BrowsableTikTok APIs
TikTok search
Fetch a paginated slice of public rendered TikTok video search results for a query.
POST
/v1/tiktok/searchSend Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Get an API key →
Parameters
Send these fields in a flat JSON body. Add _run to choose execution options.
querystringRequiredSearch query. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 2000.
limitintegerOptionalMaximum number of public search results to collect. Preferred name; max_results remains supported. Default: 30. Minimum: 0. Maximum: 100.
cursorstringOptionalZero-based pagination cursor returned as next_cursor from the previous response.
search_typestringOptionalSearch result type. Public unauthenticated TikTok search is most reliable for users; videos may require managed auth. Default: "users". Allowed: "users", "videos".
Advanced & compatibility inputs 1
max_resultsintegerOptionalMaximum number of public search results to collect. You can also use limit. Default: 30. Minimum: 0. Maximum: 100.
Response
Every response describes a run. Read result once run_status is succeeded.
run_id- The run to track. Keep it when contacting support.
run_status- Queued, running, waiting for sign-in, succeeded, or failed. Check this even after an HTTP 200.
status_url- Poll this URL while the run is pending. Keep the same run instead of starting another request.
result- The endpoint’s returned data. The example is illustrative; actual fields may be empty or unavailable.
error- On failure, inspect its code, message, retryable and action fields.
View the complete output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"success",
"query",
"search_type",
"search_url",
"results",
"count",
"max_results_requested",
"pagination"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"query": {
"type": "string"
},
"results": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"type",
"id",
"sec_uid",
"username",
"display_name",
"bio",
"avatar_url",
"verified",
"followers",
"likes",
"profile_url"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"bio": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"type": {
"const": "user"
},
"likes": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"sec_uid": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
},
"verified": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"followers": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"avatar_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"profile_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"display_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"type",
"id",
"url",
"caption",
"thumbnail_url",
"views_text",
"view_count",
"author_username",
"author_display_name",
"hashtags"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "video"
},
"caption": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"hashtags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"view_count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"views_text": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"thumbnail_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_username": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"author_display_name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
}
},
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"pagination": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"cursor",
"next_cursor",
"has_next_page",
"count"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"next_cursor": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"has_next_page": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"search_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"search_type": {
"enum": [
"users",
"videos"
],
"type": "string"
},
"max_results_requested": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}View a polled run response
{
"run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"task_key": "tiktok-search",
"task_name": "TikTok search",
"run_status": "succeeded",
"status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"result": {
"count": 1,
"query": "London",
"results": [
{
"id": "id-1",
"bio": "sample",
"type": "user",
"likes": 1.5,
"sec_uid": "id-1",
"username": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"verified": true,
"followers": 1.5,
"avatar_url": "https://images.example.com/avatar_url-1.jpg",
"profile_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"display_name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
}
],
"success": true,
"pagination": {
"count": 1,
"cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"next_cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"has_next_page": true
},
"search_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"search_type": "users",
"max_results_requested": 1
},
"error": null
}Errors & retries
400Fix the fields listed inerrorsbefore retrying.428Connect the requested website account using the returned sign-in link.429Wait for the duration inRetry-After.5xxRetry transient failures with backoff. Keep the request ID.
A failed run has its own error inside the response. Retry it only when error.retryable is true.
More examples
Async request with polling
RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/tiktok/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"dance"}')
RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -er '.run_id // empty') || { echo "$RUN" >&2; exit 1; }
POLL_DELAY=3
while true; do
RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
echo "$RESULT"
break
fi
sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
[ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
doneWait-for-results request
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/tiktok/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"dance","_run":{"async":false}}'Canonical & compatibility routes
You can also send the same JSON body to /v1/tasks/tiktok-search/runs.