> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration. ## This page - **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/search/top/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/search/top/get) - **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/search/top/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/search/top/get.mdx) ## API base URL and authentication - **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` - **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route). - **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json) ## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site) - [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown). - [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope. - [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`. - [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages. - [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples. - [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths. - [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install. - [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 184 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help. - [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples. - [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start. - [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog. - [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI). - [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls). - [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist. - [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping. - [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages. - [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance. - [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs. - Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract. ## Markdown docs convention - Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`). - Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`). --- # Search TikTok Top results (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/search/top/get) ## Summary Search TikTok Top results by keyword (not videos-only — use tiktok.search.videos.list for that). **Tags:** `TikTok` ## HTTP - **Method:** GET - **Path:** `/v1/tiktok/search/top` - **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` ## Capability summary - **SDK mapping:** `client.tiktok.searchTop({ query, datePosted?, sortBy?, region?, cursor? })` - **Accepted identifiers:** `query` (query) - **Pagination:** cursor via `cursor`, next cursor: `data.page.nextCursor`, has more: `data.page.hasMore` - **Ordering / list behavior:** Supported sort options: relevance, most-liked, date-posted. ## Agent notes - **Disambiguation:** TikTok Top search returns videos and photo carousels. Use GET /v1/tiktok/search for videos-only keyword search, or GET /v1/tiktok/search/hashtags for hashtag search. ## Credits - **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup. - **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit. - **Normalization failure (502):** 1 credit charged. - **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`. ## Authentication - **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`) ## Parameters ### `query` (query) - **Required:** yes - **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 512 - **Description:** Search query text for TikTok Top results. ### `datePosted` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; enum: yesterday, this-week, this-month, last-3-months, last-6-months, all-time - **Description:** Optional upload date filter for video results. ### `sortBy` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; enum: relevance, most-liked, date-posted - **Description:** Optional sort order for search results. ### `region` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string` - **Description:** Optional two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code for localized search results. ### `cursor` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1 - **Description:** Opaque pagination cursor returned by a previous response. ## Behavior notes - **`sortBy`**: Optional sort order for search results. - **`region`**: Optional two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code for localized search results. ## Pagination This endpoint uses **cursor-based pagination** via the `cursor` query parameter. - Read **hasMore** from `data.page.hasMore`. - When that value is `true`, read **nextCursor** from `data.page.nextCursor` and pass it as the `cursor` query parameter on the **next** request (URL-encode when building a query string). - Omit `cursor` on the **first** request. - Stop when **hasMore** is `false` or **nextCursor** is null (end of list). ## Responses (status codes) - **200**: Top search results for the requested query. - **400**: Invalid query parameters - **401**: Missing or invalid API key - **402**: Insufficient credits - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. ## Response body (200) Top search results for the requested query. ### Field outline - **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload. - **query** (required) — type `string`. Search query that was evaluated for this response. - **items** (required) — type `array`. Matching TikTok posts (videos and photo slideshows). - _items:_ - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. TikTok post identifier. - **caption** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Caption text shown for the post. - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. When the post was created (ISO-8601). - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Canonical public TikTok URL for the post. - **thumbnailUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Thumbnail or cover image URL when available. - **durationMs** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Duration in milliseconds when available. - **mediaType** (required) — type `string`; enum: video, slideshow. Whether the post is a video or a photo slideshow. - **pinned** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether TikTok marks the post as pinned in this result set. - **isAd** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether TikTok marks the post as an ad. - **stats** (required) — type `object`. Engagement metrics for the post. - **views** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. View count reported by TikTok for the video. - **likes** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Like count reported by TikTok for the video. - **comments** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Comment count reported by TikTok for the video. - **shares** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Share count reported by TikTok for the video. - **saves** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Save or collection count reported by TikTok for the video. - **media** (required) — type `object`. Media URLs for the post. - **downloadUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Downloadable video URL when available. - **downloadWithoutWatermarkUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Download URL without watermark when available. - **slideshowImages** (required) — type `array`. Ordered image URLs for photo slideshow posts. Empty for videos. - _items:_ - type `string` - **author** (required) — type `object`. Author metadata for this Top search result. - **id** (required) — type `string`; nullable. TikTok user id for the author when available. - **handle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. TikTok handle for the author when available. - **displayName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Display name for the author when available. - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Avatar image URL for the author when available. - **verified** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the author is verified on TikTok. - **details** (optional) — type `object`. Additional TikTok-native fields for this post. - **page** (required) — type `object`. Pagination state for the current Top search page. - **hasMore** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether another page is available. - **nextCursor** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cursor to pass in the next request when more pages exist; null on the last page. - **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome. - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call. - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request. - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response. - **cached** (optional) — type `boolean`. True when served from shared response cache. Credits still apply (full endpoint price); Age header may be present. ### Example JSON (sample) ```json { "data": { "query": "funny", "items": [ { "id": "7677001872506588418", "caption": "this is so true #funny #cool #backtoit #oldtimes", "createdAt": "2026-08-22T23:28:19.000Z", "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@fabflaps.romano9741/video/7677001872506588418", "thumbnailUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-no1a-p-0037-no/owiTILALIIfLijBAeLIFwCQG72MhGeFDIJEVpK~tplv-x7g4mazu7z-crop-80-heic:500:800.heic?biz_tag=musically_general.video_cover&dr=9616&ftpl=1&idc=useast5&ps=13740610&refresh_token=ff8a0e71&shcp=c1333099&shp=0e6dc556&t=4d5b0474&x-expires=1787533200&x-signature=K2NcC7q…", "durationMs": 6154, "mediaType": "video", "pinned": false, "isAd": false, "stats": { "views": 10193130, "likes": 2141043, "comments": 7709, "shares": 295047, "saves": 135980 }, "media": { "downloadUrl": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-us.com/514c58223b5daabcd4fd87d1a7ca6273/6a8b9f94/video/tos/no1a/tos-no1a-ve-0068c001-no/ooFUuqjBfEBEErFRIYECZyAkxMgfbQlKFWiIJD/?a=1233&bti=NEBzbmQxZmR2bndsQGo6OjZALnAjYG1lb2IrbGhxYCMxNDNg&&bt=226&eid=5376&ft=gKfIn8s6oA-O12NvD2h.zIxR3Qx0~3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=OWY0NGQ5OGg7Omk8NzppZkBpanI3b2…", "downloadWithoutWatermarkUrl": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-us.com/4fac67f5f667c1a439e48c1bef909f20/6a8b9f94/video/tos/no1a/tos-no1a-ve-0068c001-no/oQhgUYMQAfBEjlkqRNbBFExLJEE3ICFKMuUifD/?a=1233&bti=NEBzbmQxZmR2bndsQGo6OjZALnAjYG1lb2IrbGhxYCMxNDNg&&bt=192&ft=gKfIn8s6oA-O12NvD2h.zIxR3Qx0~3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=MzxoMzo7OjM8NTo1NDZlaEBpanI3b2w5cm42ZDM…", "slideshowImages": [] }, "author": { "id": "7665742042623263766", "handle": "fabflaps.romano9741", "displayName": "user15062103140", "avatarUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/1172ac28731053147f64d3b7ff636f61~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_general.video_user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast5&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=65892c32&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=0e6dc556&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1787598000&x-sign…", "verified": false }, "details": { "desc_language": "en", "region": "GB", "music": { "author": "andi opi", "duration": 14, "id": 7642755575378103000, "title": "original sound - andi.opi5", "play_url": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-us.com/fcc232da2a272519a9666743f90a0735/6a948606/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-v-27dcd7/o0agvZhzC0WUI2QqJw6BBQ1YbEY1QHFQe4FEfD/?a=1233&bti=NEBzbmQxZmR2bndsQGo6OjZALnAjYG1lb2IrbGhxYCMxNDNg&&bt=125&ft=gKfIn8s6oA-O12NvD2h.zIxR3Qx0~3_45SY&mime_type=audio_mpeg&rc=MzY6aDQ1PDUzOzRkZGRpaUBpamZkOHU5cmY7OzMzOD…", "matched_song": { "author": "Virality", "id": "7660833800806057985", "title": "Jumperviolin" } }, "is_eligible_for_commission": false, "is_paid_partnership": false, "shop_product_url": null } } ], "page": { "hasMore": true, "nextCursor": "eyJjIjoiMzAifQ" } }, "meta": { "requestId": "req_1ba4fdb8-7566-4b53-9aab-cc9110e532d9", "creditsCharged": 1, "version": "v1" } } ``` ### Machine-readable error codes When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime): - `bad_request` ## Error handling & retries Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status. - **400**: Invalid query parameters **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help. - **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help. - **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help). - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable. - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter. ### Suggested client defaults - Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request. - On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user. - On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries. ## Examples ### TypeScript SDK ```typescript import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk"; const client = new SocialFetchClient({ apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!, }); const result = await client.tiktok.searchTop({ query: "funny", }); if (!result.ok) { console.error(result.error); } else { console.log(result.value.data); } ``` ### Node.js ```javascript const response = await fetch( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top?query=funny", { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } } ); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); ``` ### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top?query=funny" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ### Python ```python import requests response = requests.get( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top?query=funny", headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}, ) data = response.json() print(data) ``` ### Example: optional query parameters First request illustrating common optional query flags (adjust values to your integration): ```javascript const url = "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top?sortBy=relevance"; const response = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }, }); const data = await response.json(); ``` ### Example: next page (pagination) After a successful response, if pagination is not finished, request the next page using `cursor` (URL-encode when composing the query string): ```javascript const previous = await response.json(); const nextCursor = previous?.data?.page?.nextCursor; const hasMore = previous?.data?.page?.hasMore; if (!hasMore || nextCursor == null) { // no more pages } else { const nextUrl = new URL("https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/search/top"); nextUrl.searchParams.set("cursor", nextCursor); // optionally preserve sort: nextUrl.searchParams.set("sortBy", "latest"); const nextResponse = await fetch(nextUrl.toString(), { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }, }); const nextData = await nextResponse.json(); } ```