# Video details

> One video or photo post: caption, stats, author, sound, hashtags and a playable MP4 URL.

- **Request:** `GET https://api.lurkapi.com/v2/tiktok/video`
- **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_video` on `https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp`
- **Freshness:** responses are cached for up to 15 minutes
- **Try it live:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/video#try (no signup)
- **Platform:** [TikTok](https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok.md) (tiktok.com)
- **Web page:** https://lurkapi.com/docs/tiktok/video

## When to use this

Use it to track a post's views, likes, comments, shares and saves, or to get its media. `video.playUrl` plays without cookies until `video.expires_at` (about two days); fetch the post again for a fresh one. Photo posts have their slides in `images`.

Pass `get_transcript=true` to also get the captions as WEBVTT in `transcript` (same credit).

Deleted, private and region-locked posts return 404 `not_found`.

## Parameters

All parameters go in the query string.

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes |  |  | The video's URL, e.g. `https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774`. Photo post URLs and bare video ids work too. | `https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774` |
| `get_transcript` | boolean | no | `false` | `true`, `false` | `true` adds the captions as WEBVTT in `transcript` (null if the video has none). |  |

## 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/v2/tiktok/video?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40hubspot%2Fvideo%2F7671325437229845774" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

JavaScript:

```js
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.lurkapi.com/v2/tiktok/video?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.LURKAPI_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!data.success) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.error}`);
console.log(data.hashtags);
```

Python:

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.lurkapi.com/v2/tiktok/video",
    params={
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774",
    },
    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["hashtags"])
```

## 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": 99984,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "id": "7671325437229845774",
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774",
  "desc": "love at first MQL",
  "createTime": 1786119661,
  "textLanguage": "en",
  "locationCreated": "US",
  "isAd": true,
  "author": {
    "id": "6921028957732193285",
    "uniqueId": "hubspot",
    "nickname": "HubSpot",
    "secUid": "MS4wLjABAAAAuY18L_r3HfP3KEtK0txT2RPxDj1uSMSqbHZF33aYcGVAwL3PUA50WeQkR2o53xqr",
    "verified": true,
    "privateAccount": false,
    "avatarThumb": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/7351755…",
    "avatarLarger": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/7351755…"
  },
  "stats": {
    "playCount": 1104,
    "diggCount": 25,
    "commentCount": 1,
    "shareCount": 0,
    "collectCount": 2,
    "repostCount": 0
  },
  "video": {
    "duration": 80,
    "width": 720,
    "height": 1280,
    "definition": "720p",
    "cover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-85c255-tx/okN7mcf…",
    "dynamicCover": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-p-85c255-tx/oEDEMCV…",
    "playUrl": "https://www.tiktok.com/aweme/v1/play/?faid=1988&file_id=30509d3782234485…",
    "expires_at": 1790947227
  },
  "music": {
    "id": "7671325566393486094",
    "title": "original sound - HubSpot",
    "authorName": "HubSpot",
    "original": true,
    "duration": 80,
    "playUrl": "https://v16m.tiktokcdn-us.com/1eb8f6572957ab7073bf9056849b1a2c/6abd60fb/…",
    "cover": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/7351755…"
  },
  "hashtags": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "images": []
}
```

## 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). |
| `id` | `string` | Video id, e.g. `7671325437229845774`. |
| `url` | `string` | The post on tiktok.com. |
| `desc` | `string` | Caption, hashtags included. |
| `createTime` | `number` | Posted at, Unix seconds. |
| `textLanguage` | `string`, nullable | Caption language as TikTok detects it, e.g. `en`; null if unknown. |
| `locationCreated` | `string`, nullable | Country the post was made in, as a 2-letter code; null if unknown. |
| `isAd` | `boolean` | A paid ad (Spark Ad or promoted post). |
| `author` | `object` | Who posted it. |
| `author.id` | `string` | Numeric user id. |
| `author.uniqueId` | `string` | Username (handle), without @. |
| `author.nickname` | `string` | Display name. |
| `author.secUid` | `string` | TikTok's long, stable user id; other tools ask for it. |
| `author.verified` | `boolean` | Has the verified badge. |
| `author.privateAccount` | `boolean` | The account is private. |
| `author.avatarThumb` | `string`, nullable | Small avatar URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `author.avatarLarger` | `string`, nullable | Large avatar URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `stats` | `object` | Engagement when fetched. Exact numbers, not rounded. |
| `stats.playCount` | `number` | Views. |
| `stats.diggCount` | `number` | Likes. |
| `stats.commentCount` | `number` | Comments. |
| `stats.shareCount` | `number` | Shares. |
| `stats.collectCount` | `number`, nullable | Saves (favorites); null where TikTok doesn't show it. |
| `stats.repostCount` | `number`, nullable | Reposts; null where TikTok doesn't show it. |
| `video` | `object` | The video file. For photo posts see `images`. |
| `video.duration` | `number` | Length in seconds; 0 for photo posts. |
| `video.width` | `number` | Width in pixels; 0 for photo posts. |
| `video.height` | `number` | Height in pixels; 0 for photo posts. |
| `video.definition` | `string`, nullable | Quality of the default rendition, e.g. `720p`. |
| `video.cover` | `string`, nullable | Cover image URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `video.dynamicCover` | `string`, nullable | Animated cover URL (expires after a few days); null if TikTok has none. |
| `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. |
| `video.expires_at` | `number`, nullable | When `playUrl` stops working, Unix seconds; null if unknown. |
| `music` | `object`, nullable | The sound; null if the post has none. |
| `music.id` | `string` | Sound id; pass it to song endpoints. |
| `music.title` | `string` | Sound title, e.g. `original sound`. |
| `music.authorName` | `string`, nullable | Artist, or the creator for original sounds. |
| `music.original` | `boolean` | An original sound made with this post rather than a track. |
| `music.duration` | `number`, nullable | Length in seconds. |
| `music.playUrl` | `string`, nullable | Audio URL (expires after a few hours); null if TikTok has none. |
| `music.cover` | `string`, nullable | Sound cover image URL; null if TikTok has none. |
| `hashtags` | `string[]` | Hashtags in the caption, without #. |
| `mentions` | `string[]` | Usernames @mentioned in the caption. |
| `images` | `object[]` | The slides of a photo post, in order. Empty for videos. |
| `images[].url` | `string` | Image URL (expires after a few days). |
| `images[].width` | `number` | Width in pixels. |
| `images[].height` | `number` | Height in pixels. |
| `transcript` | `string`, nullable, optional | With `get_transcript=true`: the captions as WEBVTT in the video's original language; null if it has none. |

## Caching and freshness

Responses are cached for up to 15 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_video` tool. Ask in plain English, for example:

Ask Claude:

```text
Use LurkAPI's tiktok_video with url "https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774" and summarize what you find.
```

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

Tool arguments:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@hubspot/video/7671325437229845774"
}
```

Tool results skip nulls and empty lists to save tokens.

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