# Song videos

> Videos that use a sound, 30 per page, with stats and creators.

- **Request:** `GET https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/tiktok/song/videos`
- **Auth:** `x-api-key` header ([get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard))
- **Cost:** 1 credit per call. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)).
- **MCP tool:** `tiktok_song_videos` on `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`
- **Freshness:** responses are cached for up to 10 minutes
- **Try it live:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/song-videos#try (no signup)
- **Platform:** [TikTok](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok.md) (tiktok.com)
- **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/song-videos

## When to use this

Use it to see how a sound is being used: which creators and brands post with it and how their posts perform. Videos come in the order tiktok.com shows them on the sound's page, roughly most viewed first.

**Pagination.** Up to 30 videos per page. Pass the response's `cursor` back as `cursor` (with the same `clipId`) for more; `has_more` is false at the end. TikTok only lists posts it still shows, so older sounds can list far fewer videos than their `videoCount` in song.

Unknown sounds return 404 `not_found`.

## Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `clipId` | string | yes |  |  | The sound's id, e.g. `7433619007506761744`, or its URL (`https://www.tiktok.com/music/…-<id>`). Every video carries it as `music.id`. | `7433619007506761744` |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |  | The `cursor` from the previous response, to get the next page. |  |

## Example request

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with your key, or set `LURKAPI_KEY` for the code. [Get a free key](https://lurkapi.com/login?next=/dashboard).

curl:

```bash
curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/tiktok/song/videos?clipId=7433619007506761744" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

JavaScript:

```js
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  clipId: "7433619007506761744",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/tiktok/song/videos?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
console.log(data.videos);
```

Python:

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/tiktok/song/videos",
    params={
        "clipId": "7433619007506761744",
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["LURKAPI_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
data = res.json()
if not data["success"]:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{data['code']}: {data['error']}")
print(data["videos"])
```

## Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured from the live API and trimmed to a couple of items. Strings over 96 characters (mostly signed media URLs) are cut short and end in `…`.

200 OK (application/json):

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 99954,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "7667417340195179790",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mmonsemanriquez12/video/7667417340195179790",
      "desc": "tips for an effortess look ✨#makeup #skincare #elevateyourstyle #lipcombos #makeuphacks ",
      "createTime": 1785209738,
      "textLanguage": "en",
      "locationCreated": null,
      "isAd": false,
      "author": {
        "id": "6662197815143792645",
        "uniqueId": "mmonsemanriquez12",
        "nickname": "monse manriquez",
        "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAZCZG-3NAJ0PhmJBaPhudX2yRRolX53yV8dpw8xBawx_xk2f2v8Gs1-o4kyyKWCu8",
        "verified": false,
        "privateAccount": false,
        "avatarThumb": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/9423a52…",
        "avatarLarger": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/9423a52…"
      },
      "stats": {
        "playCount": 2300000,
        "diggCount": 385500,
        "commentCount": 776,
        "shareCount": 7183,
        "collectCount": 85411,
        "repostCount": 0
      },
      "video": {
        "duration": 137,
        "width": 720,
        "height": 1280,
        "definition": "720p",
        "cover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/osAHD46o6…",
        "dynamicCover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/oQREUHg8K…",
        "playUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=8e7356ae9d204b99…",
        "expires_at": 1790947782
      },
      "music": {
        "id": "7433619007506761744",
        "title": "Morning Brew Jazz",
        "authorName": "NonLeo",
        "original": false,
        "duration": 265,
        "playUrl": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/ocKlBfzUWiBoMThA1QzwiAapIOsMBFDSsAAEcS",
        "cover": "https://p16-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/oAJSAyArAD0EpAPixgA…"
      },
      "hashtags": [
        "makeup",
        "skincare",
        "elevateyourstyle",
        "lipcombos",
        "makeuphacks"
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "images": []
    },
    {
      "id": "7656489401085594894",
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@b_saylor/video/7656489401085594894",
      "desc": "I wish I figured this out years ago #lifehack #shoppinghack #foldinghacks #foldingtips ",
      "createTime": 1782665384,
      "textLanguage": "en",
      "locationCreated": null,
      "isAd": false,
      "author": {
        "id": "6779736886967534597",
        "uniqueId": "b_saylor",
        "nickname": "Brooke Saylor",
        "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAA0COfdEy_d30614L4iune3vYU-tiP4AOA4rc0Zw9h-2LyiumQfYxkGALg-_9dbc5m",
        "verified": false,
        "privateAccount": false,
        "avatarThumb": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/6f46133…",
        "avatarLarger": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/6f46133…"
      },
      "stats": {
        "playCount": 2400000,
        "diggCount": 244000,
        "commentCount": 943,
        "shareCount": 49200,
        "collectCount": 87373,
        "repostCount": 0
      },
      "video": {
        "duration": 32,
        "width": 720,
        "height": 1280,
        "definition": "720p",
        "cover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/oEFIkIUDA…",
        "dynamicCover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/owC3Up0nG…",
        "playUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=efcdb7f90d1641f2…",
        "expires_at": 1790947677
      },
      "music": {
        "id": "7433619007506761744",
        "title": "Morning Brew Jazz",
        "authorName": "NonLeo",
        "original": false,
        "duration": 265,
        "playUrl": "https://sf16.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tos-alisg-ve-2774/ocKlBfzUWiBoMThA1QzwiAapIOsMBFDSsAAEcS",
        "cover": "https://p16-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-v-2774/oAJSAyArAD0EpAPixgA…"
      },
      "hashtags": [
        "lifehack",
        "shoppinghack",
        "foldinghacks",
        "foldingtips"
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "images": []
    }
  ],
  "has_more": true,
  "cursor": "30"
}
```

## Response fields

Every field of a successful response. `[]` marks a list: `a[].b` is the `b` of each item in `a`. **nullable** fields can be `null`; **optional** fields can be missing.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | `true` | Always true here; errors have `success: false`. |
| `credits_remaining` | `number` | Your balance after this call. On anonymous playground calls: free tries left today. |
| `credits_charged` | `number` | Credits this call cost; 0 on free endpoints. On anonymous playground calls: tries used (1). |
| `videos` | `object[]` | Posts, in the order tiktok.com shows them (not newest first). |
| `videos[].id` | `string` | Video id, e.g. `7671325437229845774`. |
| `videos[].url` | `string` | The post on tiktok.com. |
| `videos[].desc` | `string` | Caption, hashtags included. |
| `videos[].createTime` | `number` | Posted at, Unix seconds. |
| `videos[].textLanguage` | `string`, nullable | Caption language as TikTok detects it, e.g. `en`; null if unknown. |
| `videos[].locationCreated` | `string`, nullable | Country the post was made in, as a 2-letter code; null if unknown. |
| `videos[].isAd` | `boolean` | A paid ad (Spark Ad or promoted post). |
| `videos[].author` | `object` | Who posted it. |
| `videos[].author.id` | `string` | Numeric user id. |
| `videos[].author.uniqueId` | `string` | Username (handle), without @. |
| `videos[].author.nickname` | `string` | Display name. |
| `videos[].author.secUid` | `string` | TikTok's long, stable user id; other tools ask for it. |
| `videos[].author.verified` | `boolean` | Has the verified badge. |
| `videos[].author.privateAccount` | `boolean` | The account is private. |
| `videos[].author.avatarThumb` | `string`, nullable | Small avatar URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].author.avatarLarger` | `string`, nullable | Large avatar URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].stats` | `object` | Engagement when fetched. Exact numbers, not rounded. |
| `videos[].stats.playCount` | `number` | Views. |
| `videos[].stats.diggCount` | `number` | Likes. |
| `videos[].stats.commentCount` | `number` | Comments. |
| `videos[].stats.shareCount` | `number` | Shares. |
| `videos[].stats.collectCount` | `number`, nullable | Saves (favorites); null where TikTok doesn't show it. |
| `videos[].stats.repostCount` | `number`, nullable | Reposts; null where TikTok doesn't show it. |
| `videos[].video` | `object` | The video file. For photo posts see `images`. |
| `videos[].video.duration` | `number` | Length in seconds; 0 for photo posts. |
| `videos[].video.width` | `number` | Width in pixels; 0 for photo posts. |
| `videos[].video.height` | `number` | Height in pixels; 0 for photo posts. |
| `videos[].video.definition` | `string`, nullable | Quality of the default rendition, e.g. `720p`. |
| `videos[].video.cover` | `string`, nullable | Cover image URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].video.dynamicCover` | `string`, nullable | Animated cover URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].video.playUrl` | `string`, nullable | MP4 URL that plays without cookies (h264, best quality). It redirects to TikTok's CDN and expires at `expires_at`; null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].video.expires_at` | `number`, nullable | When `playUrl` stops working, Unix seconds; null if unknown. |
| `videos[].music` | `object`, nullable | The sound; null if the post has none. |
| `videos[].music.id` | `string` | Sound id; pass it to song endpoints. |
| `videos[].music.title` | `string` | Sound title, e.g. `original sound`. |
| `videos[].music.authorName` | `string`, nullable | Artist, or the creator for original sounds. |
| `videos[].music.original` | `boolean` | An original sound made with this post rather than a track. |
| `videos[].music.duration` | `number`, nullable | Length in seconds. |
| `videos[].music.playUrl` | `string`, nullable | Audio URL (expires after a few hours); null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].music.cover` | `string`, nullable | Sound cover image URL; null if TikTok has none. |
| `videos[].hashtags` | `string[]` | Hashtags in the caption, without #. |
| `videos[].mentions` | `string[]` | Usernames @mentioned in the caption. |
| `videos[].images` | `object[]` | The slides of a photo post, in order. Empty for videos. |
| `videos[].images[].url` | `string` | Image URL (expires after a few days). |
| `videos[].images[].width` | `number` | Width in pixels. |
| `videos[].images[].height` | `number` | Height in pixels. |
| `has_more` | `boolean` | There are more posts after this page. |
| `cursor` | `string`, nullable | Pass as `cursor` for the next page. null on the last page. |

## Pagination

Pass the response's `cursor` back as `cursor`, with the other parameters unchanged, for the next page. It's `null` on the last page. Each page costs 1 credit.

The first five pages, in JavaScript:

```js
let cursor = null;
for (let page = 1; page <= 5; page++) {
  const params = new URLSearchParams({ clipId: "7433619007506761744" });
  if (cursor) params.set("cursor", cursor);
  const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v1/tiktok/song/videos?${params}`, {
    headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
  console.log(data.videos);
  cursor = data.cursor;
  if (!cursor) break; // last page
}
```

## Caching and freshness

Responses are cached for up to 10 minutes, so a repeat call within that window can return the same data. It still costs 1 credit.

## Errors

Errors return `{ success: false, error, code, docs }` with the HTTP status below. Validation errors, `401`/`402`/`429` rejections and `5xx` failures are free; `not_found` is charged ([how charging works](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#credits)). [All error codes](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#errors).

| Status | Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `missing_api_key` | No API key. Send it in the `x-api-key` header. |
| 401 | `invalid_api_key` | The key is unknown or was revoked. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | Not enough credits for this call. Buy a pack or wait for tomorrow's top-up. |
| 404 | `not_found` | The endpoint, or the thing you asked for (ad, post, subreddit), doesn't exist. Charged when the platform was checked. |
| 405 | `method_not_allowed` | Endpoints take GET with query params. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Too many calls at once. Wait for the `retry-after` seconds, then retry. |
| 500 | `internal_error` | Something broke on our side. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The platform didn't give a usable answer. Retry; 5xx errors are free. |
| 503 | `upstream_busy` | All our connections to the platform are busy. Retry in a few seconds; 5xx errors are free. |
| 504 | `upstream_timeout` | The platform took over 30 seconds to answer. Retry; timeouts are free. |

## Use it in Claude

Once LurkAPI is [connected to Claude](https://lurkapi.com/docs.md#claude), this endpoint is the `tiktok_song_videos` tool. Ask in plain English, for example:

Ask Claude:

```text
Use LurkAPI's tiktok_song_videos with clipId "7433619007506761744" and summarize what you find.
```

Claude calls `tiktok_song_videos` with arguments like these, and each call costs 1 credit:

Tool arguments:

```json
{
  "clipId": "7433619007506761744"
}
```

Tool results skip nulls and empty lists to save tokens.

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