Social Fetch
TikTok

Get TikTok profile

Looks up a TikTok profile by handle.

Operation

GET/v1/tiktok/profiles/{handle}

Headers

x-api-keystringrequired(header)

API key (`sfk_...`)

Parameters

handlestringrequired

TikTok handle to look up, with or without a leading @.

min 1 chars · max 64 chars

Response fields

data
objectrequired

Endpoint-specific response payload.

datalookupStatus
stringrequired

Whether the profile was found, private, or not found.

one of: found, private, not_found

dataprofile
objectrequirednullable

Profile details when available.

dataprofileplatform
stringrequired

Social platform for this profile.

one of: tiktok

dataprofilehandle
stringrequired

TikTok username without the leading @.

dataprofiledisplayName
stringrequirednullable

Public display name shown on the TikTok profile.

dataprofilebio
stringrequirednullable

Profile biography text.

dataprofileavatarUrl
stringrequirednullable

Best available avatar image URL for the profile.

dataprofileverified
booleanrequired

Whether TikTok marks the profile as verified.

dataprofileprofileUrl
stringrequired

Canonical public TikTok profile URL.

min 1 chars

dataprofileprivateAccount
boolean

Whether the TikTok account is private.

dataprofileplatformUserId
string

TikTok numeric user id as a string (stable within TikTok).

dataprofilesecUid
string

TikTok opaque stable user identifier (for advanced integrations).

dataprofileaccountCreatedAt
integer

Account creation time as Unix epoch seconds from TikTok, when provided.

≥ 0

dataprofileavatarUrls
object

Avatar URLs at multiple resolutions when available.

dataprofileavatarUrlslarge
string

Large avatar URL (typically 1080px class).

dataprofileavatarUrlsmedium
string

Medium avatar URL (typically 720px class).

dataprofileavatarUrlsthumb
string

Thumbnail avatar URL (typically 100px class).

dataprofilebioLink
object

Profile link-in-bio when TikTok provides it.

dataprofilebioLinkurl
stringrequired

Destination URL for the profile link.

min 1 chars

dataprofilebioLinkriskLevel
integerrequired

TikTok-assigned link risk indicator (vendor-defined).

dataprofilelanguage
string

Profile language code reported by TikTok (e.g. en).

dataprofileisCommerceUser
boolean

Whether TikTok marks the account as a commerce/creator shop user.

dataprofileisSeller
boolean

Whether TikTok marks the account as a TikTok Shop seller.

dataprofileopenFavorite
boolean

Whether the user’s liked-videos list is public.

dataprofileisAdVirtual
boolean

Whether TikTok flags the profile as an AD virtual account.

dataprofileisEmbedBanned
boolean

Whether embeds are disallowed for this profile.

dataprofilecanExpandPlaylist
boolean

Whether playlist expansion is allowed for this profile.

dataprofileprofileEmbedPermission
integer

TikTok profile embed permission code (vendor-defined).

dataprofilefollowingVisibility
integer

Who can see accounts this user follows (TikTok vendor-defined code).

dataprofileroomId
string

Live room id when TikTok provides a non-empty value.

dataprofilecontentSettings
object

Comment, duet, stitch, and download settings from TikTok.

dataprofilecontentSettingscomment
integerrequired

TikTok comment-setting code (vendor-defined).

dataprofilecontentSettingsduet
integerrequired

TikTok duet-setting code (vendor-defined).

dataprofilecontentSettingsstitch
integerrequired

TikTok stitch-setting code (vendor-defined).

dataprofilecontentSettingsdownload
integerrequired

TikTok download-setting code (vendor-defined).

dataprofileprofileTabs
object

Which profile tabs TikTok exposes.

dataprofileprofileTabsshowMusicTab
booleanrequired

Whether the Music tab is shown on the profile.

dataprofileprofileTabsshowQuestionTab
booleanrequired

Whether the Q&A tab is shown on the profile.

dataprofileprofileTabsshowPlayListTab
booleanrequired

Whether the playlist tab is shown on the profile.

datametrics
objectrequirednullable

Profile metrics when available.

datametricsfollowers
integerrequired

Total follower count reported by TikTok.

≥ 0

datametricsfollowing
integerrequired

Total following count reported by TikTok.

≥ 0

datametricslikes
integerrequired

Total profile likes reported by TikTok.

≥ 0

datametricsposts
integerrequired

Total public posts or videos reported by TikTok.

≥ 0

datametricsfriends
integer

Mutual friend count when TikTok reports it.

≥ 0

datametricsdiggs
integer

Profile digg count when TikTok reports it (often zero).

≥ 0

meta
objectrequired

Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.

metarequestId
stringrequired

Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.

min 1 chars

metacreditsCharged
integerrequired

Credits charged for this request.

≥ 0

metaversion
stringrequired

Public API version that served the response.

one of: v1

Code example

Responses

Lookup result. Check `data.lookupStatus` for `found`, `private`, or `not_found`.

Error codes

bad_requestinsufficient_creditsinternal_errorlookup_failedtemporarily_unavailableunauthorized

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