SOCIAL MEDIA

TikTok Get Video By Id API

Full video metadata (description, hashtags, play/like/comment counts, author and author follower stats) from a video id alone — no author handle needed, no auth.

Part of: TikTok Scraper API

tiktokvideoembedmetadatasocialscraping
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How to call it

Send one POST to api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get with your key in the X-Api-Key header and the parameters below as a JSON body. Each call spends 3 weighted units of your monthly quota. The operation times out after 30 seconds. Identical requests are served from cache for 600 seconds, unbilled.

endpoint
POST https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get

TikTok Get Video By Id API reference

Request parameters

videoId
stringrequired — TikTok video id (the numeric aweme id)
proxyUrl
string — Optional proxy URL

Response fields

stats
objectrequired
stats.likes
integerrequired
stats.plays
integerrequired
stats.shares
integerrequired
stats.comments
integerrequired
author
objectrequired
author.likes
integerrequired
author.secUid
stringrequired
author.videos
integerrequired
author.nickname
stringrequired
author.uniqueId
stringrequired
author.verified
booleanrequired
author.followers
integerrequired
author.following
integerrequired
author.signature
stringrequired
success
booleanrequired
videoId
stringrequired
hashtags
arrayrequired
elapsedMs
integerrequired
fetchedAt
stringrequired
createTime
stringrequired
musicTitle
string
description
stringrequired
musicAuthor
string
thumbnailUrl
string
durationSeconds
integerrequired
locationCreated
stringrequired

Example request and response

The example response is generated from this operation’s published output schema — it shows the shape and field names, not values from a recorded call.

json — example request body
{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}
json — example response shape
{
  "stats": {
    "likes": 1,
    "plays": 1,
    "shares": 1,
    "comments": 1
  },
  "author": {
    "likes": 1,
    "secUid": "example",
    "videos": 1,
    "nickname": "example",
    "uniqueId": "example",
    "verified": false,
    "followers": 1,
    "following": 1,
    "signature": "example"
  },
  "success": false,
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "hashtags": [
    "example"
  ],
  "elapsedMs": 1,
  "fetchedAt": "example",
  "createTime": "example",
  "musicTitle": "example",
  "description": "example",
  "musicAuthor": "example",
  "thumbnailUrl": "example",
  "durationSeconds": 1,
  "locationCreated": "example"
}

Code snippets

cURL
curl
curl -X POST https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{ "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ" }'
JavaScript
javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get',
    headers={
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
    json={
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
},
)

print(response.json())
Go
go
package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	payload := []byte(`{ "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ" }`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	var result map[string]any
	json.Unmarshal(body, &result)
	fmt.Println(result)
}
PHP
php
<?php

$payload = json_encode([
    'videoId' => 'dQw4w9WgXcQ',
]);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST           => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => $payload,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY',
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
var_dump($data);
Ruby
ruby
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request.body = { "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.parse(response.body)
Java
java
import okhttp3.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import java.util.Map;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

String json = "{ \"videoId\": \"dQw4w9WgXcQ\" }";

RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(json, MediaType.get("application/json"));
Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url("https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get")
    .post(body)
    .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    .build();

try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
    Map<?, ?> result = mapper.readValue(response.body().string(), Map.class);
    System.out.println(result);
}
C#
csharp
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var payload = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<object>("{ \"videoId\": \"dQw4w9WgXcQ\" }");
var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("https://api.upapi.io/tiktok-get-video-embed.get", payload);

var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>();
Console.WriteLine(result);

Frequently asked questions

How much does the TikTok Get Video By Id API cost per call?

Each call spends 3 weighted units of your plan's monthly quota. Full pricing is at https://upapi.io/pricing.

How do I authenticate to the TikTok Get Video By Id API?

Send your key in the X-Api-Key header. A free guest key is available without creating an account.

Are TikTok Get Video By Id API responses cached?

Yes — identical requests are served from cache for 600 seconds, and a cache hit is not billed.

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