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# Scrape TikTok videos

> Scrape TikTok videos by keyword, hashtag, or search query. Returns video metadata and temporary download URLs. Costs 3 credits per request.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /scrape-tiktok
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: RawUGC API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Generate AI videos, images, and music, and schedule social media posts
    programmatically.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: support@rawugc.com
    url: https://docs.rawugc.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://rawugc.com/api/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Tasks
    description: >-
      Deprecated. Use typed resource endpoints instead: GET /videos/{videoId},
      GET /images/{imageId}, GET /music/{musicId}.
  - name: Image Generation
    description: >-
      Generate and edit AI images using Nano Banana models. Supports
      text-to-image generation (6 credits) and image-to-image editing (2
      credits).
  - name: Video Generation
    description: Generate and manage AI videos using Sora 2, Kling, and Veo 3 models
  - name: Personas
    description: Manage target audience personas for content plans
  - name: Messaging
    description: Manage brand/positioning messaging for content plans
  - name: Products
    description: Manage products for video generation
  - name: Styles
    description: Manage video creative styles and templates
  - name: Characters
    description: List available AI characters for video generation
  - name: Video Editing
    description: Post-process videos with captions, overlays, and effects
  - name: Upload
    description: Upload video and image files for use in generation requests
  - name: Social Scheduling
    description: Schedule and manage social media posts to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
  - name: Social Accounts
    description: Manage connected social media accounts
  - name: Music Generation
    description: >-
      Generate AI music tracks using Suno models with customizable genre, mood,
      and style
  - name: Viral Library
    description: >-
      Browse and search analyzed TikTok videos across the platform. Includes
      AI-powered analysis with hooks, keyframes, performance insights, and
      semantic search via natural language queries.
  - name: Research
    description: >-
      Scrape TikTok videos, analyze any video, and generate content plans. Tools
      for competitive research and content strategy.
paths:
  /scrape-tiktok:
    post:
      tags:
        - Research
      summary: Scrape TikTok videos
      description: >-
        Scrape TikTok videos by keyword, hashtag, or search query. Returns video
        metadata and temporary download URLs. Costs 3 credits per request.
      operationId: scrapeTiktok
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScrapeTiktokRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Videos scraped successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScrapeTiktokResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
components:
  schemas:
    ScrapeTiktokRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - query
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 500
          description: Search keyword, hashtag, or query
        mode:
          type: string
          enum:
            - keyword
            - hashtag
            - search
          default: keyword
          description: Search mode
        limit:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 10
          default: 10
          description: Maximum number of videos to return
    ScrapeTiktokResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        scrapeId:
          type: string
          description: Opaque ID to use with content-plans endpoint
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of videos returned
        videos:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                description: TikTok video ID
              url:
                type: string
                description: Link to original TikTok video
              author:
                type: string
                description: '@handle'
              description:
                type: string
              stats:
                type: object
                properties:
                  views:
                    type: integer
                  likes:
                    type: integer
                  comments:
                    type: integer
                  shares:
                    type: integer
              duration:
                type: number
              hashtags:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              thumbnail:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              videoUrl:
                type: string
                nullable: true
                description: Temporary signed CDN link (expires)
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            URI reference identifying the problem type (e.g.,
            https://api.rawugc.com/errors/validation_error)
        title:
          type: string
          description: Short, human-readable summary of the problem
        status:
          type: number
          description: HTTP status code
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation of the problem
        instance:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URI reference identifying this specific occurrence
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: Field-specific validation errors
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: >-
        Use your API key from the RawUGC dashboard. Include as: Authorization:
        Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

````