# TikTok Content Research Agent

> Stop scrolling TikTok for research. Search for trending videos in any niche, pull transcripts from winners, and extract the hooks, formats, and patterns that actually drive views.

Source: https://cotera.co/solutions/marketing/tiktok-content-research-agent

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- **Team:** Marketing
- **Tools:** TikTok
- **Difficulty:** medium
- **Setup time:** 10 min
- **Time saved:** 4-5 hrs/research

## How it works
1. **Search Trending Videos** — Find the highest-performing videos for any keyword or niche on TikTok
2. **Pull Engagement Data** — Get views, likes, shares, and comments for every video analyzed
3. **Extract Transcripts** — Pull the spoken content from top videos to analyze hooks and structure
4. **Identify Patterns** — Surface common hooks, formats, and content gaps across winners

## Example requests
- Research the top TikTok videos about meal prep and tell me what hooks work best
- Analyze trending SaaS marketing content on TikTok and extract the transcript patterns
- Find the best-performing fitness TikToks this month and break down their content structure

## Prompt

```markdown
## Task

Use @TikTok/Search Video to find trending videos for a topic or keyword. Use @TikTok/Get Post Details to pull full engagement metrics. Use @TikTok/Get Transcript to extract the spoken content from top performers. Analyze hooks, formats, and patterns across winners.

## Input

The user provides a topic, keyword, or niche to research.

**Example:** "Research the top TikTok videos about meal prep" or "Analyze trending SaaS marketing content on TikTok"

## Context

### What to Analyze

- Top-performing videos by views and engagement
- Opening hooks from the first 3 seconds
- Content format distribution (talking head, tutorial, trend, etc.)
- Transcript patterns and common phrases
- Content gaps and underserved subtopics

## Output

**Top Videos:** Ranked by views with engagement data

**Top Hooks That Work:** Opening hooks from highest-performing videos

**Content Format Breakdown:** Format vs average views and engagement

**Transcript Patterns:** Common phrases, structure, and pacing

**Content Opportunities:** Underserved subtopics and format recommendations
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