TikTok Video search
Search YouTube for videos matching a query
Endpoint
One endpoint for every offer below. Omit provider and the router picks with automatic failover — the response's served_by tells you which one ran.
https://api.socialrouter.io/v1/extract/tiktok/video.searchOffers
Every offer below returns the same normalized output, in failover order — the first one serves unless you pin another with the provider field.
brightdata/tiktokvia Bright Datadefault routeUp to 100 queries per request
$0.0017per record
Parameters
JSON body of the request. Unknown fields and unknown options are rejected with the valid list, so a wrong guess costs nothing.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
queriesRequired | string[] | Search queries to process. Accepted shape:Free-text search query, as you would type it in the TikTok search bar — Results come back in TikTok's own relevance order, NOT newest-first — sort on `date_posted` if recency matters.Example: ballon dorA single query string is accepted too. |
providerOptional | string | Pin one offer, e.g. brightdata/tiktok. Omit it and the router picks with failover. |
limitOptional | integer | Max records to return per query. |
optionsOptional | object | Service-specific options, listed below. |
options.countryOptional | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | Two-letter country code for the location the search runs from, e.g. "FR". TikTok tailors search results to the viewer, so this is what scopes a query to one market. |
options.postsToNotIncludeOptional | string | Comma-separated post ids to skip. Feed back the ids already collected so a repeated search is not billed for the same videos twice. |
Output
Each record has the fields below, whichever offer serves the request. Offers may include additional platform-specific fields on top.
titlestringVideo title
video_idstringPlatform video ID
profile_urlurlCanonical video URL
descriptionstringVideo description / caption
durationstringLength of the video
thumbnailurlThumbnail image URL
viewsnumberView count
likesnumberLike count
num_commentsnumberComment count
date_postedstringWhen the video was published (raw platform string)
channel_namestringChannel name
channel_urlurlChannel URL
source_ordernumberRank in the result list (1 = top)
sourcestringPlatform the record was extracted from (e.g. "linkedin")
extracted_atiso8601UTC timestamp when the record was produced
Going further
Auth, error semantics, and every other endpoint live in the API reference — including the machine-readable OpenAPI spec at /v1/openapi.json.
Frequently asked questions
How much does TikTok video search cost?
Prices start at $0.0017 per record, depending on the offer that serves the request. You are only charged for records actually returned.
Which offers serve tiktok/video.search?
brightdata/tiktok — 1 offer is available behind the same endpoint. Pin one with the optional "provider" field, or omit it and the router picks with automatic failover. The response's "served_by" field names the offer that ran.
What input does it need?
The "queries" field of the JSON body, as an array of strings: Free-text search query, as you would type it in the TikTok search bar — Results come back in TikTok's own relevance order, NOT newest-first — sort on `date_posted` if recency matters.. For example: ballon dor
Is the output format the same for every offer?
Yes. Every offer returns the normalized record schema documented on this page; some add extra platform-specific fields on top, but the documented fields are always present.
How many queries can I send per request?
Up to 100 queries in a single request, depending on the offer.
What happens if an offer fails?
SocialRouter automatically fails over to the next offer serving the same service, so a single upstream outage doesn't break your integration.
What options does it take?
country (string): Two-letter country code for the location the search runs from, e.g. "FR". TikTok tailors search results to the viewer, so this is what scopes a query to one market. postsToNotInclude (string): Comma-separated post ids to skip. Feed back the ids already collected so a repeated search is not billed for the same videos twice.