUrl** `string` (required): The full TikTok video URL (e.g., ) **Returns:** * **videoInfo** `object` (nullable): Video metadata * **title** `string` (nullable): Video title * **description** `string` (nullable): Video description * **thumbnail** `string` (nullable): Video thumbnail URL * **duration** `number` (nullable): Video duration in seconds * **views** `number` (nullable): Number of views * **transcript** `array of objects`: Transcript segments with timestamps * **text** `string`: Transcribed text segment * **start** `number`: Start time in seconds * **end** `number`: End time in seconds **Example Usage:** ```json { "videoUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/1234567890123456789" } ``` *** ## Common Use Cases **Content Discovery:** * Search for videos by keyword to find relevant content * Discover trending topics and viral videos * Find content related to specific hashtags or themes **Content Analysis:** * Analyze video performance and engagement metrics * Track viral content patterns and trending topics * Monitor video reach and audience engagement * Extract transcripts for content analysis and text mining **Creator Research:** * Search for TikTok creators and influencers by name * Research creator content strategies and posting patterns * Track creator growth and audience engagement * Find creators in specific niches or industries **Trend Monitoring:** * Monitor trending videos and viral content * Analyze hashtag performance and content themes * Track content performance across different demographics **Accessibility & Transcription:** * Extract video transcripts for accessibility purposes * Convert spoken content to searchable text * Analyze what creators are saying in their videos